Are there any? I've been having some vision and increase of leg symptoms, I know I should call the neuro, but at the same time would hate to waste the $60 copay to be told there's nothing they can do for me.

The problem: I'm allergic to cortisone and by so cortical steriods. Likewise, I'm allergic to allergy medications. No Benadryl for me, nor any other anti-histamine. So the doctors can even treat an allergic reaction if I have one. Fun! Honestly I'm quite thankful that I have very few food allergies and aside from rum it's all food that I don't like anyways, like shrimp (yuck) and lobster (yelck)

But it does create a major problem when I'm allergic to medications, which thus far is cortisone, cortical steriods, the entire local anesthetic family, and anti-histamine group. If I need stitches, I get to grin and bear it, ditto for dental work less the grinning part.

Are there alternatives to treating exasperations aside from steriods? Or is this just another thing that the body has to get used to, grin and bear it till it passes or I get used to it?

What do your Docs/Scientists say?

Hope you find something safe for you.

Hi Starznight,

The only thing for the treatment of an exacerbation (relapse, attack, flare-up) are steroids.

On a positive note; exacerbations can resolve on their own. Steroids might help the exacerbation resolve quicker...but not always.

I have had 5 exacerbations and only used steroids twice.

I am guessing Acthar Gel is in the same category of the other medications you mentioned but it is used for exacerbations, although it is pricey.
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/Tre...P-Acthar%C2%AE

In the past, I've heard that some did somewhat well on Anti Virals?

would plasmapheresis help?

I'll definitely have to call the neuro to ask about both the anti-viral and plasmapheresis. Honestly the plasmapheresis, though it sounds expensive, likewise sounds like my best bet, since how can I be allergic to myself? It's really tricky having somewhat unusual drug allergies especially when they knock out a whole family of treatments.

Cortisone is by far the strangest allergy according to most of my doctors and nurses who wonder how someone can even be allergic to it. It'd be like having an allergy to protein. It exists in the body, is created by the body...yet allergic all the same... and just the plain old irony of an allergy to allergy medication LOL love watching newbie nurses and doctors try to wrap their heads around that.

maybe you're not allergic to the actual cortisone, but to one of the compounds that they probably mix it with in order to make it an injectible/IV medication?

And maybe if you're also allergic to oral cortisone, again, maybe there's a compound in that you're reacting to?