Ampyra Caused An Ms Exacerbation

Hi everyone. I was hopeful that Ampyra would help my walking, which has been challenged these past months (though I have had MS for 15 years). I took Ampyra as directed for 5 1/2 weeks and then my right side of my face palsied (or as my neuro. called it a "hemi-facial spasm"). I also suffered from double vision and no improvment w/ walking (if it was not worse?) I stopped taking Ampyra when all this happened, and thankfully the exaserbation passed in half the time it usually takes (3 weeks). I did report this to the FDA (I'll post where after I put this post up b/c I have to look in my email.) Anyway, I wish you all luck w/ Ampyra, just wanted you to be aware of my experiences.

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best to you!

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It was very smart of you to share your experience with the FDA, they cannot keep track of such issues, if no one reports them and thanks for sharing the address for others.

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So far, this medication appears to average about 50-50, some people have found it to work very well and others haven't, there doesn't seem to be any middle ground.

What has your doctor advised as your next step?

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Hi Verwon,
My doctor is advising me to go on Gilenya, a disease modifying drug. But it is very expoensive, and I already take LDN (Low Dose Naltraxone) for this purpose, which I believe is working, as I have been taking it since 1/1/11 and until the Ampyra exacerbation, and since, I have had no new flair-ups! Do you take Ampyra? What is your experience with it? Take good care.

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