I'm a new MG patient, having discovered I had the disease when my left eye wouldn't stay open. This occurred around Thanksgiving. Around five weeks ago I began taking mestinon 60 mg four times a day. After two weeks of no improvement my doctor upped the dosage to 90 mg. After another week of no improvement he upped it again to 120 mg four times a day. While it works a little better in the morning if I had a good night sleep, I'm still seeing no improvement and the glare of the sun has become more pronounced.

I'm a 65 year old male in excellent condition and the only symptom I have is the droppy left eye. It's becoming very distracting and it taking a great deal out of me just trying to keep my eye open.

My doctor said this will be the last upping of dosage and will send me to a neurologist if no improvement is seen. Any suggestions as the thought of pregisone doesn't appeal to me?

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