Is someone you love living with MS?
AMPYRA® is a medication indicated as a treatment to improve walking in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). This was demonstrated by an increase in walking speed.
If your loved one faces walking challenges due to MS, they may want to talk to their doctor about AMPYRA.
MS impacts people's walking ability in different ways.
There are a lot of factors in determining if AMPYRA is right for your loved one. It's important to understand how MS affects how they walk, and how this can affect their everyday life. Learning their symptoms, how they tend to start up, how often they occur, and if they're getting better or worse can all play key roles in helping their healthcare team decide whether or not they should try AMPYRA. It is also important to know whether they have a history of seizures or kidney problems, since people with these conditions must not take AMPYRA.
Taking a walking self-assessment can help.
Your loved one can use this set of questions about their recent experience with walking to see how MS may be impacting their walking. All they have to do is take a few minutes to answer a list of questions, then, discuss them with the healthcare team.
And before you and your loved one talk to the doctor, create your own Provider Discussion Guide. The Guide is free and can help you start an important dialogue with your doctor about walking.
Provider Discussion Guide
Make a checklist of what to ask—
including a brief walking speed assessment.
own Guide
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