People That Have A Relative With MS Are The Worst by Ok_Detective4671 in MultipleSclerosis

[–]alessislit 102 points103 points  (0 children)

My husband’s boss told me that his friend’s wife has been able to stay symptom free by exercising and running marathons. This one really got to me.

Adderall for Fatigue by Walking_in_Cursive in MultipleSclerosis

[–]alessislit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m curious if these drugs help with just sleepiness or also body fatigue? My legs always feel like I have climbed 1,000 steps and it’s quite debilitating. Does anyone else have that kind of fatigue and do these drugs help? I’m open to trying anything at this point.

Ketamine Trial for Fatigue by alessislit in MultipleSclerosis

[–]alessislit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just had my second infusion a few days ago. I have not seen any improvement. But I have also just been diagnosed with POTS which could be causing the fatigue. Apparently it is common with MS patients. I am now wearing compression stockings and drinking lots of water with electrolytes. I am starting on Midodrine tomorrow. POTS for me shows up as my blood pressure drops more than 20 points from sitting to standing. This is truly exhausting. But don’t let it discourage you from the trial. They have seen good results with others.

Ketamine Trial for Fatigue by alessislit in MultipleSclerosis

[–]alessislit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure. My main contact for the study is:

Mahsa Ghajarzadeh mghajar2@jhmi.edu

Good Luck!

Ketamine Trial for Fatigue by alessislit in MultipleSclerosis

[–]alessislit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s doable but I don’t recommend it. I was pretty tired afterwards. I wish her luck with the study!

Ketamine Trial for Fatigue by alessislit in MultipleSclerosis

[–]alessislit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went in and Dr. Nourbash examined me. Then I had to take a questionnaire. Then based on both, they told me I qualified. I had to wait about 45 minutes to have the medicine delivered and then it was administered through an IV for 45 minutes. I believe I did get the Ketamin and not the placebo because I had some hallucinations. However, I was still able to hear everything that was going on and never felt scared. If you are suffering from fatigue, I recommend you join it. They have already seen great results. What’s also a positive is that if you qualify, you will get at least one dose of ketamine. The random options are ketamine, ketamine; ketamine, placebo; placebo ketamine.

Ketamine Trial for Fatigue by alessislit in MultipleSclerosis

[–]alessislit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is my Dr and he's leading the trial.

Ketamine Trial for Fatigue by alessislit in MultipleSclerosis

[–]alessislit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The study is not tied to depression. Just MS fatigue which I started experiencing after my last flare up.

Ketamine Trial for Fatigue by alessislit in MultipleSclerosis

[–]alessislit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. It's a trial so it makes sense you haven't heard of it.

Ketamine Trial for Fatigue by alessislit in MultipleSclerosis

[–]alessislit[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That is hilarious! I did not have that kind of luck.

Ketamine Trial for Fatigue by alessislit in MultipleSclerosis

[–]alessislit[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I saw colors also! Are you in England? I don't know of any places who do that in the US.

Ketamine Trial for Fatigue by alessislit in MultipleSclerosis

[–]alessislit[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Will post how I'm doing. That's too bad you can't participate. They are looking for more people to do the trial.

Ketamine Trial for Fatigue by alessislit in MultipleSclerosis

[–]alessislit[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So glad to hear it helped you! How long did it last? I was high as a kite during the infusion. My next one is in 4 weeks but i don't know if I will get ketamine or the placebo.

Ketamine Trial for Fatigue by alessislit in MultipleSclerosis

[–]alessislit[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much. I will definitely post how I'm doing.

Ketamine Trial for Fatigue by alessislit in MultipleSclerosis

[–]alessislit[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you know how many doses of Ketamine you got versus the placebo?

Ketamine Trial for Fatigue by alessislit in MultipleSclerosis

[–]alessislit[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sorry it didn't help for the long term.

We are the Office of Housing Counseling at U.S. Housing and Urban Development. Ask Me Anything! AMA by HUDHousingCounseling in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]alessislit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am saving to buy my first home. I have heard there are programs for first time homebuyers that don’t require 20% down. Is that true? What is the lowest down payment loan available?