MS: My Story with Multiple Sclerosis
I’m laughing but it’s so NOT funny!
Wouldn’t u know it…it appears that no-one knows how Ampyra will interact with alcohol.
oh goody! Just my luck…I should have been in the test group. Did no-one think about doing tests to see what could/might have happened? Am i the only one who thought of this?
What the??!!??
so I called my mother last nite to give her my good news. We’re talking, just about the medication in general – side effects, how it will affect me, when will i see improvements, etc – when she says, “what about alcohol? can u drink while taking it?” wait a minute…i have NO idea!!! WDH??? i had no clue…how did i NOT ask my doctor that question? I asked him all kinds of questions and didn’t ask him the most important one!!!
Now, don’t get me wrong…i am no alcoholic, but i enjoy some of the finer things (vodka, caipirinhas) in life at times :-). who doesn’t?
I’ve called and left him a message..hopefully someone will get back to me sometime today! Ayeyayaye!!!!
I was approved for the new drug!!!! I will be getting a call soon from the pharmacy to set up shipment arrangements:-) Also my copay is $50/month but I qualify to get it at a discounted rate that was negotiated by the drug manufacturer of $40/month…WOOHOO!!!
I called my neuro’s office today. The prescription has been submitted to the pharmacy. Of course there was an initial problem because my name was input incorrectly (WOW really? I’m shocked) but it appears to be moving along.
I called the pharmacy to confirm…that chick (who of course said to me that she couldn’t find me when i told her my last name!) eventually found me when she opened her eyes to look and told me that Sheila (my case manager) will call me as soon as she has confirmed my benefits with my insurance company. She stressed that i need to give them time to confirm with the insurance company (in other words, don’t call us, we’ll call u)
So as usual…as with anything MS related, i’m playing the waiting game once again.
