Myasthenia Gravis Support Group
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disease leading to fluctuating muscle weakness and fatiguability. The hallmark of myasthenia gravis is muscle weakness that increases during periods of activity and improves after periods of rest. Although myasthenia gravis may affect any voluntary muscle, muscles that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, and...
also i do beleive that the less pills one take the better it is as
also the less pilss and meds one take is allowing the body to respond to the meds prescribed..
good luck
Andre
https://myasthenia.org/Community-Resources/MyMG-App
I’m newly diagnosed with blood test confirmation finally coming three days ago, confirming what I already knew.
I had three upsets with vertical double vision last year and the eye doc suspected MG, but it didn’t fully reveal itself until this past June when I had a had a breathing upset. I’m on MESTINON 4x a day and it is somewhat under control but still feeling my way. I wanted to comment as I found out the hard way that Clindamycin is a no-no if your on MESTINON. I had both knees replaced in 2011 and the Orthopedic Surgeon recommended taking an antibiotic before any dental work. So my dentist put me on Clindamycin (4-150mg tabs) before I went in.
I had a cleaning a few short weeks ago and I actually hesitated before I took the pills before I left as I was wondering if they would/could affect the MG.
I started to feel something going on about an hour after leaving the dentists office and I struggled for almost 18 hours with the MESTINON being blunted by the antibiotic. I looked around on various MG websites and finally found one that mentioned Clindamycin and that it “may” affect MG symptoms. Trust me...it really does so add it to your list of non-no’s.
Cheesehead
I am from NW Wisconsin and by your name, you must be from WI too.
Some warnings: Mestinon treats symptoms and does not treat the underlying problem -- bad antibodies blocking and destroying our neuromuscular junctions. And for the vast majority of folks with MG, it progresses with Mestinon covering up the problem until we crash hard.
So if Mestinon seems not to work as well as it used to, or you need more, that is a sign you need immune suppression treatment too.
Good Luck
(Go Packers)
Russ
My in-laws are somewhat keen supporters of the Green Bay Packers, but they can't help that.
Anyway, the early weeks of MG can be dramatic and as Russ has said, things can progress rapidly, try this video, it's rather good and hopefully, you'll find it useful?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il3vvxNpls8&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR36-Rc70SDeFZQdGA3dm6BxGMmOhpUi8zsO4eAC_n6Pr8drahQkZMQMLUY
I assume you have a Neurologist experienced in MG to look after you?
Take care
Peter
I think I damaged my throat muscles at the onset of the crisis when I was gagging and coughing while struggling to breathe. Am feeling better.
My Neuro put me on one 20mg prednisone every morning and told me to continue the MESTINON . She also had me tested for compatibility with Imuran . I had been to see a neurologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN in February regarding my MG and I’m going back on October 13 for a consultation and second opinion. They see more MG in a month than most place in a lifetime so I’m interested in his analysis of my current treatment and how he feels about what I should be doing moving forward. I’ll share my experiences and the thoughts of the Mayo doctors.
Thanks again
Cheesehead...the pack is back