Antiviral treatment

[Lara1]

Hello,

Has anyone here tried an antiviral treatment for their MS? If yes, which drug and what was the outcome?

A nice day to all!

[RoyceNewton]

I would be interested in this, it cannot hurt.

[greaterexp]

nationalmssociety.org/Treat...

This is probably the one most of us are familiar with, but there are others. None are without possible side effects and vary in effectiveness from what I read. I hope others chime in.

[Lara1 in reply to greaterexp]

Yes, I just tried Amantadine for a few days but had to stop due to side effects. Was wondering if there were other antivirals that were prescribed.

[Doubled51 in reply to Lara1]

I take modafinil and amantadine and they work great together.

Donnie

[sashaming1]

"Amantadine is an antiviral medication used to prevent or treat certain influenza infections; it is also given as an adjunct for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. It has been demonstrated that this amantadine, through some unknown mechanism, is sometimes effective in relieving fatigue in multiple sclerosis.

The usual dosage for the management of fatigue in MS is 100 to 200 mg daily, taken in the earlier part of the day in order to avoid sleep disturbance."

[Doubled51 in reply to sashaming1]

I take 200 mg of amantadine in the morning then 200mg of Modafinil in morning and 200mg around lunch for fatigue and they work great together.

Donnie

[Lara1 in reply to Doubled51]

Does it help with any other MS symptoms?

[Doubled51 in reply to Lara1]

I don’t find anymore uses for it.

[kdali]

I tried amantadine in the mornings and it helped some with alertness.