MS pain symptoms come in many forms such as crushing and squeezing pains, including a tightness in the chest known as the 'MS Hug'. It can also feel like an achy stabbing or burning. However it effects you, we understand that pain is an 'invisible' MS symptom that can be incredibly distressing.
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does anyone have constant lower back ache. when walking, bending, moving certain ways? dunno if it’s the ms or just me being me? if so what do you take for pain relief? paracetamol and ibuprofen just aren’t cutting it
Some days I just want the pain to stop. But not it just is there. I know it will never stop and being a Vet on top of it all just makes getting through each day so hard sometimes. My grandson helps me so much.
Hi guys, anyone else have pain or dizziness but never both at once? I’ve had MS for years but it’s only in the last 2 that my symptoms have got worse and don’t seem to go away. I blame the menopause! Anyway, most of my scarring is in my neck/ upper thoracic and this is why I guess I have these parti...
Hello everyone,
I have had pain, vertigo, migraines, and general clumsiness that has come and gone since I was about 15 years old. I have had constant (but usually bearable) tinnitus for the last ten years. I never really put too much though into why I had these things until last year.
In March ...
Hi All,
Does anyone else ever feel like their hair is hurting their head? I recently started having more typical symptoms (diplopia from inflammation of optic muscles, body sensation changes and weakness) and was diagnosed this fall. Since November, I’ve been keeping detailed notes about my diet and...
I live alone in Cleveland Ohio with my dog, Never married and no kids, I was diagnosed in 2018 and it’s been really sad being alone with no one to comfort me or share my pain with, I often wonder if it’s best I’m alone so no one experiences how fatigued I get or how much pain I’m in when the pain co...