Information and opinions on Multiple Sclerosis from AGSerra1 at MultipleSclerosisCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842 http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842 http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/42641/true-ms Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:07:58 -0400 AGSerra1 Hello - just read a post by Julie .. Not Always MS ... and it got me thinking how true this is ...   For many of us , whenever we feel out of kilter , we tend to first think , MS ... and along the path I found this to be a key to getting help .. when things turn out to be a non-MS related issue , there is some relief ...   I wrote a comment on Julies' sharepost .. as to the educating my PCP about MS and people with MS... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/42641/true-ms http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/40483/asked Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:28:15 -0400 AGSerra1 Sharing is important to me .. especially as I am withdrawing from Xanax ... and I have read all the comments and am grateful to you all who did ...   I was informed that this drug can be highly addictive ... and yet was also told that I would probably NEED it for LIFE ... don't think so ... at the time it was orginally prescribed I did need it ... and the increases came gradually over the last 7 years ...   So in response to some... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/40483/asked http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/40365/update Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:35:44 -0400 AGSerra1 Love my pharmacist .. they actually called my doctor and spoke with her assistant about this situation as I received a call from the doctor within a half hour ...   Gary, the asst. said I need you to take a full dosage of the xanax now .. so I did .. he then said that the pharmacy and the doctor will have a better weening proggram set up by days end ...   I am determined to get off this menacing drug and so I will wait for the call... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/40365/update http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/40338/withdra Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:00:05 -0400 AGSerra1 hi all - my goal of quitting the high dosage of xanax is started .. was taking 120 pills a month @1 mg. ... way too much ... as i weened myself down the best i could , we started the buspar yesterday w/a touch of xanax in between (half a tab, twice) ...   this a.m. i am shaky .. waiting for the meds to kick in .. it is scary , but necessary .. i came here to just ask if anyone knows how long these withdrawals last ?   i will call... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/40338/withdra http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/39816/research Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:33:29 -0400 AGSerra1 Well, did some thinking .. and have to say this .. that I was curious about how many of us are in "therapy" for what ails us ?   This is one issue I recommend here or there .. but will now just come out and say it .. I feel it is imperitive to have it .. all the doctors, pills , physical therapies in the world are wonderful , but most forget the "mind" ..   One of the main places of attack .. so I do advocate getting thearpy from... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/39816/research http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/39581/response Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:36:21 -0400 AGSerra1 I read a very compelling story written by a mother , Merely Me, who asked us to share our initial reaction when dx'd officially with MS ...   Mine was sheer exhaustion .. perserverence to get dx'd , as I maintained my calmness throughout the process ended in sheer exhaustion .. it was like I was holding my breath for the 7 mths. that it had taken ..   Happy &  relieved were also there .. as I was also handling... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/39581/response http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/35668/experts Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:23:52 -0400 AGSerra1 Hello - I was wondering, as usual, about the bantering about of the word "expert" ???   Quite a few of my shareposts discuss this .. and my question is always the same , when it came to doctors who claim to be "experts" in the field of MS or Fibro ...   Now I see we have experts popping up all over the place here ? Expert bloggers, expert moderators, expert in what ???   What I am trying to say is , there is no such... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/35668/experts http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/35405/reaction Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:17:31 -0400 AGSerra1 Hello - once again I am writing about this situation of drug interactions ... or reactions ... finding that the neurontin is not working for me .. not sure yet of the baclofen .. as I have had several reactions and today being the worst ...   Woke up at 3 a.m. with severe pain, nausea and then of course the diziness , et al. ... that now I plan to cease using this drug ... was suppose to take two a day at 300 mg. , could you imagine... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/35405/reaction http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/34439/moving Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:29:19 -0400 AGSerra1 Hi all - it took me sometime to just move on .. as I am now making newer better plans for my move from NM ... I have chosen AZ , near Scottsdale .. and will be going there over Labor Day week to look at some places ...   I am happy .. I am happy because I feel good , with the occasional tight chest from panic , but I know what it is so I can just stop before it gets too bad ...   Since I will be looking at a December move ... I... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/34439/moving http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/34153/moving-2 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:58:39 -0400 AGSerra1 Hello - it has been a while .. and while I was in FL trying to help my mom .. i got lost .. lost in her situation, caught up in her drama and realized that no matter what I do , or what I come up with , in the end she makes the ultimate decision ...   Things were pretty rough .. and I came back early, for my own sanity ... my brother here went down to finish up packing and aid in the physical stuff .. although we did do 6 large boxes... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/3842/34153/moving-2