Symptoms of MS

" Hi I'm Dr. Rick monster power. And I'm marrying Amy and we're here to talk a little bit about being the most common -- that -- people with multiple sclerosis. The symptoms of multiples girls vary from one person to the other. Not personally -- might have -- that are similar are very different from another individual who has an element. But there are some very common. -- remember and that's as it did he is restricted to the brain and spinal port the most common presenting symptom with them from the one that that plague most people is a sense that now mr. tingling."

" Usually. In both legs from the way down her face and arm and a -- pretty large part of being human anatomy."

" Not commented -- can we see -- that's actually visual disturbances there you Manhattan blurring of vision and want ally with pain behind DI. And -- called -- right."

" But similarly you could have doubled."

" In any event these symptoms after her or more than 24 hours to be real improvement and that's."

" All of these symptoms may occur and laugh for a couple days. A person might not. Consider going about -- and at first but if it becomes disabling -- it's a lot of them enough for you -- interferes with daily activities. A particularly your safety. It probably is a good idea talk with your health care provider."

" Other comments in terms of multiple sclerosis obviously include weakness. Particularly in the arms and legs. And that may indeed impair function also clumsy and an arm -- once again coming on and and glass in morning."

" You game and they can't safeties and their concerns you know if Oprah -- stumbling around her has some weakness. -- need to be careful and getting about your house or perhaps you need to use some resistance equipment. Just to make sure that you are I'm level ground. And also appear weak and an -- more LA you may not use an arm or leg as often as you may not some additional weakness. -- secondarily to the weakness that cause I cannot begin left. You need it and of these things and act out and keep up with your physical therapy or other activities of daily living."

" In coordination and frequently one of the most compact thing symptoms -- with -- And experienced. I think inability to perform accurate movement you know you -- pick up a drink a cup of coffee and it begins shaking and knocking him ultra right. I'm in coordination can affect your -- that you begin to do walkway and -- on any age in coordination can crack. How you place your foot down on the floors in the end of law and finally even in coordination can BI you can have jumped the -- All of those sentenced to reflect difficulties. With the cerebellum which is the part of the brain that really integrate. Can you party -- of what slim is doing to what you wanna do."

" A lot of symptoms we've talked about. Are symptoms that you can -- that other people can see there's a lot of invisible symptoms of multiple growth of for example. Fatigue is probably the most common symptom that carcinoma. A feeling of my attitude a feeling of being really really tired. Different from when you've had a bad night late which can talk cleaner -- with your work -- with other activities. I'm along those same lines I think you agree I -- continent whose people have. The problems with thinking and memory and judgment and always tend to call executive functions."

" Not everybody experience is any one of these -- and in fact the continent and it can be quite variable. But difficulties with memory difficulties you know multitasking. Doing three or four things and keeping them all straight."

" Maybe early signs of cognitive impairment and important to recognize that and I rarely cause this --"

" I agree and another problem people maybe not relate to and that's -- pain like he talked about earlier. People can have numbness or tingling or pain can be an object and say and also which can be very annoying and very aggravating. And that other symptoms that we can provide some help."

" Frequently the one that positions or at least sensitive you unfortunately. And that can be painful disease. There are a number of new drugs there that are out rather dramatically in terms of dealing with the pain associated with the mask. Another cause of -- with -- I think."

" Actually and that sort of a dozen. Or tightness people's -- their legs are making their arms are having an eye candy that can cost. -- lot of problems that interfere with just. A typical day -- typical activity. And wake you up from -- athletics as an adult and I'm not only significant other but we both of you welcome your both grumpy and you're more and -- an Internet -- a symptoms. Where a person has more fatigue. But I don't -- end the conversation without at least talking for a minute about foul. And Blatter and sexual function because those are symptoms that are very common announced. And I think there's a wide variety of treatments that are available these days. But first have to talk to somebody about it and say okay these -- symptoms and I'm experiencing. Is there anything I can do."

" Yes that's very true Blatter and I'm sad comment at various forms. One cents -- you gotta go you've really got to go opt out there are people who have incontinence with very little morning."

" Absolutely and I think that incontinence can be embarrassing to a lot of folks and so. You may be unwilling to talk to your health care provider -- find it comfortable moment and talk about it because. There are many remedies and there are many ways that we can help with these symptoms."

" I'm a patient is also a major issue with and that's and that really isn't one of the most vexing problems many people without and -- it's important to recognize it should have a bowel movement every day it only your mother taught you that it's not necessarily something that's happened. But there are also a number of interventions can be done to improve the quality of life and."

" Actually and then the opera -- constipation involuntary foul may not occur as commonly as constipation that certainly -- And there -- endemic -- but again the first step is just talking your health care provider about these symptoms because there's a lot of help."

" Certainly isn't what I would recommend is that patients and their loved ones of yours make a list of all the things that bother."

" Whether they are motor problems cognitive problems -- Powell or sexual dysfunction bring Matt and and don't believe that that fashion with your neurologist or a year and practitioners nurse without addressing each one of."

" All those symptoms are important. -- and over the years I think we've made great strides and helping people manage their symptoms better. -- there with medications or with non pharmacological interventions. Like rehabilitation therapy physical therapy occupational therapy at captain's alone living divide us. I think they've really -- foreign treatment of symptoms normally this has been very interest and thank you very much -- thank you don't we helped us have been helpful. Thank you for joining us remember if you have additional questions or comments. You can connect them on line."