Drugs for Managing MS
and Its Symptoms
(As listed by MSAA Chief Medical Officer Jack Burks, MD)
Fatigue
Provigil® (modafinil)
Symmetrel® (amantidine)
Cylert® (pemoline)
SSRI antidepressants (Prozac®, Paxil®, Zoloft®)
Ritalin® (methylphenidate)
Energizing” tricyclic antidepressants (Vivactil®, Pamelor®)
Spasticity
Lioresal® (baclofen)
Zanaflex® (tizantidine)
Klonopin® (clonazepam)
Dantrium® (sodium dantrolene)
Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine HCl)
Valium® (diazepam)
Intrathecal baclofen pump
Botox®/Myobloc® (botulinium toxin)
Intermittent Spasms(often at night)
Neurontin® (gabapentin)
Tegretol® (carbamazepine)
Eldepryl® (selegiline)
Sinemet® (L-dopa)
Tremor
Inderal® (propranolol)
Buspar® (buspirone)
Klonopin® (clonazepam)
Atarax®, Vistaril® (hydroxyzine)
Desyrel® (trazodone)
Diamox® (acetazolamide)
Mysoline® (pimidone)
Isoniazid (INH) & pyridoxine
Brain stimulation surgery
Vertigo/Dizziness
Antihistamines
Antivert® (meclizine)
Benadryl® (diphenhydramine)
Dramamine® (dimenhydrinate)
Scopolamine patch
Benzodiazepines
Klonopin® (clonazepam)
Ativan® (lorazepam)
Xanax® (alprazolam)
Serax® (oxazepam)
Valium® (diazepam)
Depression
SSRI
Paxil® (paroxetine)
Prozac® (fluoxetine)
Zoloft® (sertraline)
Lexapro® (escitalopram)
Celexa® (citalopram)
Tricyclic Antidepressants
Elavil® (amitriptyline)
Pamelor® (nortriptyline)
Tofranil® (imipramine)
Norpramin® (desipramine)
Other Medications for Depression
Desyrel® (trazodone)
Serzone® (nefazodone)
Welbutrin® (bupropion HCl)
Effexor® (venlafaxine)
Pain
Neurontin® (gabapentin)
Tegretol® (carbamazepine)
Zanaflex® (tizanidine)
Lioresal® (baclofen)
Dilantin® (phenytoin)
Tricyclic antidepressants
Cytotec® (misoprostol)
Depakote® (valproate)
Zostrix® (Capsaicin; topical analgesic for
dysesthesia)
Bowel Problem
Bulk forming agents
Metamucil®, FiberCon®, Fiberall®, Perdiem Plain® fiber, Citrucel®
Stool softeners
Colace®, Surfac®, Chronulac® syrup
Oral laxatives
PeriColace®, Milk of Magnesia®
Suppositories (Rectal stimulants)
Glycerin suppositories, Ducolax® suppositories
Therevac enemas
Sexual Dysfunction
Viagra® (sildenafil citrate)
MUSE® (prostaglandin)
Cialis® (tadalafil)
Levitra® (vardenafil HCI)
Memory Loss
Aricept® (donepezil HCl)
Possibly other Alzheimer’s drugs
Bladder Problem
Anti-spasticity medications
Detrol® (tolterodine tartrate)
Ditropan® (oxybutynin)
Ditropan XL® (oxybutynin chloride)
Zanaflex® (tizanidine)
Crystospaz®, Levbid®, Levsinex® (hyoscyamine)
Urispas® (flavoxate hydrochloride)
Tofranil® (imipramine)
ProBanthine® (propantheline bromide)
Intrathecal baclofen pump
Alpha blockers
Hytrin® (terazosin)
Dibenzyline® (phenoxybenzamine)
Antibiotic Bladder Agents
Macrodantin® (nitrofurantoin)
Cipro® (ciprofloxacin)
Septra® (trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole)
Other Bladder Drugs
Pyridium® (phenazopyridine HCl)
Urecholine® (bethanechol)
DDAVP (desmopressin) |
