Information and opinions on health from KristinaYellow at HealthCentral.com. 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/profiles/c/746747/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/746747/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/746747/index http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/746747/133879/nasty Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:40:50 -0500 KristinaYellow So I had to have the IV treatment last week and realized how nasty it makes everything taste. Guess I blocked that from last time. Anyway...this time the nurse told me to try sucking on a Werther's Original hard candy. Mints and Jolly Ranchers and all of those types of candies made me feel worse so I tried the caramels and darnit, they worked!I couldn't believe it. It really does help to make the metal taste less obvious in your mouth and they... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/746747/133879/nasty http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/746747/120035/beta Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:41:09 -0400 KristinaYellow I've been on Copaxone since early this year when I was finally diagnosed. Now I've been having some serious fatigue problems, dizziness/fainting, and terrible reactions to the shot (the flush/nausea/hard to breath stuff) plus some painful shots. So my doc wants me to try Betaseron thinking it'll be easier. Here's the catch--I'm a stay at home mom to a very active toddler and I am very concerned about the side effects of the other meds. I choose... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/746747/120035/beta