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if you don't mind my asking, why are you switching to copaxone?.... Well I have already switched to Copaxone and have been taking it for approximately two and a half weeks. I could tell that I was progressing even though I would take my Avonex regularly (Note I have been on Avonex for three years a...

just wondering if it is advisable to quit cold turkey or is it better to slowly wean yourself off.....take every 2 weeks for a while then 3, etc. or does it matter, does anyone know? I recently quit Avonex to move to Copaxone. My doctor said that I could just begin taking Copaxone right away. No we...

I developed MS before I gave up smoking but, when I did, my MS progressed more rapidly. I have read of other cases of people who develop MS, like yourself, shortly after giving up. This is exactly what happened to me. I gave up smoking on January 1st and had my first relapse on February 5th of that...

Does anyone have a full copy of the paper to tell whether this study was blinded?

Hey y'all... There is no paper on the after, but the paper regarding the before is: The so-called primary venous aneurysms. Phlebology 1990:5:45-50 I've never been able to get a copy of it, but it is referenced in other vascular publications. Dr. Zamboni was a vascular doctor in Sardinia, and he no...

Hi, Is there a Zamboni paper online about the study of the Sardinian children ? --------------------------------------- Dr. Zamboni studied Sardinian children who had jugular venous malformations (“So-Called Primary Venous Aneurysms” pub.1990) 20 years later, 90% of this group had CDMS. MS takes ma...

I have to say that I agree with most of what the doctor said. We need proof that this procedure will be of benefit before shouting from the rooftops. Of course we all want this to be "it", but we aren't nearly even close to being able confidently state that. What really grinds my gears is ...

My first known attack about three years ago was weakness / paralysis on the left side of my body although I had suspected something was a bit off for a few years preceding my first attack. The exacerbation did clear up almost entirely after a few weeks, but I am still left w/ some lingering symptoms...