Simvastatin is one of the Statins, the cholesterol lowering drugs, that are being looked at in MS. This is a London hospital running it at several centres around the UK. I have no interest or concern in this, just reposting it. SPMS only. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/research/centres/queen-square-mu…

Some of us might remember an episode of Ally McBeal where John Cage played by Peter MacNichol decides that he’s a better lawyer if 4 models walk around him like a forcefield. I got to thinking then about how testosterone is neuroprotective in MS (https://www.mdedge.com/multiplesclerosishub/ar…

Have had MS for over 30 years . I was in the original copaxone 251 patient double blind study beginning in 1993. The medicine has been good to me…with 30 years of little MS problems. On 10/22, I had a cardiac ablation to “fix” my hear palpitations. On 10/27, my health fell apa…

Wondering something like this could happen in the near future to remyelinate spinal cord lesions. Wouldn’t that be something to look forward ? https://myelitis.org/upcoming-phase-i-remyelination-trial-using-q-cells-in-transverse-myelitis/

I am scheduled for my first dose of Ocrelizumab this Friday. It has been a long campaign to get this. Am happy to share in DM’s but don’t want to subject y’all to an unsolicited shaggy-dog story about it. As with most things MS related, it is relevant to me but there are few detai…

I have been diagnosed with RRMS for 25y now. I have had steroids, Beta-interferon (Rebif), Glatiramer Acetate (Copaxone) and now Dimethyl Fumurate (Tecfidera) from the DEFINE trial onwards. I take high dose prescribed Cholocalciferol (Vitamin D3) 10000iu every other day in order to keep a level in …