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Good afternoon to you all, I am not sure if it's ok to ask numerous questions in one post , but here goes . Brain fog , my head seems fuzzy and "thick" ( cue punchlines ) , strangely enough energy drinks seem to offer a short term improvement . Does anyone else have tips to help ? Muscle ache , one calf muscle and ankle area aches like a beast but the other leg is fine . Is this part of the normal pattern ? Lastly ( for now ) , how is everyone getting their heads around having been diagnosed with MS ? I have been trying for 5 months now and still seem to be down a lot of the time . Many thanks for taking the time to read my post :-) Tom (50 , rr ms , diagnosed under 6 months ago)
@Vixen

Hey there @souljackerfooland big welcome! Yep, I’m your Ge and was just diagnosed last year too so completely understand how you are feeling. It’s a shocker for sure. One year on though, I am to terms with the diagnosis and have become good at reconfiguring diet and lifestyle to maximise my state of being. There is no great age for a diagnosis, for sure. But, being this age, post kids and career-carving stage, I think it’s a bit easier to focus on choices and options. For example, you may have noticed that there re lots of twenty somethings posting on here who have a whole other set of fears for the futures given their young age. Are you deciding on treatment, or are you not treading that route? I’ve been on Tecfidera for eight months. It’s going OK but of course, there’s no real way of knowing if I’m better or worse off for taking it. Hey ho. I 5i I the biggest thing people diagnosed struggle with is finding a sense of normal, given that every day is different and symptoms, even outside of relapse, change and shift all the time. I’m glad you found this site, it’s myfirst foray into social media and has been one of the the best positives of the year for me. Take care x

@Brian

Hi there, As was said in the previous reply I am not one to do the social media thing either but saw too many similarities in your post to not respond. I am 50 years old as well, relatively fit, like riding dirtbikes etc. I received my full diagnosis one year ago although they had been watching me since 2011, at the time of full diagnosis my concentration and thinking ability was a complete mess, my whole left side was numb and I could not wiggle my toes in my left foot. I have a type A personality and never dreamed something like this could happen to me but apparently MS does not care?? I have since changed my diet and now follow the Wahl's protocol, I do everything possible to reduce my stress, I work out 3 times a week whether my body wants to do it or not and am trying to get my sleep up from 4-6 hours to 6-8 hours. I was having relapses about every 4 months, started Aubagio in July and have not had a relapse yet?? I am not trying to tell anybody what they should or shouldn't do, I'm just sharing what I am doing right now until I find a better option. As was said the symptoms are always changing and moving around but overall I am feeling really good one year in. I'm learning to not give a crap what other people think, they don't understand what we are going through and never will so why try to explain it. I wish you all the best.