Signs of an MS flare-up usually come on quickly, within hours or days. To be considered a true relapse, the symptoms need to last for at least 24 hours. But the exact duration of a relapse depends on the severity of symptoms as well as what MS treatments are given. Relapses usually ...
Rugby was my main one, but I can't play any more. I still take my son to training every week and get involved with lots of aspects of the club. I also lift weights - I go to the gym most days. It's important to do what you can, when you feel up to it.”Bruce Obesity St...
Most often, MS follows a relapsing-remitting course, where symptoms flare for a time and then ease, according to the National MS Society. Because the central nervous system is affected, those symptoms can be wide-ranging. Among the most common arevision problems, muscle weakness, numbness and ...
Signs of an MS Attack What to Do 2 min read Most forms ofmultiple sclerosis(MS) involve stretches of time when you feel good and other times when your symptoms act up. You might hear those worse periods called: Attacks Relapses Flare-ups ...
Signs of an MS Attack What to Do 2 min read Most forms ofmultiple sclerosis(MS) involve stretches of time when you feel good and other times when your symptoms act up. You might hear those worse periods called: Attacks Relapses Flare-ups ...
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction to this medication, such as hives, difficulty breathing, or swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Dimethyl fumarate may cause a serious brain infection called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) that can le...
The optic nerve connecting the eyes to the brain can become inflamed during an MS flare up. Another way that the eye is impacted is when areas of the CNS that control eye movement and motion are affected. Most people with multiple sclerosis have episodes of inflammation that may come and go...
I realized this when I went to finally have my hair done, and teared up because my hair dresser was the first person in all of that time to put her hands on me. And while I couldn’t have imagined sharing a small space with someone else for all of those months on end, there were...
MS usually starts out as “relapsing-remitting.” In this stage, symptoms come and go. Something will trigger the disease process, and symptoms flare up. This is called an exacerbation. Then the disease will calm down and symptoms improve. The trouble is, you never get quite back to where...
Signs of an MS flare-up usually come on quickly, within hours or days. To be considered a true relapse, the symptoms need to last for at least 24 hours. But the exact duration of a relapse depends on the severity of symptoms as well as what MS treatments are given. Relapses usually ...