Multiple Sclerosis Basics
These Articles Will Help You Cope With Your MS
The following articles contain basic coping information for people with multiple sclerosis. For new and veteran patients alike, these pieces will help you deal with MS.
Coping with MS can be very challenging. Physically, patients deal with symptoms and situations that can be far more frightening than merely dealing with the flu or a stomach virus. Since MS is so unpredictable, patients need a place to turn that provides basic multiple sclerosis definitions, situations, treatment options, and advice.
The following articles provide a solid foundation for multiple sclerosis knowledge. They cover the basics about the MS disease process, different symptom situations, coping with stress, and current disease-modifying treatments. Explore ways to manage your MS, because there are things that can be done to tame parts of this disease.
This article is the basis for everything else. MS is a neurological illness that is degenerative in nature. Each patient is different in that he or she may have a mild disease course, a progressive journey, lots of day-to-day symptoms, or very little daily problems. This is the great mystery of multiple sclerosis, and it is why the disease has been so difficult to cure. Learn about the disease process, symptoms, and current treatments.
For those in the northern hemisphere, or those currently visiting someplace warm, this is a timely article about MS and its volatile relationship with heat. Hot, humid temperatures make many people with multiple sclerosis feel exhausted and nonfunctional. Find out about nerve conduction and why hot temperatures can send this delicate system into an uproar.
MS Depression: What Causes It?
Multiple sclerosis depression can be caused by three factors: medication, MS lesions, and/or a person's emotional situation. So it is clear that a person with MS has a higher-than-average chance of developing depression. Find out about organic and situational depression types.
Take a break from the stress by trying some of these humorous ideas. If you like comedy, try some of the mentioned ideas to put laughter back into your life. Office drama can really get you laughing and it seems so ridiculous once outside of the workplace. How about animals? Pets do the silliest thing and remind us to be lighthearted.
Traveling with a Medical Condition
This article gives helpful travel tips for before, during, and after your trip. People with medical conditions such as MS must plan stategically to ensure fun, safe, and simple vacations.
2 Oral MS Drugs in Phase III Study
Finally, a hopeful article about soon-to-be-released oral MS meds. Currently, MS drugs such as Rebif, Copaxone, Betaseron, and Avonex are administered by injection. But oral meds are soon to follow.
Read the rest of the multiple sclerosis articles at the MS Suite. Current injectable medications, advice for working, and links to MS fundraising events are all found here. Good reading and good health!
***For related neurological information, check out the Neurological ARTICLE INDEX and Blog.
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