Alternative to 4-amino pyridine

Amantadine instead of 4-amino pyridine


Recently my doctor suggested I try Amantadine instead of 4ap (which I had been using for 3 years) to battle the fatigue associated with multiple sclerosis. I have a new neurologist who has quite a bit of knowledge of multiple sclerosis - because of this I tried the new drug. Here is what I found:

advantages of 4ap: few negative side effects; gently gives me noticeable energy

disadvantages of 4ap: costs $59 each month

advantages of amantadine: costs $10 per month

disadvantages of amantadine: lots of side effects, made me feel almost caffeine jolted, seemed to stop being effective after just a few hours

Overall, I really disliked everything about the amantadine (other than the price, of course) to help make my multiple sclerosis easier. It was really awful and the side effects really scared me. Of course, I gratefully went back to 4ap and now the MS is manageable!!