Re: acute emotional sensitivity and MS

[Guest guest]

Jackie, I used to feel like that when I was on Rebif. I could become really

irritated very easily. I was also impatient a lot. Having a 5 year old

feeling like this was awful. I decided to go off of the medicine for various

reasons. All I am taking is the glycos. Now I'm back to normal. It feels

great!

Tina

[Guest guest]

keep smiling

jackie herman wrote: hello group,

is it possible that my nervous system is so raw from

my MS condition that I am much more emotionally

sensitive now?

It doesn't take more than a disturbing passing thought

or visual before I become immediately depressed or

anxious.

Other times, I find myself more agressive, angry and

impatient. Perhaps these are my natural traits but now

they are so much more enhanced.

I do feel like a raw nerve a lot of the time. It is

hard to live like this.

anyone have any ideas about this?

thanks, Jackie

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[Guest guest]

Jackie

" Raw nerve " . That sums up our condition, literally, if you think about

it. Is the myelin degeneration the cause or the effect? When I get angry

I can feel my nerves becoming inflamed.When I get relaxed I feel better,

stressed out and I get worse.

Regards

Steve

hello group,

is it possible that my nervous system is so raw from

my MS condition that I am much more emotionally

sensitive now?

I

[Guest guest]

i have heard that these drugs have side effects which

include depression. I am taking copaxone which is

supposed to not cause depression.

I feel this way with or without these injections. this

past winter I had stopped for a while and the mood

swings were still maddening.

What are glycos and have your attacks lessened?

Jackie

--- Abri328@... wrote:

> Jackie, I used to feel like that when I was on

> Rebif. I could become really

> irritated very easily. I was also impatient a lot.

> Having a 5 year old

> feeling like this was awful. I decided to go off of

> the medicine for various

> reasons. All I am taking is the glycos. Now I'm

> back to normal. It feels great!

>

> Tina

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

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[Guest guest]

jackie

I am on copaxone (5years). I suffer depression at sometimes but not often and

i don't put it down to the copaxone. MS can be a tough thing at times. I try to

keep a positive attitude. exercise, diet & supportive friends/family help.

jackie herman wrote:

i have heard that these drugs have side effects which

include depression. I am taking copaxone which is

supposed to not cause depression.

I feel this way with or without these injections. this

past winter I had stopped for a while and the mood

swings were still maddening.

What are glycos and have your attacks lessened?

Jackie

--- Abri328@... wrote:

> Jackie, I used to feel like that when I was on

> Rebif. I could become really

> irritated very easily. I was also impatient a lot.

> Having a 5 year old

> feeling like this was awful. I decided to go off of

> the medicine for various

> reasons. All I am taking is the glycos. Now I'm

> back to normal. It feels great!

>

> Tina

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jackie,

Its possible that your hormones are out of balance, how old are you? I

started this type of thing when I was 40 and did not get relief until I

got my hormones in check which took some time with diet and

supplements. The body as a whole work in harmony, when one things goes

wrong it sets off a chain reaction and over time many things are going

wrong. The diagnosis of MS is so many things that realy no one knows all

of its causes, I am sure just having the diagnosis can make some people

get quite anxious also. Are you taking anything that would help your

nervous system or hormonal system?

jackie herman wrote:

>hello group,

>

>is it possible that my nervous system is so raw from

>my MS condition that I am much more emotionally

>sensitive now?

>It doesn't take more than a disturbing passing thought

>or visual before I become immediately depressed or

>anxious.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I have depression if i'm on meds or not. I've heard

that depression is a major factor of MS. One doctor

told me that the depression actually (most hte time)

comes on heavily right before an attack. I take happy

pills...and they're great. I think hte whole world

should take happy pills. lol

--- bruce frost wrote:

> jackie

>

> I am on copaxone (5years). I suffer depression at

> sometimes but not often and i don't put it down to

> the copaxone. MS can be a tough thing at times. I

> try to keep a positive attitude. exercise, diet &

> supportive friends/family help.

>

[Guest guest]

I completely and totally agree with everything you just said.

I have depression weither on pills or not, but it worsens when not on

medication. WHen I'm not on happy pills, I cry for no apparent reason at

all. Anything sets me off. I remember once I wasn't on them because I had

ran out and wanted to stay off them. *I hadn't been diagnosed yet* and

dropped a sample of purfume and it broke and i just cried and cried. I took

one that very day and have been back on since. If I forget even one day I'm

an emotional wreck. So I too, believe everyone should be on happy pills!

>

> I have depression if i'm on meds or not. I've heard

> that depression is a major factor of MS. One doctor

> told me that the depression actually (most hte time)

> comes on heavily right before an attack. I take happy

> pills...and they're great. I think hte whole world

> should take happy pills. lol

>

> --- bruce frost <saint19662005@... <saint19662005%40yahoo.com.au>>

> wrote:

>

> > jackie

> >

> > I am on copaxone (5years). I suffer depression at

> > sometimes but not often and i don't put it down to

> > the copaxone. MS can be a tough thing at times. I

> > try to keep a positive attitude. exercise, diet &

> > supportive friends/family help.

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

When you say happy pills are your referring to Anti-depressants?

e wrote:

>I completely and totally agree with everything you just said.

>I have depression weither on pills or not, but it worsens when not on

>medication. WHen I'm not on happy pills,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah

>

> When you say happy pills are your referring to Anti-depressants?

>

>

> e wrote:

>

> >I completely and totally agree with everything you just said.

> >I have depression weither on pills or not, but it worsens when not on

> >medication. WHen I'm not on happy pills,

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

LDN helps with mood, along with stopping progression of MS. It really helped my

mood, and many other LDN'ers have said the same. Some people also get some

symptom relief. www.lowdosenaltrexone.org

If you have any other questions, please ask.

Be well

Arlene

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I have depression if i'm on meds or not. I've heard

that depression is a major factor of MS. One doctor

told me that the depression actually (most hte time)

comes on heavily right before an attack. I take happy

pills...and they're great. I think hte whole world

should take happy pills. lol

--- bruce frost wrote:

> jackie

>

> I am on copaxone (5years). I suffer depression at

> sometimes but not often and i don't put it down to

> the copaxone. MS can be a tough thing at times. I

> try to keep a positive attitude. exercise, diet &

> supportive friends/family help.

>

[Guest guest]

Jackie

Inositol can take you slightly out of it if you want to try it.

It is safer than most supplements. Perhaps starting at 500 mg a

day and increasing to 12,000 mg a day.

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There is some information here if you want to research inositol:

(It is easier just to buy some in powder form and try it though)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inositol

Clinical implications

Some preliminary results of studies on inositol supplements show

promising results for people suffering from problems such as

bulimia, panic disorder and bipolar depression.

Inositol has been found in double-blind studies to be an effective

treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It is equal in

effectiveness to SSRIs and is virtually free from side effects[1][2].

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For some drug info there is this site:

http://www.crazymeds.org/

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>

> hello group,

>

> is it possible that my nervous system is so raw from

> my MS condition that I am much more emotionally

> sensitive now?

> It doesn't take more than a disturbing passing thought

> or visual before I become immediately depressed or

> anxious.

>

> Other times, I find myself more agressive, angry and

> impatient. Perhaps these are my natural traits but now

> they are so much more enhanced.

>

> I do feel like a raw nerve a lot of the time. It is

> hard to live like this.

> anyone have any ideas about this?

>

> thanks, Jackie

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes i'm refering to anti-depressents or mood

stablizers. I take anti-depressents, but i also know

of many people who take mood stablizers and they do

the same thing. But to mention something e

said, I also stopped taking them for a while. You

know, everyone had a huge attitude problem, except me

when I was off of them. I think so many people think

they dont have the problem, or that the

anit-depressents aren't working they go off of them.

Something interesting I found out at an MS meeting the

other night. People on anti-depressents cut the

severity of their attack in 1/3. So i've decided to

stay on mine forever!

Rebeka

--- " Kindscher (Charter) "

wrote:

> When you say happy pills are your referring to

> Anti-depressants?

>

> e wrote:

>

> >I completely and totally agree with everything you

> just said.

> >I have depression weither on pills or not, but it

> worsens when not on

> >medication. WHen I'm not on happy pills,

> >

> >

> >

>

Rebeka

www.msstories.zoomshare.com

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[Guest guest]

I've heard a lot of people say that about the LDN.

One quick thing it's FDA approved in the USA but not

for MS, so some docs are pretty hesitant about

perscribing it.

Rebe

--- arlizotte@... wrote:

> LDN helps with mood, along with stopping progression

> of MS. It really helped my mood, and many other

> LDN'ers have said the same. Some people also get

> some symptom relief. www.lowdosenaltrexone.org

> If you have any other questions, please ask.

> Be well

> Arlene

>

[Guest guest]

As long as you are aware how very hard it is to get off of these

drugs. I was prescribed an anti-depressant and took it home read the

warnings and said NO WAY!! There are many effective ways to deal with

depression nutrionally speaking. ALot of depression now days is related

to hormonal imbalances and also blood sugar. What we eat definately

affects our mood and learning to eat low glycemic can really help.

Eliminating foods that cause the insulin to spike over and over again is

a good place to start. Then taking a look at hormone balance, my

hormones took months to get balanced but now that they have, no more

mood swings, anger or depression. Something as simple as adding

essential fatty acids can have a huge impact for some people, a good

multi, some amino acids and pro-biotics to balance the gut are all very

helpful.

Drugs are only bandaids to a deeper rooted problem, a more appropriate

name for the pills would be " sad pills " .

e wrote:

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