I tried some of those critters, Sal, and some had some pretty strange effects on me. Buspar most recently.

I used to take xanax...a quarter of a pill, and I was asleep with my face in my spaghetti, and had a "whatever" attitude toward life.

You take something to keep you alert, then something to help you sleep, then something........

....one pill makes you larger, and the other makes you small....

aaaaarggghhhh

I've been on Copaxone for 5 years and so far, knock wood, no anxiety.

I had horrible nightmares and wet the bed while on my 8 month or so go on Copaxone.

Those were the worst of the side effects, other than having to veto the arms due to muscle spasms.

It wasn't fun at all.

Either I'm highly suggestible, or there is/was definitely something with the Copaxone...I haven't taken a shot for about a week or so, and haven't had a single episode of the chest tightness, shortness of breath, "heart shuddering", palps, etc. Just some mild run-of-the-mill anxiety.

Now I've got to figure out what to do. And probably call my neuro. *sigh*

Good luck, B2Y. It's a shame when the solution is worse than the problem. :hug:

I petitioned my MD to remove me from Copaxone due to the anxiety, the lipotripsy, the weird side effects, and was told I couldnt quit taking meds. I could change to Avonex or Tysabri, but they didnt want me to lay down my needles. They gave an impassioned speech about how much of a risk it was...blah blah blah...In the end it freaked out my husband, and we went back to using the stuff daily.

I had reached a point of doing it every other day and sometimes would skip that. Then...along came this current flare, that doesnt seem to want to let go. i am hearing alot of I told you so from others around me. btw, that doesnt help anyone feel better.

I hope you have better luck with your MD. Do you go to Dartmouth? If so beware, they dont like to let folks quit taking the stuff.

Nope, not Dartmouth, that's quite a drive for me these days. I stay local, which means a non-specialist neuro. He isn't going to like my taking time off without his knowledge/permission, and I know I should be calling him. I just want to wait a few more days and see if it's a coincidence. But now I'm scared to start it up again...I do not like feeling like I'm going to have a heart attack all the time, or jump off the roof.

I am also very leary of the other DMD's. Nothing is without side effects, and it's all a crap shoot anyway, n'est-ce pas?

I hear you Blessings and I'm sorry. What does yorr Doc think of LDN? What do you think. Some Peeps can take the DMDs and some just can't.

Good luck with your Doc.:hug:

Good question. Right now I'm thinking I'm going to bury my head in the sand for a few days. Weeks.

Sometimes a break is good for you. Just give your body a rest.

When I stopped the Beta my Neuro tried to give me the "you're gonna be sorry" speech but I wasn't having it. I told him I was sicker on the DMD's than I was off of them. I also told him he wasn't the one having to live with the side effects. I wasn't rude about it....just let him know that it's my body, my life, my decision.