[bknejones]

So I've been going through this current flareup since the middle of October 12', it's been hell, literally. My doctor had do 3 days of IV solu-medrol, which I had gotten 4 times before for Optic Neuritis, but my body did not take to it for this flareup, it actually made the pain much much worse. So she told me about Acthar, I guess it's the "go to" medication for when people either don't take to the solu-medrol or the react badly to it. Anyhow, she it's a very expensive medication and we had to wait for it to get approved. I will be doing my last shot of it tomorrow, I'm still hurting pretty badly but not like I was before. Has anyone ever been on Acthar before? If so, did it work well for you? I'm hoping it has post usage effects and takes all the pain away!

[SallyC]

Yes, it was called ACTH and was the treatment used, before SM
came along. It was cheaper then..

I remember my first steroid infusion in 1993. I asked the Doc if
she was using ACTH and she said no, that she liked a newer drug
called Solumedrol. That was the only time SM worked for me.

Happy it's working for you.