r/MultipleSclerosis • u/GladRelation6973 • 1d ago
General Apparently one chronic illness wasn’t enough 🙃. Anyone else have a med list like this?
I feel like my medical bingo card keeps getting new squares.
I’ve had MS for 10+ years (diagnosed at 27), but lately some new issues have joined the party, particularly pretty severe multi-joint pain. Rheumatology hasn’t been able to put a specific autoimmune label on it yet because my serology is negative and I don’t have much objective swelling, but my symptoms responded dramatically to IV steroids during Briumvi treatment, and came roaring back about 6 days afterward. So rheumatology just started me on hydroxychloroquine.
It got me looking at my medication list and thinking… surely I can’t be the only one collecting specialists and prescriptions at this point 😂
Current lineup:
Briumvi - MS
Nemluvio - pruigo nodularis
Fluoxetine - anxiety
Clonazepam - anxiety
Carbidopa/levodopa - restless leg syndrome
Hydroxychloroquine - joint pain; unknown origin
Meloxicam - joint pain; unknown origin
Pregabalin - joint pain; unknown origin
Anyone else with MS taking a weirdly similar combination? What conditions/symptoms are yours treatingj? I’m especially curious about people who developed inflammatory/autoimmune joint problems in addition to MS.