MS: What Happens When You Stop Taking Your Meds?
By Camille Noe Pagán If you have multiple sclerosis (MS), you might be wondering if you’ll have to be on medication for the rest of your life. That’s something only you and your doctor can decide together. But some people do choose to stop taking disease-modifying medications for MS for a while. Some even quit their medication for good. There are several reasons why you might stop taking MS medication. You may feel it doesn’t do enough to ease your symptoms. Or maybe the side effects are too severe, or they outweigh the drug’s benefits. If you relapse while taking medication, you ...