Dealing with MS Relapses

" Some diseases are tricky such is the case with multiple sclerosis. A disease that attacks the central nervous system while the condition may be lifelong. There are often long periods during which people with -- feel relatively well. Then suddenly there is a relapse and symptoms reappear."

" Billups is occur. The recruitment of dollars. Production facilities may be -- got a longer. The symptoms of a relapse can be unpredictable. That can be various types of numbness and tingling weakness in one million or more than double vision. -- solutions and no one on this thing continues with -- bladder and bowel control. Traveling with the balance when walking and standing. Traveling with coronation of -- That's not even trouble speaking -- swallowing and -- times."

" person already diagnosed with MS relapse will mean a new symptom or the worsening of an old one. And the duration of the relapse is unpredictable. It's."

" Probably gonna take a few weeks emit potentially even a month to get better. But it may take up to six months that if you still had any residual problems. In six months that there may last indefinite. But there's a good chance most of the time particularly here earlier in this most -- is to recover fully."

" Currently MS is not curable. But there are medications called interferon second to increase relapses. And in some cases lessen the damage done."

" The average if you look at all this patients relapse is actually is about one per year. And in the studies with the interference that average was diminished by about 30%. Relapses may -- even on interferon therapy. Doesn't mean that there's a failure of interferon. It just means that that relapse -- occurred in spite of it you're I would still patience is a greater risk he would be even worse if you weren't on treatment. They certainly need to stand -- It's treated early symptoms of relapse can be lessened with steroids. That can certainly make patients feel better shortens the length of time to relapse will occur. In the will improve more quickly."

" Sometimes there is breakthrough MS which means to -- relapses or too much progression of disabilities. At that point other drugs may be added to interferon. This is called combination therapy."

" We might -- steroids. Intravenously once a month or every three months we might -- oral presence known at times occasionally once a month we might add other chemotherapy drugs. Oral chemotherapy searches methotrexate. -- set he's a fire queen. And then there is an approved. Treatment called doping control which is given intravenously. Every three months there are some people would have looked at the combining interferon with Compaq's. Because they do have. Different mechanisms of action."

" Experts feel it's preferable to stay with one form of interferon rather than changing. I don't consider combination random therapies superior to giving thoughts. Switching from union to turn to the next through the third. Relapses. No matter how mild are always a disturbing reminder that a person has a mess relapses are very significant and lives of people who -- because we need. Can stop them in their tracks. They make people weaker. Are difficult to function they have to -- focus and energies on addressing the issues of the relapse including therapy. At times even requiring hospitalization for intravenous medications. Do you relapses is best done with help the person means. Obviously. Health professional. Person guy who medications. And various other. Aspects of therapies such as physical therapy occupational therapy ex assistant business sort of thing people -- missiles -- means no. From of the people who have Hamas the so the so called patients self support groups. Then can be very enlightening family members relatives and friends. Are very important because. This people who can find themselves at times you don't need to getting groceries because we can't get out for a while -- just to talk to assume Mormon word to compete communications. Network to share the burden of the disease both physically and psychologically."

" What's crucial that a person with -- addresses that issue of their -- It's important to realize that we do have treatments for -- It's important to realize that -- by themselves doesn't mean that the outcome of their invest ten or twenty years from now. He's going to be better or worst depending on their reflexes. And it's important to realize that they need to really can't take any positive approach. Treating relapses and not to avoid contacting a doctor. It's -- always encouraged that they do something. Positive. Rather than just sit and wait for the relapsed it to go away by itself."