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Pyridostigmine is used to treat muscle weakness in people with myasthenia gravis and to combat the effects of curariform drug toxicity. It also has a military use as a nerve gas antidote (it has been used in particular during the first Gulf War). more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Myasthenia Gravis | 266 |
88% |
| Depression - Teen | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 88% (267
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Mestinon Reviews
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I was put on this med since i was diagnosed i was on a very high dose i now only take two times a day 120mg.
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Mestinon has worked I had side effects when I first started using like sweating.
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I started on 60mg of mestinon every 4-6 hours. It worked but I could feel it wearing off. I was then treated with both mestinon and prednisone.
I gained weight during the time, but I have lost it since.
I gained weight during the time, but I have lost it since.
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I am still seeing how it does. Some days good, some not so good.
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it works when it wants to!
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I'm taking 120 mgs every 4 hrs while awake.
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working I guess I have mild to bad days still but less offten,
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His endurance has really increased.
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Mestinon gives me a nice kick, but it certainly isn't a cure.
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mestinon works but sometimes needs a litle help, like prednisone. one can overdose on mestinon which is called a crisis. This is when breathing is a... [More] -
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Where are you located, Tesb? In my country, Mestinon is known as Gravitor and comes as a 60 mg pill. Easy to break. What does one mean by timespan??? [More] -
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Just FYI, both the specialists my daughter has seen at UCDavis and at Stanford say they won't use timespan Mestinon because of the inconsistency of th... [More] -
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i take mestinon and mine is mfg...by Global...i just looked on my pill bottle...If u have a walgreens then u can ask n the pharmecy department... [More] -
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The MG Association here in Kansas sent an alert to all of us about a brand called Glbal. I was getting this brand and found my pills were crumbling al... [More]
