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Hi, EBV and MS have been worked over as a topic for a long time. Even the US Army did some interesting work (see http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/news/Apr2003/FullTextMultipleSclerosisandEpsteinBarrVirus.html ) On the regime section of the forum I have said a couple of things about using a combination ...

Hi I'm not a doctor and wouldn't pretend to be but a very clever doctor did put me on the acyclovir. When I tried it, the major application was for genital herpes so the dose was really high and the course was short. I take a low dose of one tablet morning and night. I've followed this regime for ov...

Hi, Have at look at my comments about Avonex in conjunction with Valtrex earlier on this section of the forums. I don't for a moment pretend I am cured but I have been able to stay stable by using Avonex (a really horrible injection to be frank) in conjunction with Valtrex (a herpes specific drug ca...

Maybe I'm on the right track. This came out today. AUSTRALIAN researchers have made what may prove to be a key discovery in the hunt for the cause of multiple sclerosis by finding that patients with the degenerative nerve condition cannot properly control levels of the Epstein-Barr virus, which caus...

Hi Cheerleader, I don't think my tongue was quite like the picture on the link. That looks more like the infection a severely compromised immune system would have (eg AIDS). My was more like the geographic variety your husband has. Perhaps he should try the Valtrex just for that. It's such a relief ...

Hi,

I may not have made myself clear. Valtrex on its own seems to do nothing but in combination with Avonex there is a significant improvement compared to using Avonex by itself. Avonex on its own did not do much either.
Regards

Hi I'm new to your forum. I was diagnosed with MS 14 years ago and my symptoms were double vision, loss of control of left leg and extreme fatigue. Originally I was treated with Prednisolone to get back on an even keel but clearly it was not a long term solution. Over the next 2 years I became subst...