Has cocaine use ever been known to cause multiple sclerosis?

Question

A handful of people that I know have come down with multiple sclerosis in recent years. The majority of them, coincidentally, have, in the past, been known to use cocaine. I saw a special on Richard Pryor, who was rumored to be a cocaine user and also famous for his battle with MS and came to the conclusion that there could be a correlation. Has there ever been any research done on this topic?

If MS is believed to be caused by damage to the myelin sheath, a protective material that surrounds nerve cells, is it possible that cocaine use can cause damage to the myelin sheath?

If MS is believed to be caused by damage to the myelin sheath, a protective material that surrounds nerve cells, is it possible that cocaine use can damage to the myelin sheath?

Answer 1

Another angle maybe that many people that have MS might not know they have it because their only obvious symptom is extreme fatigue. They then might really like cocaine because it gives them a lot of energy and only later develop other symptoms of MS that qualify them for a diagnosis --- so they may have had MS all along and were self medicating their exhaustion with cocaine. One of the drugs that they prescribe for the MS fatigue is called Modafinil --- and it is a stimulant that gives you more energy. I know this because I suffered from extreme fatigue for 20 years with MS and I was always looking for ways of boosting my energy. I never tried cocaine because I was afraid that I would really like it and I knew that would be a very self destructive addiction.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Hello,

Cocaine, other than when used in controlled settings, has no medical value except as an anesthetic (such as when used by dentists or oral surgeons). Multiple sclerosis is thought to be an auto-immune disease, where the body's immune system recognized a normal part of the body as "foreign" and tries to eliminate it. In the case of MS, the incorrectly identified "foreign" substance is myelin which coats nerve fibers. If cocaine has any effect on the immune system, it would be to suppress it, not enhance it. So, there should be no connection between the two. This does NOT make using cocaine healthy or smart. It's a dangerous drug and can result in serious addiction with all the consequences of any other addiction. So, stay away from it.

Answer 4

This is some dated information, and absurd propaganda posted here. Since this question was posted, cocaine paste (or crack) has been removed from the list of substances that have no medicinal use. And some early research has suggested that when inhaled, cocaine paste can protect the myelin sheath and cause it to regenerate. Plus, when inhaled, the anesthetic effects can help prevent episodes and minimize the symptoms if and when episodes occur.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Yes, it is possible cocaine can cause damage to the myeline sheeth... however I do not believe that there has been any research done on that particular scenerio. I am a 25 year old woman living with MS.... it is not the myelin sheeth that causes MS... and I hate to have to beat thsi into everyones head... its the Immune System that Attacks the Brain! Thats why the myelin sheeth is damaing causing the lesions.

Science just has not figured out how to repair damage one to the myelin sheeth once attacked by the immune system.

Contact your local Nat'l MS Society branch and ask about substance abuse in their studies... they might have something who knows.

Answer 7

"I saw a special on Richard Pryor, who was rumored to be a cocaine user and also famous for his battle with MS..."

For the record, Pryor's cocaine use was well-established and he himself acknowledged using it. He freebased cocaine and at one point, in 1980, set himself on fire in a suicide attempt while under the influence.

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