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@Rav_MS 

5 May 2021 12:40Last reply 16 May 2021 14:53

Rav_MS

MS and Dementia

I haven’t been diagnosed with Dementia but i have symptoms of it. I regularly have cognitive issues, difficulty completing familiar tasks, recalling information about what was discussed a few hours back, trouble with speaking amongst other things. My friends and family have commented about my tr...
London Borough of Ealing, England, United Kingdom
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@michael_washburn 

26 Jul 2020 13:04Last reply 27 Jul 2020 18:05

michael_washburn

Dementia due to MS?

After nearly 3 years of searching for answers to my wife's rapid cognitive decline, multiple tests and MRIs and second opinions it is clear she has a the syndrome of Dementia. Our local neurologist as well as the team at UCLA agree that the cause is MS. Images show significant brain atrophy. I ...
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@WendyW73 

17 Apr 2025 18:51Last reply 17 Apr 2025 21:54

WendyW73

Has anyone had this happen?

I have been seeing a neurologist for little over a year. I’m about to have my second MRI. He had been pointing toward MS and then without having the second MRI yet he asks if I’m having more anxiety. Well yes because this process is taking forever and I still have no solid answers. He then tells me ...
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@StrictlySoca 

6 Oct 2023 06:58Last reply 7 Oct 2023 13:27

StrictlySoca

National Poetry Day and my cognitive function

I’m in mourning for my brain this week as I’ve had to make the decision to go for medical retirement after 11 years of continuing to work with MS chewing away at my cognitive function. Recently been retested at neuropsychological service and the decline was shockingly apparent. Even having the OT co...
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@Goonism 

12 Sep 2023 19:02Last reply 13 Sep 2023 10:31

Goonism

Brain fog

Lot of brain fog over the last few days but I'm on my knees just about looking after my dad looking like lewys dementia. Just stress or relapse? What would you do enough more fog to notice!
Leicester, UK
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@Joojoo1977 

30 Jul 2023 00:28Last reply 30 Jul 2023 15:38

Joojoo1977

Doctors are ignoring me

I have been suffering for a while now with various symptoms, mostly which have come and gone. Currently I keep getting optical migraines- not painful just a multiple zigzagging circle of colours, pain and weakness in my legs and knees, feeling lime theyre going to buckle. Headaches shooting from my ...
Bognor Regis, United Kingdom
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@HeidiHelps 

13 Apr 2023 22:00Last reply 14 Apr 2023 10:11

HeidiHelps

Caregivers

As a person who lives with a chronic and incurable disease (multiple sclerosis) and deals with all the psychological effects this situation brings into my life and my caregiver’s life, I have long been aware of the strain caregivers are under. I suspect that CBT would be a useful tool to teach care...
Kamloops, Canada
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@Nayla93 

2 Apr 2023 11:54Last reply 2 Apr 2023 19:45

Nayla93

Deteriorating quality of life, it may now be ms?

For five years things have been so crazy. I went to a n e with right sided pain and back pain never got anywhere and went from being super fit to obese and low. My symptoms started as right sided pain, back pain, dissociation/foggy head, tingling and right leg numbness. In the last year- its bowel a...
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@MSLyndy 

12 Dec 2022 12:44Last reply 14 Dec 2022 15:31

MSLyndy

Hello - New joiner

Hi there good people, Finally plucked up the courage to join this community and connect with fellow MSers who "get it". I don't know anyone living with this disease and often feel quite alone. I work full-time (mostly at home since the pandemic) but have little energy left over to arrange much o...
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@HeidiHelps 

1 Nov 2022 19:39Last reply 1 Nov 2022 23:31

HeidiHelps

Alzheimer's Disease and MS

Yes, it's possible to have MS and dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease. Changes to the brain can be caused by both MS and Alzheimer's disease. People with relapsing-remitting MS, primary progressive MS, secondary progressive MS, and even very mild MS can go on to develop Alzheimer's disease too. Al...
Kamloops, Canada
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