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Personal Experiences with Mental Health Medications: Navigating the Journey to Wellness

For many individuals managing mental health conditions, medication can be a vital component of their treatment plan. However, the decision to start taking psychiatric medications is often accompanied by questions...

Managing Stress & Anxiety

Fully eliminating life's stressors is nearly impossible, but trying to keep it at bay is helpful when managing MG symptoms. How do you practice self-care, mindfulness, and keeping stress/anxiety at...

Refractory AChR+ gMG Flares: How Long Can They Last?

Have had a very bad flare since exactly April 1, 2025 (no joke) and it still shows no sign of going away as of May 19. Haven't felt this bad...

new medicine

Hi. My doctor switched my medication from Mestinon to Azathioprine. Anybody else taking this? The side effects look grim. If you are taking it what, if anything, happened to your...

Neurologist concerns? I have them.

I'm frustrated. I was diagnosed with MG 2 years ago when I was beginning a crisis. My eye drooping and double vision perplexed the best of them til my ophthalmologist...

Is it Myotonic Dystrophy or MG

Hi--I feel so envious of all of you who have caring doctors and help with your symptoms. I'm 74 years old and it took over 10 years, numerous blood tests...

Myasthenia Gravis and Cardiovascular Medication

Myasthenia gravis may pose a risk to patients using cardiovascular medications to treat heart conditions (coronary artery disease, hypertension, high cholesterol, and heart arrhythmias). Beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, and statins...

Eye Health: 3 Questions

Are vision changes caused by: MG, Steroid Use or Age Related ? or a combination of all three ? Has anyone ever met any Eye Doctor who REALLY knows about...

Leg cramps

I started having leg cramps when I began taking pyrid. Since they occur mostly at night, I get up and walk around the living room until the cramps are gone...

Problems

I am nearly eighty and have a secondary illness I have to take medication for this 2nd illness which causes constipation etc. Since i cannot do much physical exercise, I...

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