Please tell us what drugs you are talking about, Leona. Are you talking about the CRAB drugs or what? I have been on the interferons for over 10 years now. Or what other drugs? This information sounds disturbing.

Thanks.

How long were you on the neurontin and what dose? It's a little scary, since the neurontin is the only thing that keeps me going daily. For me, it prevents all of my aches and pains, and keeps anxiety at bay. I hope to be able to keep taking it for awhile.

Did you have blood work to check your liver levels, etc.? Are talking about steroids or neurontin or what?

I went to the FDA site an dtyped in drugs that casuse pancreatitis, theres lots of them, but from the list 72 of them that i have taken have been known to cause it. If you get heartburn, gerds from medication use, get your pancreas scanned., take digetive enzymes. this is no joke, i am scared. check my profile photos and there is some photos of my pancreas.

Steroids 7 years 10 3 day treatments
neurontin/gabapentin 400mg 3dly 7 years

others that can cause it.
copaxone
interferons
tysabri

take care of your gut.

I stopped all drugs due to the pain, the only things i am taking now is prilosec and digestive enzymes. i physically feel better, except for the pancreas pain but that is getting better with changing my eating habits.

ezone it is scarry, they do not tell us the hidden damages these drugs can cause us. Its so sad that we have to learn about them after the damages are done. with chronic calcified pancreatitis i now face more issues. all i was ever told is that solumedrol can give you heartburn and remember to eat, neurontin i was told nothing, and the rest of the drugs i have been on well same story. what about the oath not to do harm. I am not mentioning this to cause issues, but to help educate everyone about the hidden dangers.

i had a flair up last week, but had to do a 3 day steroid indusuiion, hay did good with 2 days, my gallbladder and pancreas are quite mad right now, so now am on a liguid diet for a few days now.

i took all animal fats out of my diet, and my cholesterol is going down real fast. if you ave high cholesterol get pancreas checked. high trigliseroids are abad thing also. am learing alot and want others to benefit from my learing.

take care everyone.

Thank you so much for sharing this.

I have a longtime friend who I thought was very healthy but it turns out he had a bad diet even though he looks like an old hippy and is thin. But he ate junk food. His blood pressure and cholesteral was sky high. So he changed his diet and his number went down real fast. He started eating veggies and is doing much better. So eating healthy can get you fast results if you were eating poorly.

Anyway, still I wonder about the interferons. It comes from mice ovaries or something like that. It is weird substances. Part of the reason why our sewage sludge is so bad. All the pharmaceuticals junk going down the commode from our waste is ending up in the sludge that is being recycled into our soil and our food. So we are eating all this stuff again through the food.

Our society is becoming a science fiction movie right before our eyes. And we are one of the first things to show up the signs of the chemical mix. Just look at all the support groups on DS. It is scary what is out there. Thanks for bringing up this topic. This is first I have heard about pancreatis coming from our drugs. I knew about our liver but not the rest. We really need to keep ourselves informed.

I have both, but the pancreatitis came first. Mine started at age 21.

So no link for me in regards to drugs, but I wonder if there is a connection to that and MS. There is such a thing as autoimmune pancreatitis.

I've had acute pancreatitis which occured six months before the MS was dx'd. In fact Im sure the pancreatitis is what set the MS into full blown...I'm also sure that my many years of hard drinking caused the pancreas attack. Everyone says its your liver that takes the hard hits...No one ever mentions your pancreas, not to mention the P word CAN kill you left untreated....I was in the hospital almost two months with my attack.

I am hearing alot about the pancreas and its association with MS, lupus and fibro. The lack of pancreatic enzymes such as proteases can lead to these diseases. Your pancreas depends on sufficient HCL and beneficial bacteria to function. One of the side effects of Prednisone that is listed is it "clears intestinal flora."

If you have acid indigestion or heartburn,the problem generally isn't too much stomach acid, it is too little. Approximately 47% of the people in the U.S. do not have enough, a condition called Hypochlorhydria. Adequate production of stomach acid is required to close the muscular sphincter that relaxes and constricts to allow food to enter the stomach from the esophagus. When there is no enough stomach acid, this sphincter will not close, allowing what stomach acid there is in the stomach to regurgitate into the esophagus. If you further reduce your HCL by taking Prilosec, you will continue to harm your pancreas.

Leona...you might want to read the Topic "A New Theory"...as it mentions a "lack of a Pancreatic Enzyme necessary to properly break down proteins...which blocks absorption of B12 (something like this)...ALL being linked to MS, Fibro, Lupus, & a host of other A-I Diseases. Maybe what you are describing is related?? IDK? It's ALL so confusing isn't it!?

BTW...I quit the Big Pharma drugs 2 yrs ago...due to no more health insurance...& it was a blessing in disguise. Although some things worsened (PAIN, spasticity, etc.)...my body & organs thanked me! I only try to use all "natural" remedies now (including MMJ...when I can...works wonders! ;)

On the other hand...I haven't been officially Dx with MS either...only Fibro & some type of unidentifiable "Mixed Connective Tissue Disease"...according to my last Rheumy. So, in light of most recent MS findings...the "steroid concoction" would be a tough choice for you to turn away from...a choice not to be made lightly! Steroids are now the ONLY way I can get over illnesses/infections now! So...I too know the hardship! {{hugs}}
~tj

WOW, Thanks for sharing this!
I'm nervous now, lol. I have been on neurontin/gabapentin for 8 years, 3600mg/day and occasionally an extra 600mg pill, especially at flare up. I have GERD and heartburn. I was noticing that my urine smells like chemicals. I drink a lot of water but more wouldn't hurt!
Thank you,
Kevin