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Originally Posted by Mariel View Post
Karousel, some of the drugs we take make it even harder to think. I am taking few now,
but when I first had an MS dx I was tried on several things which made it even harder to do things. Baclofen made me run into walls, as I didn't have enough eye/body coordination to sense the walls approaching. Several anti-depressants made me more depressed because they slowed almost all functions, as well as increasing spasticity. I take tiny amounts of Klonopin and Propanalol, and these do not slow me much, or interfere much with thinking.
I just started Topiramate. I am a space cadet now. This is on top of long term, low dose clonazepam (klonopin) and the real doo dee doo medication, nabilone (which I've been taking for quite a while now as well to control my pain so I can at least work).

The medication + the disease progression into cognitive disruption is quite a cocktail.
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March 2008 - Multiple Sclerosis DX
05/2008 - Relapse
05/2008 to 02/2009 - Copaxone
10/2011 - Relapse - Optic Neuritis developed
9/2012 - Relapse - Balance issues 1 sided
8/2012 - Erythema Nodosum - diagnosed 10/2012, reaction to Topiramate (Topamax)
April 7/14 - Raynaud's Syndrome DX
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