Ampyra Headaches (Page 5)
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I have been taking Ampyra for 4 days. I have noticed a decrease in fatigue but headaches daily. The question is will they eventually go away on their own, or do I skip a day and see if they stop or quit til I see the doc ?

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Wow muscel spasms in my back are almost gone, walked futher today than I have in months, looking foward to seeing more inprovement. I have only been taking ampyra for 3 days. Not bad side effects just some slight dizziness on first day.

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just getting my ampyra today hope to be able to walk better and relieve muscel spasms in my back. hoping for good results

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Hi all. Well its been 2 weeks yesterday that i am taking ampyra. Everyone at work is noticing how much better i am walking. I actually walked all day on friday w/o my cane. Yeah!!! So very excited..What a habit is is grabbing that cane. Its hard to break the habit since its been 3 years.LOL. But i think if this drug is going to work for us, we need to do that and start trying to stop using them and start letting the muscles>nerves work again. I mean, if we continue 2 rely on the canes, etc.our bodys r going to think this is how it is supposed to be. I am a PT and when any one damages nerves, your brain is smart and will retrain it self 2 a certain extent, so i think its wise to try an Step away from the canes, lol. Truthfully tho, i get scared walking w/o mine, but i am going to make a concious effort. Go get em you guys!!!

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I have been on Ampyra for over a week and feel more stable when walking with my cane. I can stand longer and dress myself while standing wothout my cane or holding on to something. Side effects were minimal but went away after a few days. This is the only medication that I actually look forward to taking.

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Ampyra is a very new medication, just recently approved by thee FDA, it contains the active ingredient Dalframpridine. It is most commonly used to help treat MS symptoms.

That said, yes, headaches are a common side effect, which should wear off as your body adjusts to the medication. If they don't or become severe, you should speak to your doctor.

Other side effects may include: nausea, insomnia, dizziness and back pain.

Read more here:

https:/­/­rxchat.com/­wiki/­Ampyra/­

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I have been taking Ampyra for a little over two weeks now, and I have experienced a marked improvement in my range, stamina, and walking speed. My family has noted that they have seen improvements, as well. Walking has been my main problem. My range was about 6-7 city blocks, and if I exceeded that, I would find myself shuffling badly and walking unstably, as if drunk. Now, that is not so much the case, and I actually lift my feet more instead of dragging them along the ground! I am not sure what my range is, but I seem to recover more quickly after walking for a bit.

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I have been taking Ampyra for 4 days now I am feeling like the walking is slightly easier. My backpain has increased slightly but it isn't intolerable, it's ignorable. I'm liking. I have posted and will continue to post updates about my experiences with it on http:/­/­iamsurvivingms.blogspot.com check it out if you'd like

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Since last posting I have reduced amount to 1 per 24 hr. headaches are still occuring.2 Excedrin migraine seems to help.I have noticed an improvement in energy.

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