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Fatigue & Amantadine

Hi all, been a while since I last posted. I have had a lot of issues with Fatigue and my MS nurse has suggested that I try Amantadine, has anyone else used this before, (states that only works for about a 1/3 of diagnosed MS with fatigue.... Other news I have recently had a hand operation that then got infected and wiped me out even more than usual.... Still fighting and looking forwards to getting into a new style of walking called "Rucking" in essence walking with weight on.... this will be a substitute for the running that I can no longer do..... but will have to wait till hand is fixed and also have my next Ocrevus infusion soon, (had the bloods yesterday) Take care
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Around 10 years ago, and after my MS diagnosis, I was inadvertently hit in the head with a 300 yard drive (golf ball). After a few days it was determined that I did suffer a concussion. A doctor prescribed Amantadine to give some relief to the concussion “pressure” in my head. I will say it offered some relief. I took it just for a couple months. I remember them saying that it may provide me with more energy regarding my MS symptoms as well. I think I stopped taking it simply because I was already taking a combination of nerve pain medications and, at least for me, I wasn’t taking it primarily for energy and I wanted to take one less pill each day. However, I don’t recall any negative side effects from it. Certainly talk with your doctor about whether it is sensible to take it long term or in combination with other meds.

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@R-F-J
 

@Criscross many thanks, will see how it goes