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Living with MS can be challenging, but small daily habits can make a real difference. 💙• Listen to your body. If you're exhausted, rest. Don't feel guilty for slowing down.• Take your medications as prescribed and keep your appointments, even when you're feeling well.• Stay active within your limits. Gentle stretching, walking, swimming, or exercises recommended by your healthcare team can help maintain strength and mobility.• Stay hydrated and eat regularly. A balanced diet and enough fluids can support your overall health.• Manage heat and stress. If either makes your symptoms worse, plan ahead—use cooling methods, take breaks, and avoid overexertion.• Protect your sleep. Keep a regular sleep routine and address problems that repeatedly interfere with rest.• Track your symptoms. Write down new or worsening symptoms, how long they last, possible triggers, and any medication changes. This can make conversations with your healthcare team much easier.• Ask for help when you need it. You don't have to prove your strength by doing everything alone.• Don't ignore significant changes. New or worsening neurological symptoms should be discussed with your MS team, especially if they're unusual for you or don't settle.Most importantly, don't compare your MS journey with someone else's. What works for one person may not work for another. Take it one day at a time, work with your healthcare team, and give yourself grace. 💙

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Symptoms

Has anyone experienced random bouts of vertigo since starting medication? Also, I’ve just had my 7th dose of Kesimpta on Thursday and feel like I’ve had a huge energy crash out. I’ve tolerated every dose well up until now. Has anyone else experienced this?

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@slylawrence

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If you’re living with MS or are still seeking answers, what helped you feel less alone when you first started navigating your symptoms?

Ga, Ghana

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@joydoris

The symptoms vary a lot person to person, and they can come and go. That’s why diagnosis often involves MRI scans, nerve tests, and ruling out other causes.

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@dorisdora

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"MS is a condition where your immune system mistakenly attacks the protective covering around nerves in your brain and spinal cord. That makes signals slower or interrupted, which is why you get symptoms like numbness, weakness, vision changes, fatigue."

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@Niccole

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For the last 30 I have learned to deal with a large variety of MS symptoms/ side effects. The newest one is tremors (mostly in my arms).😒 I take medication which helps the internal felling, but doesn't eliminate the grand tremors in my arms. Has anyone else dealt with tremors? All thoughts are welcome. Thanks.😏

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@gemtmeg

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MS symptoms or not?

So I am convinced my symptoms are MS related, but my neurologist said no. October 2025, during my infusion the blood pressure cuff felt extremely tight. The cuff had to blown up twice as my pressure keeps dropping. Ever since then, my harm has been in discomfort. It feels like a dull achy feeling, ...

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@catloverlady

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Do you find it hard to propel yourself into doing almost anything, most especially with fairly minor physical symptoms?

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@BriannaBurham92

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School with MS symptoms 😖

So I have missed the last two days of school and even though I'm still dealing with some MS symptoms I plan on attending school today. I going to try my best because it is medical school and I need to be there in order to learn. I just pray and hope that my MS doesn't get the best of me and I have t...

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@wanttorun

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Kesimpta and new symptoms

Hi all, I’ve been on Kesimpta for exactly one year (I was previously on Tecfidera for a long time which worked well until a yearly scan showed new lesions so I was taken off and put on Kesimpta). I consider myself very lucky as I don’t really have any MS symptoms, any relapse I have had I’m made a ...

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