Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

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Drugs Used to Treat Symptoms of MS

Spasticity
Drugs Used:

• Baclofen (Lioresal)
• Tizanidine (Zanaflex)
• Diazepam (Valium)
• Clonazepam (Klonopin)
• Dantrolene (Dantrium)

Optic Neuritis
Drugs Used:

• Methylprednisolone (Solu-Medrol)
• Oral steroids

Fatigue
Drugs Used:

• Antidepressants
• Amantadine (Symmetrel)
• Pemoline (Cylert)

Pain
Drugs Used:

• Aspirin or Acetaminophen
• Antidepressants
• Codeine

Trigeminal Neuralgia
Drugs Used:

• Carbamazapine, other Anticonvulsant

Sexual Dysfunction
Drugs Used:

• Papaverine injections(in men)

References:
Office of Communications and Public Liaison
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institutes of Health
January 23, 2008
www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/multiple_sclerosis/detail_multiple_sclerosis.htm

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