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faithorn1
faithorn1
Do some of you not respond to any of the medications they prescribe when going through an exacerbation? Sometimes I don't know what is worse the MS or the treatment. Any advice
lorrieonline
lorrieonline
I could never decide if anything actually helped or if it was just the passing of the time that occurred and symptoms seemed to alleviate. So, I made the decision to keep all the MS drugs out of my life. I don't think anyone on the medical front really knows whether this stuff works or not. I used to think it was important to nip an exacerbation in the bud with steroids but I've changed my thinking on that.
marilyn4342
marilyn4342
I have been on three of the MS CRAB Drugs, I , like Lorrieonline could never decide if they were helping or not. I still transitioned to SPMS. The Solumedrol and the prednisone just made me a crazy angry Bi##%!

I now am on no Meds and i feel better than on Meds.
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