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@maljam2002 

27 Aug 2024 15:55

maljam2002

Insomnia sucks, doesn't it?

2am? Pooh. Oh yes... #MS #Insomnia & #Sleeplessness SUCK: → https://bit.ly/Insomnia-Sucks ← #MultipleSclerosis #MSLife #MSFamily 🧡🎗️
Bathurst, Australia
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@watsoncraig 

13 Jan 2024 17:01Last reply 10 Feb 2024 10:09

watsoncraig

PPMS

Primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) is one of the rarest of the four forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), making up approximately 10 percent to 20 percent of MS cases worldwide. Like other forms of multiple sclerosis, PPMS is an autoimmune disorder that affects the brain, spinal cord, and opt...
Falkirk,GB
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@Notwaving 

19 Dec 2023 15:28Last reply 20 Dec 2023 07:45

Notwaving

Menopause and MS

I was diagnosed with MS at 50 and I immediately crashed straight into the menopause. Raging hot flushes, no chance of sleep. I had a hysterectomy a few years earlier so I didn’t have periods. The menopause and MS were both new territories to me so I couldn’t tell what was causing which symptom at fi...
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@hazz 

11 Apr 2023 11:13 EditedLast reply 12 Apr 2023 18:19

hazz

Does any one ever feel sad to the point of crying

Does any one ever feel sad to the point of crying due to anxiety sleeplessness, fatigue tho cant shed a single tear :( I try to get out as much as possible some time more end up tiring my self to extreme limits. some times im just searching friends out there really. People make jokes really can ...
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@Kammi08 

13 Nov 2022 06:45Last reply 13 Nov 2022 17:21

Kammi08

Sleeplessness

Oh insomnia is the worst. I didn't even take a nap today hoping that would help :( anyone else have this issue?
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@Frog2 

2 Sep 2022 15:45Last reply 2 Sep 2022 17:02

Frog2

Best time for Avonex

I've been on Avonex since May and started off quite well but I am finding that it gives me awful sleeplessness as well as a fever and flu like symptoms. Ive been having my injection at around 8.30pm because the advice was to take it late and sleep through the worst of the side effects, but I'm not s...
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@Shiftms 

29 Oct 2020 09:57Last reply 30 Oct 2020 05:29

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Awake | A film exploring the link between insomnia, mental health and MS

'AWAKE' 🛌💤😪 is a short film by Shift.ms that explores the interplay between #MultipleSclerosis, sleep and mental health. It is an experimental documentary film that unfolds over one night. Voices from real late-night phone calls are woven together to reflect on life and death from the unique pers...
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@Alice352 

24 Aug 2020 22:12Last reply 25 Aug 2020 11:20

Alice352

How long AE after pulse therapy?

Hello everyone! I was recently diagnosed with optic neuritis (and what apparently has been MS for several years now) and after long consideration I finally decided to opt for steroid pulse therapy (5 x 1000 mg methylprednisolone). The first few days were fine, I didn't experience any euphoria, slee...
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@shiftms-films 

25 Jan 2000 17:38Last reply 5 May 2024 19:53

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Awake | A short film investigating sleeplessness and MS

AWAKE' is a short film by Shift.ms that explores the interplay between Multiple Sclerosis, sleep and mental health. It is an experimental documentary film that unfolds over one night. Voices from real late-night phone calls are woven together to reflect on life and death from the unique perspective ...
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