I take Ampyra as well. My only concern is when I have run out of it I find that I am almost unable to walk. I am wondering if one could become dependent on it.

It helps me a lot, but I still don't walk very well. Without it not very well at all! Good Luck using this incredible drug.

I started taking Ampyra in August 2011 and I thought it helped with my balance. I started having trouble sleeping and after six months I asked my Neuro if I could stop taking it and see how I feel. He said to stop taking it if I want and see what happens.

I stopped taking it about a month ago, bought a Wii with a balance board and have been working on the balance exercises daily. So far I sleep better and think I'm doing as good or better without taking the pills twice a day. Some days are better than others (one day the Wii says my fitness age is 45 and the next two days it says I'm 75), but my leg muscles are sore from use and I find myself walking closer to normal at times.

I will continue taking it if I start bouncing of walls again. Good Luck!

i've been on for about a year. was not sure it was doing anything, so neuro stopped it. i am not mobile any way, home mostly, walker, but noticed a difference right away, so am back on it. every little bit helps i guess...connie

I've been on for about 5 months now, what I've notice the most is the feeling of heaviness on my "bad" foot. So it does help me in that aspect, but I'm not going to be running any foot races soon.

If the drug does anything to you or for you; you seem to notice it very soon. I was taking it for a short time; 13 days and had very bad side-effects so I had to stop it.

It sucked because my walking was steadier after the second day!! It really seemed to help my balance problems aLOT. I didn't feel soo tipsy like I'm a feather blowing in the wind. So I didn't need to walk with crutches or anything for a little bit!

Sadly I had horriable back and abdominal pains from it that no pills would touch. I stopped it when the heart problems and crystalized urine showed up for me on that "miricle walking" drug.

Best of luck for others who take it!

I too took this drug for a short period of time and had to stop due to side affects. However, I did notice walking improvements immediately. I understand this medication works like that, and has a short metabolism period, meaning when you stop it, your walking will go back to "normal". So yes, you can be experiencing benefits from taking this pill immediately like you seem to be. Good luck with it and keep us posted on your progress.