MS treatment: OK to Avoid Multiple Sclerosis Medication?

It's playing Russian roulette to not be on a med. I stopped my med a few years ago.and did very well for about a year. I ended up with optic neuritis and new lesions. I'm on my fourth med and all of them offered$0 copay.

It's amazing to watch a Dr so passionate about helping his patients, you truly are 1 of a kind Dr B x

I am recently diagnosed with MS and you are the best thing about this adventure. I do not want to imagine starting this MS journey without your YouTube channel which provides information in a manner that is easy to understand. Thank you for putting so much effort and time in educating us folks with MS who aren't even your patients. You are extraordinary!

I wish I could give this video a billion thumbs up. It's a shame that you would even need to make a video of this nature. I agree with you 100%. Thanks again for standing behind your passion and EDUCATION and sharing it with us all!

I tried the natural route to treat ms, first because I was diagnosed before any ms meds were available, so I had no choice. After ms meds became available, I tired some but quit, going back to the natural route. I did well for a very long time, was a long distance cyclist and very strong and athletic. What I didn’t realize was the ms was still active, silent but active. Then a decade later, things start to fall apart - slowly but the signs were there. Then the collapse happened what seemed like overnight. Now I have permanent, disabling damage. No more cycling, no more working. I didn’t understand the cycle of RRMS. I didn’t understand that it was the nature of the disease to get better - in its own - and it wasn’t actually the diet, etc, that did it. That’s just the nature of the disease, as it says right there in its name: relapsing-remitting. And I didn’t understand it gets to a point where it progresses enough to where it no longer remits. Hindsight is 20/20. I truly regret that I didn’t take a proven ms med that would at least slowed down the progression. I believe I would NOT be as bad off as I am no if I had been on an MS med. You can’t “catch up” when it comes to MS. You can’t fix damage that’s been done, you can only prevent it from happening. MS is not just an “in the moment” disease, we must look at how life will be in 10, 20 years and more. I thought i was doing good if I was good in that moment. MS was saying, “Just wait a few years and I’m going to bitch-slap you to the ground. You won’t even see it coming.” I also believe it is critical to be as healthy as possible, which can only benefit and absolutely will not hurt - but it’s not enough on its own to keep the dragon caged in the long run.’ Now I’m struggling to find an MS med that my body will accept. Tysabri almost killed me, and Tecfedera burned my intestines, yeah, no fun. But these meds work very well for almost people, just not for me. My neurologist is holding off on O infusion because of the reaction I had to Tysabri and my intestines are still healing from Tec. If you can tolerate an MS med, you are fortunate. At this point, I feel kind of hopeless about a treatment for myself and hate the thought of ms having no restraints at all. Stay healthy and take action to be as strong and healthy for both now and for your future.

My new neurologist has immediately started me on tysabri infusions as my first therapy. And my out of pocket was gonna be $10,000 but I applied for financial aid ( which was criminally easy ) and the medicine has been fully paid for. You can do this guys. I know it feels like there’s always something that knocks you back but you got this. That’s why we’re called warriors. 🧡

When I was first diagnosed 11.5 years ago, I was young, uninformed, overwhelmed, and a new mom. I enrolled in a clinical trial because I couldn't imagine taking any of the (only 3) medications presented to me. Afterwards, I had no insurance, felt I had no options to afford the needed neuro visits, testing and medication so I went without for 7 years. I have returned to see a Neurologist, had MRIs and testing, and now will take whatever the most aggressive DMT my body will tolerate because I realize the stupidity of ignoring my diagnosis, and refuse to enable this disease to progress unchecked. If I had seen this ONE video, 11 years ago after my diagnosis I would have taken a very different route and been much more proactive in fight against the progression of my disease.

Love your analogies! Thanks for another informative video!

I agree with this. Brain damage is not cool. I don’t know why that person would ask a well-educated MS specialist to take down a common sense opinion post.

I was dxd 30 years ago and use supplements as my last MRI was viewed as “remarkable “ by my neurologist and I was told to keep taking the supplements and maintain my natural therapy. We are all different and what works for one patient may or may not work for someone else Listen to your body to each their own Take good care and no worries

Appreciate your passionate approach to patient compliance!

Hear a doctor say that you have to take a medicine for the rest of your life isn’t easy, but then I realised that with that medicine I did not get worse. That is fine for me. I rather make what it takes to keep walking than do nothing and wait. Great video..

This video is great, but at the same time it worries me. I`m having trouble getting diagnosed (neuro taking me on wrong track). I will continue watching your videos and learning, hopefully the learning will help me be assertive with my conversations with my medical providers. Thank you for your channel, you are a blessing to us all.

Thank you so much. It's been scary as hell but I have found a great deal of comfort in your videos. Stay gold and this is so appreciated

Wonderful, sharing with one of my MS groups. Thank you!

I love that you changed the art work behind you once you “fired” your shot gun!!! Love the bullet hole effect! Nice touch Dr B.

Thank you, Dr Boster. Your knowledge, commitment and clarity are wonderful!

I love watching your videos, This put me at ease watching it after this one. Thank you all the way from Birmingham UK

Love your content! thank you for creating these videos and explaining your perspectives!

I just want to say thank you for your passion!!! You care and are using the science to work towards people living their best life!