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» Jennifer Gerics - glatiramer acitate

Hi Elaine---

It's Jen from neurological illness. This is a very interesting article and since I've got MS, I try to find out what I can about current remedies. Is GA the name brand drug Copaxone? I'm pretty sure it is, and it's funny because my current neurologist and my previous one both agree that they prefer interferons for MS. I did go on one visit to a neurologist who liked Copaxone for patients who couldn't tolerate the flu-like side effects of interferons. I'm reading that oral remedies (at least 2) are going into phase III trials for MS. They supposedly look promising, which would be a miracle! Oral Copaxone is a very interesting idea. The injections apparently work, but their effectiveness is arbitrary.

You cover very interesting stuff, and I DO check out your articles time and again because of MS being autoimmune as well as neurological. Thanks for the insight!

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» Elaine Moore - glatiramer acitate

In response to glatiramer acitate posted by JenniferGerics:
Hi Jen,
I'm going to visit your site this week and start linking your articles. GA is Copaxone and it was called polymer-1 or something similar in the early trials. This site has some good info: http://www.mswatch.com/Therapy/
I'd be more inclined to use GA over interferons, especially in younger people, because of the frequency of developing other autoimmune diseases, particularly diabetes and Graves' disease, from interferons.
I'm particularly interested in oral tolerance therapy because our oldest dog, Buddy, has degenerative myelopathy, which is very similar to MS in humans. Antioxidants have helped a lot and if I could get an oral form of GA for him I'd be trying it too. For now, I'm experimenting with dietary proteins and dietary changes. He has a great appetite so it's easy to sneak stuff in. I'm looking forward to checking out your site. An article on neurological problems in canines would be most welcome!

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» Jennifer Gerics - glatiramer acitate

In response to glatiramer acitate posted by daisyelaine:

Hang in there, Buddy...It's crazy that animals can develop similar or the same things as humans. My friend had a cat who had diabetes (I guess it's sort of common because indoor cats often become overweight.) A neurologist was insisting that I had myelitis a few years ago. I also heard lyme disease. I'll think about the canine article because I often think animals are just so undervalued and Buddy should get an article for himself---RUFF! Ha ha...Talk to ya later.....Jen

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» Elaine Moore - glatiramer acitate

In response to glatiramer acitate posted by JenniferGerics:
Hi Jen,
Many experts think the increase in autoimmune diseases in our pets has to do with too many vaccines, particularly high doses of the rabies vaccine given too often. Three years ago when Buddy had his rabies shots he was sick for two days and he looked 100 years old. This year I debated and let the vet talk me into the shots because of the many raccoons that hang out here. It's been downhill since.
If you think of anything at all let me know. Thanks, Elaine

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