Question:
Can't help you out with the ABC choice but I'm sorry itturned out to be MS. Bummer or what!!

Answer: much of the following is my lay opinion formed by my own experience andyears of study. you can go to and pull my posts to check veracity foryourself.

if you are even "probable" MS then it's DEFINITLY time to get on an ABC orrebif. because it has little or no side effect and a more tightlytargeted effect on the immune system i strongly suggest you considercopaxone. it's what i have taken for several years now. as far as i cantell it greatly reduced the number of exacerbations. i've really only hadon attack in three years now and that was brought on by a bad case of theflu.

you also might want to have bloodwork done for the herpes viruses andchlymidia pneumonia(sp) these very frequently coincide with MS and i knowthat in the case of even unsymtomatic herpes, treatment can alleviate MSsyntoms and may slow the beast down.

valtrex, an antiherpetic antiviral drug works well for me and it helpsmany who deal with fatgue. i take 3 grams a day but starting out muchless would prolly be fine. that's one for your doc. it's a very wellbehaved drug.

many including myself take a few asprin a day. might seem odd. but itseems to help.

try cutting out animal fats and wheat. those cause lots of us trouble.

the time to pull out all the stops and fight like hell is now. not whenit becomes more advanced.

think of MS as a snowball rolling downhill. don't let it gather mass andmomentum. it might be easy to slow and control now. but pushing it backor even slowing it gets MUCH harder as the disease progresses.

be VERY aggressive about both learning and treatment. the wait and seething is a serious mistake. you can make a huge difference by acting NOW. it's believed by many that a lot of axon (nerve tissue) damage may takeplace quite early before the subject becomes symtomatic. in your casethat means now.

get to know your way around pub-med and medline.

you may already be in a serious fight and not even feel it.

i don't mean to scare you. i do mean to alarm you in the true sense ofthe word. this is the time to fight.