A lot of people avoid seeing an MS doctor. In fact, seeing a Multiple Sclerosis doctor is not something most people do as soon as they feel somewhat ill. In most cases, people who haven’t felt well tend to brush off the idea of seeing a doctor and attribute whatever they are feeling to a common cold, being run down from hard work, or a lack of sleep. The reason for this is that a lot of symptoms of MS are very similar to symptoms of the flu or from overworking the body, which is why people don’t automatically assume that they have Multiple Sclerosis and schedule a doctor’s appointment.

It is important that a person keep a detailed list of any symptoms exhibited no matter how unimportant they seem, along with information of what date these symptoms manifest and subside. There are, in fact, around 50 different symptoms for MS and the past symptoms experienced or current ones will dictate the number of MS tests ordered by the doctor.

 

MS Drugs Doctors Prescribe

 

MS medicines prescribed fall under three categories. These categories depend on what type of MS a person has; Relapsing Remitting MS, Secondary Progressive MS, or Primary Progressive MS. Multiple Sclerosis medicines can and do vary between these stages of MS, which change as the disease progresses. The change from one type of MS to another can take many years to occur.

Interferon beta is a medication usually prescribed to RRMS patients, however it can also be given to some SPMS patients who are going through relapses. Another type of medication given to people with RRMS is Glatiramer acetate. Both of these medicines have to be injected anywhere from daily to once a week, depending on the type of medication.

Dexamethasone, prednisone, and methylprednisolone are prescribed for patients suffering from acute relapses in RRMS or SPMS. Each of these medications are classed as corticosteroids and given to MS patients in order to regulate inflammation and alter the immune system’s response. Finding the appropriate medication to stop the immune system from attacking the myelin sheaths covering nerves can be a challenge in recently diagnosed MS patients.

Meds prescribed by an MS doctor to slow the progression of MS can include any of the following: interferon beta-1a, interferon beta-1b, glatiramer acetate, mitoxantrone, natalizumab, or fingolimod. These drugs are prescribed by a Multiple Sclerosis doctor in order to change the way the body’s immune system responds, so as to prevent the myelin from being stripped away from nerve cells.

 

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