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What is a good treatment for someone who has optic neuritis in 1 eye due to ms? is ms treatment meds enough or is it best to also add another for this

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Steroids : Ms medications like tysabri (natalizumab) is not enough to treat current acute episode of optic neuritis. You need high dose IV or oral steroids for 5 days.

Answered 6/10/2014

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2 separate category: Optic neuritis would be classified as a relapse, and is best treated with EITHER intravenous Methylprednisolone or ACTHAR. The standard disease modifying agents are designed to prevent this, and should be continued even if a relapse occurs, but the more potent the med, the less relapses you will have. Tysabri (natalizumab) is the second most potent med on the market, currently.

Answered 11/26/2014

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