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Suggest Therapy For A Nerve Condition

Hello I have had M.S. for 33 years, I was diagnosed in 1981.I was really sick for 20 years as if I had the flu for that long.When the ABC drugs came out in the late 90 s I went on Beta Seron and it helped, but not enought to be able to go to work. When Copaxon came out I changed to that and it helped enoughfor me to go back to work very part time. I worked from 2008 until 2014 at Costco as a Demonstrator. i was able to work 1-3 days a week each shift was 6 hrs. long. This January I quit my job because I was too tired to do the job anymore. I am now unemployed.I have also been on Diazapam since the mid 90 s. I atarted out taking 2 mg. 4 times a day. I took that for at least ten years. I only asked to add another pill a few years ago. Then I started having a problem keeping track of my pills. I would drop them. I found them under my car seat.Under my dressers, in my pockets of various clothes. anyway, At the end of the month I would be out of pills and would have to ask my neurologist for 2-3 more pills to get me to my next dose. My neurologist got to the pont of telling me that she would not give me anymore pills to make up the ones that I lost. Luckily I had a small back up of Diazapam to get me through to the next dose. I am a very responsible pill taker. For 20 years I have not abused any drugs that I have been on to keep my M,S. Symptoms away. I am definitly addicted to valium so if I don t have my next pill I go into withdrawl symptoms. I am so freacked out that if I loose another pill I will start withdrawls again.I know that valium has a long half life and that I should have no problems, but I do and I need to find a neurologist that understands my situation. and will give me the few pills that I need when I run out. I have been dealing with these and hundreds more for 33 years and i am am tired of having to deal with so many issues because of this hidious disease. I am yired of feeling between a rock and a hard place.Can you help me? Thank you, Heidi
Fri, 14 Aug 2020
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Hi,

MS has good treatments now, including interferons as well as oral medications such as DMF and Teruflunomide. Find a good neurologist / MS specialist who would prescribe the best drugs.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Sudhir Kumar, Neurologist
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Suggest Therapy For A Nerve Condition

Hi, MS has good treatments now, including interferons as well as oral medications such as DMF and Teruflunomide. Find a good neurologist / MS specialist who would prescribe the best drugs. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Sudhir Kumar, Neurologist