#treatment - Shift.ms

24 Sep 2015 13:50Last reply 5 Mar 2021 16:41

Best Treatment for Relapsing Remitting

I am a 25 year old man from Ireland. I was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting MS in September 2015. I have been six treatments to choose from 1) Tecfidera 2) Plegridy 3) Avonex 4) Rebif 5)Copaxone 6) Betaferon. If anybody is on any of these and has any advice or recommendations I would be delighted ...

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@artisus

11 Jul 2012 14:32Last reply 24 Jan 2018 02:34

Turmeric as a Treatment?

Hey everyone! I was wondering if anyone here has used large amounts of turmeric as a treatment? I'm a fan of 'natural' treatments as much as possible and have heard great things about turmeric and ginger. If you have tried either of these holistic approaches (or another!), did you like it? Did yo...

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@Sophia25

5 Oct 2013 12:42Last reply 28 Nov 2021 01:40

Low Fat Diets for Treatment of MS!?

Hi All, I just wondered if anyone is attempting to or is controlling their MS through dietary changes?? I have been reading Roy Laver Swank and Barbara Brewer Dugans book "The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book." The diet essentially encourages you to avoid animal fats, almost no dairy and replace it wit...

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@schjo

17 Jan 2015 14:42Last reply 8 Mar 2015 14:42

Tysabri&lemtrada. Turning down treatment

Hi all, Just checking this site out properly for the first time. Hoping it will help to discuss things with other msers rather than feel kind of isolated with my condition. I also have a decision to make regarding treatment which talking about with others might help. I'm on gilenya which is not ...

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@Bhep75

26 Jan 2021 19:18Last reply 30 Jan 2021 06:57

Should I start treatment now or wait?

I have recently been diagnosed with mild MS having had two separate episodes in the last two years but the first of the 3 being 12 years ago. I have been offered to start medication but I am a bit apprehensive as I am symptom free atm and feel that I should wait to see if there will be another episo...

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@Charliegirl

18 May 2016 10:12Last reply 22 May 2016 08:29

anti biotic treatment

Has anyone heard of the antibiotic treatment? Been dong some research into it.

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@QuantumMechanic

15 Feb 2016 09:18Last reply 21 Feb 2016 17:02

Treatment Choice - Advice & slight rant.

Hi all, this is my first post. First let me say that my heart goes out to all of you, I was recently diagnosed with RRMS at the age of 39, just in time for my 40th birthday, and it's been extremely difficult for me to take. I began developing double vision back in June last year and it's progressed...

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@mattltsmith

12 Apr 2021 18:30Last reply 26 Apr 2021 22:35

Normal wait time for treatment?

Hey everyone. I was diagnosed about a month ago now. I've just received an appointment for a consultation with an MS specialist neurologist (not the same neurologist I was diagnosed by) for the 7th of July, and I'm wondering if this sort of gap is normal? I assume this appointment is when we will di...

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@Macattroll2

18 Aug 2014 15:50Last reply 1 Sep 2014 18:04

Lemtrada treatment???? Anyone tryed it

Hi there I'm just about to make the biggest descissions in my life about medicating my ms and felt scared by what to choose I have 4 options 2x tablet form 2x iv form one being lemtrada that I'm swaying towards and wondered if anyone has been on it yet if so could you share your experience with me ...

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@Scramblelina

26 Nov 2012 00:00Last reply 28 Nov 2012 19:04

Don't want to start on disease modifying treatments

I'm new to this site, was diagnosed in 2006 with relapsing remitting after optic neuritis which was a complete shock. For several years I had very few problems except for being a little off-balance and struggling with words occasionally. This year it feels like it's all caught up with me, seem t...

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@ChezN87

2 Aug 2018 12:49Last reply 7 Aug 2018 15:25

Treatment for rrms

Not long back from the ms specialist clinic where I met the neurologist and my ms nurse (only took 3 months!) but they were talking about treatments I can take, they mentioned the biggie lemtrada, which sounds scary being in hospital plus the side effects being thyroid problems put me off, the other...

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@alexwilson

16 Aug 2016 14:16Last reply 22 Aug 2016 09:53

Lemtrada as first treatment

Hello Fellow MSers!!! I was diagnosed with RRMS in May, and I saw my neurologist for the first time yesterday to talk about treatment options. She said that since my MS is active/highly active (pending a follow up MRI scan in a couple of weeks), she would recommend Tysabri or Lemtrada. I really d...

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@wobbleone

29 May 2019 19:24Last reply 25 Jun 2019 04:19

Treatment eligibility

Hi just wondering of fellow MS’ers diagnosed with RRMS whether you are on treatment or not and the reasons either way and how long since diagnosis. I keep reading that once diagnosed you should start a DMT as soon as possible but know that for a lot of us the reality is not so straight forward. Tha...

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@EmilyMac

4 Aug 2020 19:18Last reply 5 Aug 2020 18:53

Treatment advice

Hello! I’ve been told today how amazingly positive this site is and I can already see from just having a little nose it’s just what I need! I was diagnosed 3 weeks ago, shock probably was an understatement. I haven’t googled anything really, just had conversations with the Neurologist and my nurse. ...

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@hayleyc85

18 May 2016 08:58Last reply 18 May 2016 15:24

Treatment Options

Hi All, almost a week since i got my diagnosis and had been told last week to go away, research the options and decide what i wanted to go through, both neuros i saw wanted me to look into Tysabri or however its spelt, which i did. I found it looks perfect for me. I cant inject myself, memory like ...

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@JessieB

1 Jun 2015 09:26Last reply 9 Jun 2015 12:28

Steroid treatment - your experience?

Hi all, I'm experiencing my first relapse since diagnosis last June, and am about to go for my first round of steroid treatment. Keen to hear about other MSers experiences with steroids - IV or oral - to help me make my decision on treatment. Any help or thoughts would be great. Thanks :)

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@Hannah015

9 Dec 2014 15:48Last reply 12 Dec 2014 22:54

Problems getting treatment

Hi all Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing problems getting there treatment? I was diagnosed in March after a terrible relapse leaving me temporarily paralysed. I have recovered pretty much thankfully. I had an MRI in May which showed further lesions to my brain and drs decided I needed t...

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@Stumbler

21 Mar 2018 05:01Last reply 26 Mar 2018 14:25

Stem Cell Treatment : Where are we?

https://youtu.be/gcvn73LKp70

Treatment

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@jessvf14

2 Aug 2016 18:50Last reply 12 Aug 2016 06:18

Starting treatment

Hi i wonder if anybody in the uk can help. Due to see neuro on Tuesday and keen to start capoxone. If we agree on it as a course of treatment how long can I expect to wait before actually getting my hands on it and starting treatment? I'm hoping days rather than weeks as I should have started someth...

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@BronwynMogridge

25 Apr 2016 15:16Last reply 6 May 2016 18:00

LEMTRADA TREATMENT

Hi All I was diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS in 2013, the neurological consultant at the disease modifying clinic I have gone to has suggested I do the Lemtrada treatment. At first it sounded like great but once researching it and seeing the severe side effects you could get it has scared me ...

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