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@lilehhh13 

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lilehhh13

Pregnancy

hello!🫣 i was diagnosed @ 19 after having my first seizure, which lead to my first MRI. i am now 22 and have been on Ocrevus since 2023 and have not seen lesions since.. but they finally diagnosed me with PNES(Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures) The seizures have continued to happen about every 3 m...
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MS & Pregnancy

Hi all - Newly diagnosed and newly knocked up! Just wondering what peoples experiences have been have MS and being Pregnant at the same time. I've been told that youre less likely to have a relapse when pregnant but you have a high chance of a relapse afterwards. At the moment I've got sharp pain...
Chorley, United Kingdom
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@AleReh 

AleReh

Pregnancy

Anyone else struggle to get pregnant with MS? Im on Ocrevus
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@Hollie18 

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Pregnancy advice please 🙏

Need some advice. My husband and I are trying to conceive but I’m starting to worry about all the meds I’m on. A lot of them I can’t get off because they help me function (baclofin, gabapentin, cymbalta). I’m now going to be starting buspiren for anxiety. Did any of you mama’s out there get off befo...
Joliet, United States
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@Daisy11 

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Pregnancy

So I have had MS for 20+ years and I am 37 and thinking of the possibility of having a baby, does anyone have experience with this?
West Pennard, United Kingdom
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@AleReh 

AleReh

Pregnancy

Id love to hear your pregnancy stories. Was it difficult to get pregnant with MS and treatment that your on? Im currently trying and its been over 6 months. I wonder if anyone else found it difficult
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@laura1431 

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Pregnancy friendly DMT minefield

Newbie here! Just diagnosed with RRMS and considering a 'bridging' DMT suitable for pregnancy (we want another child within the next year) before going onto Ocrevus to 'hit this thing hard', to quote my neurologist. My top two choices seem to be Plegridy or Copaxone, but reading other people’s exper...
York, UK
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@CTTuricchi 

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Question time re tysabri and pregnancy

I am currently on tysabri, and have a 2 year old, I was wondering if I'm allowed to stay on tysabri if I get pregnant again? I was on plegridy with my first
Northampton, United Kingdom
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@RosieM 

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Baclofen use in pregnancy

Has anyone here been on Baclofen during their pregnancy and how was the baby afterwards? I know it can cause neonatal withdrawals and I'm freaking out. I tried to drop back my dosage but ended up not being able to walk very well and in a lot of pain. My obstitrician wants me to stay on it (currently...
Dublin, Ireland
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@RebeccaR07 

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Anyone else struggling with pregnancy

Morning all. Anyone else struggling with being pregnant? I got told things got a little bit better but I think things have gone worse for me. Had a relapse in March 2021 And got pregnant in the July (too soon probs after release but was planned). Anyways last couple of days my feet have started to...
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