Hello,
Has anyone suffered from side effects from Ampyra? Last week my 76 yr old mother, stopped taking Ampyra after 2 yrs. This was the first MS drug she had ever taken. She was diagnosed 30+ years ago. She is a "perfect storm" patient, dealing with not only MS, but also NPH (brain shunt implanted 11 months ago) and a permanent catheter patient (2 years) due to her atonic bladder (MS related).
Since going on the Ampyra we noticed increased:
Confusion
UTI's (timing coincided with catheter - started Ampyra the month before the catheter was implanted)
Difficulty swallowing
Trouble sleeping
Constipation
Balance Issues
Her neurologist said we can't be sure these problems are Ampyra side-effects, but at this point we couldn't overlook the coincidences and we feel that walking faster does not outweigh all of these other issues.
Has anyone come off Ampyra and seen these side effects subside?
Has anyone suffered from side effects from Ampyra? Last week my 76 yr old mother, stopped taking Ampyra after 2 yrs. This was the first MS drug she had ever taken. She was diagnosed 30+ years ago. She is a "perfect storm" patient, dealing with not only MS, but also NPH (brain shunt implanted 11 months ago) and a permanent catheter patient (2 years) due to her atonic bladder (MS related).
Since going on the Ampyra we noticed increased:
Confusion
UTI's (timing coincided with catheter - started Ampyra the month before the catheter was implanted)
Difficulty swallowing
Trouble sleeping
Constipation
Balance Issues
Her neurologist said we can't be sure these problems are Ampyra side-effects, but at this point we couldn't overlook the coincidences and we feel that walking faster does not outweigh all of these other issues.
Has anyone come off Ampyra and seen these side effects subside?
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