Anyone else on the same meds?

[nickismydog]

I was diagnosed with MS in July 2010. What a ride it has been so far! My doctor placed me on 40 mg of celexa for depression, once daily. Symmetrel 100mg, twice daily for fatigue. Methotrexate 2.5 MG three times a week in a 36 hour period.. I'm supposed to start taking Ampyra for my walking starting Thursday. AND last on REBIF injections, three a week..

I have NEVER taken medicine before and that is all that I do now! Anyone else have to take this much... I'm I on the correct path??

I had another MRI preformed last Friday and it showed more lesions on my brain..

[sllowe]

Hi there,

Will you be able to start one at a time? So you can adjust a little after each one?

I don't think I've ever said hello. So, hello to you Nicki! I'm a fellow  Rebif user, ask anything prior to starting this.

-Shell

[nickismydog]

I had a complete blood work up last month, because of the methotrexate. Thank you for all the info and encouragement..

[poker247]

I was never a big fan of medications and spent most of my life without them besides xanax for breakthrough panic attacks and meds for depression. Being diagnosed is bad enough... but for me all the meds were a harder *pill to swallow* no pun intended.

If you were only diagnosed in July it seems like your Doctor is trying to treat it aggressively considering you already have new lesions. Celexa for depression is a safe bet considering Rebif has been shown to increase depression in patients with a history of depression

Another safe bet would be to get some complete blood test work up as well to make sure there aren't other issues causing some of the unwanted symptoms like fatigue. You should possibly get a the following tests CMP (complete metabolic panel) which includes kidney funtions, liver functions, and glucose. TSH and FT4 (Thyroid stimulating hormone and Free Thyroxine) which can show hypothyroidism which can cause fatigue and other symptoms. CBC (complete blood count) which can show infection or anemia(fatigue) and Vitamin D low vitamin D can cause fatigue and other issues.

Hope this helps and the best of luck to you.

~Scottie

[essdipity]

That's a lot of meds for someone not accustomed to taking any!  But it's not a lot of meds in general.

There are so many possible symptoms with MS, and so a great amount of medication has to be prescribed. Here's a link to a Health Page on this:

http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/Multiple-Sclerosis/Common-Multiple-Sclerosis-Drugs--Medications--Treatments/show/108?cid=36

It gets to be a habit after a while and we don't really think about it, which is a good thing. And also, many of us have vitamin deficiencies, allergies, and all the general run of ailments that other people do.

I'm just grateful for excellent prescription insurance.

ess