Kay, I haven't been around much, and 'though I've read your posts, have been too blah ... to focus and write.

I also have an autoimmune condition - lupus. And true to type, as I approach my fiftieth year, I have to stop working full time. I no longer can make definite plans or keep appointments, as very often the pain or the fatigue make it hard to get out of bed.

As I have bipolar 2 as well, and there are possibilities of overlapping drugs. Many mood stabilisers also are used to treat pain so one has to always be watchful. Trying to check on drugs prescribed by either specialists so they don't cancel each other out or result in an overkill, takes a lot of energy and exchange of e-mail with the doctors.

I don't really know about the drugs prescribed for MS, but do check them up to make sure you are not being over prescribed.

You do know that Effexor is also used to treat MS, don't you?

What are you being given for the arthritis?

We meet under circumstances that nobody should have to be in.
But it does help to be able to reach out to people who are going through similar situations and can empathise.