Recent content by Rae Ellis

I emailed the woman listed on the site you provided and she emailed me back saying there were no studies regarding Lithium and PMA patients. She said she didn't think it would hurt any and to talk to the Dr. Asked that we let her know if Jim starts to take it so they can include him in the...

Lithium Study Thanks for the link. I just emailed and asked if PMA patients might be included. I'll let you all know if I get an answer. Rae

Thanks, Mark and Al, for the information. We will speak to Jim's doctor about it. Jim is affected from his neck down to his feet. He doesn't seem to have any UMN involvement as yet. His hands, arms and legs are very weak and he tires VERY easily. When he falls down, it takes everything out...

PMA/Lithium Hello...I am very new to this forum, so forgive me if I use some kind of incorrect internet etiquette! My husband has PMA and was diagnosed in 1997...can you believe it! When they said it was "slow progressing", they meant it in our case, anyway. Thank God! How do you get into a...

Tried it all! My husband has been diagnosed with PMA for ten years. The doctors suspect he had it for awhile before he realized it...just thinking the symptoms were part of getting old. During this time(especially the first few years), believe me, we have tried anything and everything that we...

Hello! Hi...I just found this site last night. In 1997, when my husband was finally diagnosed with PMA (LMD), I went online and found very little on the disease and no forums. One doctor told me to "get off the internet or you'll drive yourself crazy." This was after I asked him a few...

Stay Up-beat! Mary Ellen...My husband was diagnosed with PMA (Lower MND) in 1997 and we thought our life had ended. After the initial shock, we have tried to stay very positive. Take one day at a time and learn to deal with the obstacles of that day, week or month. Try not to look ahead at...