My doctor just prescribed Amantadine. It was sort of offered to me off-hand with the comment that he offers it to all MS patients with fatigue. He’s a new doctor, so I didn’t really get into much discussion with him about it.
I’m torn about taking it. I work full-time and I can almost always get through a full day. But there are plenty of days that I spend the afternoon really wishing I could take a nap. There are also plenty of mornings where I feel like I could stay in bed and never get enough sleep, but can force myself to get up and get to work.
I feel like since I can tough it out, I should avoid taking another medication. On the other hand, I’m not sure if I should be forcing myself to tough it out, when there are meds that might help. Does anyone have any thoughts? How did you decide it was time to try a medication for fatigue?
I’m torn about taking it. I work full-time and I can almost always get through a full day. But there are plenty of days that I spend the afternoon really wishing I could take a nap. There are also plenty of mornings where I feel like I could stay in bed and never get enough sleep, but can force myself to get up and get to work.
I feel like since I can tough it out, I should avoid taking another medication. On the other hand, I’m not sure if I should be forcing myself to tough it out, when there are meds that might help. Does anyone have any thoughts? How did you decide it was time to try a medication for fatigue?
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