Well, hello! Yes, I read a study about Biotin. It's hard to tell if it works but I was feeling pretty good until I had an active lesion pop up in the cervical spine. I need to get back into taking everything again. I was taking my B's in the afternoon, after lunch. Biotin, B Complex and B12 methyl.

I feel sad that so many have left the site. Although, I was reading that some friends got tired of trying to log in and may have changed their user ID's in order to do so too.

Going vegan is something I have not been able to do yet. I normally don't eat red meat though. I can barely stand the idea of eating chicken anymore. I've read both sides of that issue. The doctors who promote vegan living seem very convinced about their views but so does Terry Wahl seem convinced about her recovery by adding back in meat to her diet. I too wish I had some answers.

Yes also read about Biotin and been taking it for a while now.

The new site will take time for some of us to get used to but I hope those who left will come back again.

I too hope that people will be returning.

I don't come as much as I used to, partly it's bec I don't get a daily reminder from the site any more. . .I take biotin among my repertoire of vitamins. I have no idea if it helps. (To be honest, have no idea if ANY of them help.)
I am mostly vegetarian, although occasionally have been known to eat chicken.

Taking Biotin 100mg/3x per day for nearly 1 year. I take it in powder form and have not had drastic change, but bladder control is much improved and that alone is worth it for me. Good luck.

Thanks for the input. Appreciate it. I will try the biotin. I think that the vegetarian is great for over all health but not necessarily helpful to MS. I have an addiction to sugar that would probably be a lot better if I could skip it all together. At least I am snowed in for the past 4 days and the next 2 helps on the sugar intake. I want to go gluten free because I know it has helped other MSers. They aren't as addicted to carbs and sugar as I am so it is easier to give up gluten. But also the pain that one of them was in really motivated her to give it up and it paid off for her trigeminal nerve pain.

This is an abstract for a study that basically mentions biotin at 300mg can be very helpful: http://www.neurology.org/content/86/16_Supplement/P3.039
I just realized that I'm not taking enough to produce the positive effects seen in the study. I'm now going to see if I can get this in the strength needed. (300 mg) Like mtrimble mentioned, 100mg 3x daily would be great.

I'm also thinking about how to feed the mitochondria better. Doing some research. Thank you for inspiring me.

I am a flexitarian (mostly vegetarian but occasionally eat meat) and i take Juice Plus. It has changed my life. My fatigue is better, my insomnia is gone, my headaches are minimal... Definitely avoid dairy too.

Flexitarian. . .new word!

I guess I could be a vegan but rarely flexitarian. I ate some cheese last week and really felt awful afterwards so I guess that my body is now rejecting cheese. I have eaten chicken 3 times in 4 years.
I got an estimate from a compounding pharmacy that says that their biotin is $250 for 30 pills but I bought 100 100 mg. pills for $14.99 at Vitamin Shoppe. I can take 3 pills and get the 300 mg. for $45.00 a month. So the question is whether Vitamin Shoppe's pills are really biotin because it so cheap compared to a real compounding pharmacy.
Where to you all get your biotin and how much do you pay, if you don't mind me asking. Also, do you like Vitamin Shoppe?

i totally forgot about biotin. thank you for this post. i've been letting the whole thing get me down and forgetting to do what i can to feel better. thanks