I Found Out the Hard Way Which of My Drugs Interact Badly with Each Other...After struggling through three days of suddenly worsening MS symptoms back in July 2011, I started a three-week course of oral prednisone...reactions4comments
MS Changes Our Life, Yet We Can Still be a Positive Influencer...Some health illnesses are with you for a short period, then you heal and move on. MS, as you well know, sticks...reactionscomments
My Experience with Medical Marijuana...Disclaimer: this post is simply about my own personal experience with cannabis products. I am not a medical professional and am not...reactions12comments
Nuvigil: Is My Solution My Problem?...I not long ago talked about MS-related fatigue and lassitude; I mentioned how taking Nuvigil (Armodafinil) seems to be my personal solution...reactionscomments
Battling Brain Fog...My mind goes blank, I feel like all the education I have has gone out the window, and my head hurts trying...reactions1comment
Blind Spot: Look Over There!...A common symptom people first experience before being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) is optic neuritis. Optic neuritis is basically inflammation of...reactions13comments
The Rebound Effect of Tysabri...I have not written here in a very long time (or so it feels) and have hardly written on my personal blog...reactions29comments
The Danger of Other Illnesses...Not long ago, I was awoken on the early side of a morning by a persistent pain. Not the typical burning nerve...reactions21comments
Mornings With MS: Was I Hit By a Bus?...As the first wisps of the morning sunlight begin to feather through the shades on my bedroom window, I am already very...reactions25comments
How I'm Losing Weight Despite Being Lazy and Sedentary...It’s finally happening: I’m losing weight. High time that pendulum starts favoring the other end of the fulcrum. I was beginning to...reactionscomments
When MS Stops You From Being There...While reading through our forums the other day (and I can’t recommend them enough, we have some great discussions there!), someone mentioned...reactions7comments
Mom Guilt with MS...I’ve heard about mom guilt long before I ever became a mother. Whether a woman is a CEO of a business or...reactions4comments
MS Comic: Going to a Support Group...In Brooke's comic below, she is attending a support group for people with MS and listening to stories from people sharing how...reactions6comments
The Joy Of Evoked Potentials...The process of diagnosing someone with Multiple Sclerosis is not easy. There is no one test that guarantees you have MS. Instead, doctors...reactions21comments
Biological Warfare: Fighting Infection and MS...September can be a restorative, healing month during which daytime temperatures cool down enough to allow us to take outdoor walks again...reactions9comments
Foot Edema, What Causes It, and How I'm Treating Mine...At first, I blamed my Sasquatch feet on prednisone. But two months after being totally off steroids, I still had bloated ankles...reactions12comments
Night and Day: It's Like I'm Two Different People...I know I’ve mentioned this before, but I’m a morning person. I always have been and probably always will be. In high...reactions47comments
Mirror Therapy for MS Foot Drop...When it comes to the treatment of multiple sclerosis, I’ve long been a believer in a multi-discipline approach. Obviously, a good neurologist...reactions8comments
Don’t Forget to Remember Everything...When I was first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), all my symptoms felt so new and strange. At the time, I couldn’t...reactions8comments
The Itch Is Real...I’ve recently been weaning off of Cymbalta for personal reasons. With the wean I have noticed a lot of withdrawal symptoms. My...reactions5comments
