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Don't speak for the person with MS if they can't get their words out, they will and if you do that you just stress them even more!

Hi everyone - I would like to ask the people who have had a cognitive assessment & if they felt the 1 x a 4 tip sheet was of any help ? Because back in 2016 when I requested a cognitive assessment because I knew I was experiencing difficulty with my thinking - slowness of processing & also attention...

Has any1 noticed their cognitive ability- memory, attention, recognition etc. has worsend since covid restrictions started? Ms afffteced my thinking skills previously but now I forget a sentence/question somebody has just asked. 😐

Hi everyone. I hope you are all well and staying safe in these unusual times. I have lesions in my brain and spine and have numbness, weakness etc but I am mostly concerned about my cognition. I am being assessed and waiting for an appointment for a lumbar puncture as my Neurologist wants to excl...

Hi everyone, I just got my cognition testing results back. I have borderline impairment in: 1. Digits Forward and Digits BAckwqrd (visio spatial, central executive, phonological loop) 2. Attention Quotient (auditory, Visual) 3. Boston Naming Test 4. Visio-Spatial / Perceptual Skills 5. RBANS L...

Hello! I am feeling like all things brain related are wrong. Folks I have been doing really well that’s why I haven’t posted much however lately feel I’m going downhill. That ‘mushy brain’ feeling is back. How does one know if it’s a relapse, a pseudo relapse, a transition to sp? To make things m...

Hey Shift MS Extended Family! Please check out the latest #12daysofXms Video on Cognition and Thinking. I'm so pleased to have been able to be a part of this. https://youtu.be/bMcL7Y5lYN4 So "Cog fog", problems with thinking and memory, affect around half of all people with MS. Here I explain w...

Hi, Lately I have been facing a lot of cognition problems. I forget a lot of things and sometimes struggle in formulating my thoughts. Do you have advice on how to deal with cognition problems?

Hi there, Shifters. The theme of the next set of MS hacks is memory and thinking. As I'm sure many of you will have experienced, sometimes MS makes it just that bit more difficult to keep details in your head, keep track of conversations, or think of that oh so witty comeback quickly enough. So, if...

Hi guys, I'm not sure if this is ms related or something else. I have this weird sensation on the top of my head. It feels like there's something crawling through my hair, in just one section of my hair, but there's absolutely nothing there. It's been there for days now and my husband has looked all...

Hey there MSers 👋 What kind of diet do you follow? I recently came across some exciting news that I just had to share with you. You might be interested in hearing about a study that suggests a Mediterranean diet could reduce the risk of cognitive problems, like memory and thinking skills. The stu...

There has been a lot of comment on CBT's efficacy for MS since my first post. I'm going to throw this in the mix now: CBT emphasizes collaboration and active participation (Beck, 1995) and I wonder how that works with people who suffer from depression. Having struggled with depression myself, I know...

Looking at the list of the basic principles of CBT (Beck. 1995) in my previous post, I can see where CBT could be characterized as a rigid, formulated approach to therapy. However, it is important to note that CBT is based on an evolving formulation of a patient’s problems. In fact, CBT offers flexi...

Hi everyone! I am new on swift.ms and just thought I would introduce myself. I am a teacher and tutor here in Casper, WY. I am married with two kids (4 and 8). I started having odd symptoms shortly after I had COVID for the first time in 2021. I finally went to the doctor about it in September 2022 ...

I was diagnosed with RRMS on Dec 17th 2017, and my annual scans are showing no activity. I had the lumbar puncture, and evoked potential eye test. The lumbar puncture was positive and I failed the eye test. I have chronic fatigue recurrent optic neuritis, right-sided muscle weakness, muscle spasms,...

Hi there how did you feel with your neurologist my fist one said I had rrms 14 years ago he didn’t give me any dmts and said let’s wait and see and this year my memory cognition and legs and balance were all off saw a new neurologist she sent me to an ms team and got diagnosed with spms since having...

Hello you amazing people I have recently had a screening for autoimmune disease and thyroid which came back clear. However I’ve read that my symptoms still could be MS. I’m interested in people in the UK’s diagnosis stories and their early symptoms! I’ve had memory issues and cognition problems wh...

Hello, can anybody who has had Covid19 provide any experiences of what life after Covid is like for them? I tested positive for Covid about 4 weeks ago (I first caught Covid over one year ago) and have been really struggling since. For some reason this time around it has really hit me bad and my b...

Does anyone else experience a symptom wobble a few days before their period? My brain fog and cognition problems seem to get a bit lairy then ease off a few days into it. Does anyone notice the same?