#mind-and-body - Shift.ms

19 Sep 2014 13:28Last reply 20 Nov 2014 20:17

MS Hacks: Anxiety and Mood

Hi everyone, it's MS Hacks time again. Many MSers are faced with anxiety issues or suffer from Depression, low mood and other emotional obstacles at some point. With Winter on its way, things can just feel a lot heavier if you are unprepared, so I'm after your tips and strategies for dealing with st...

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@MrsHawk

17 Jan 2013 17:08Last reply 19 Jan 2013 08:18

Less Than Perfect...

I am not often mad... but today i am mad. i went to get a massage and got talking to the receptionist...we started talking about my MS and how i came to be diagnosed etc. she blurted out "Thank god you are already married... it is hard enough to find a man when you are perfectly healthy i cannot ima...

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@danigirl01978

6 May 2012 05:09Last reply 7 May 2012 17:58

Feeling stupid!!

Hi all, Felt I really need to throw this question to all the girls out there. Have any of you had to admit defeat and hang up your heals for good and stick to flats? Since my diagnosis I havent really been out but I have got a slight balance issue and before I knew I had ms if I was out with fri...

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@scooby76

13 Apr 2016 08:15Last reply 19 Apr 2016 11:58

When you can't get up

When life had knocked you down you can't get back up, what do you do.. what do you do. All I want to do is stay in bed I'm hurting so bad the pains cramps and stiffness is worse than ever nothing is working I can't even sleep. I have an appointment with the pain clinic at the end of this month but n...

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@FrancLeone

7 Dec 2015 00:38Last reply 8 Mar 2018 14:17

Trouble sleeping/late night energy?

Since my late teens I am seldom tired at night time and have always found it difficult to go to bed. I never go to bed before midnight, 1am and I end up lying in bed for ages before I can doze off. This can be a nightmare in the mornings as I am always tired which can worsen my mobility, so therefor...

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@Shtanto

28 Mar 2019 18:26Last reply 12 Apr 2019 03:49

Dating and being single

Well now here's one we've all likely come up against. I've been single a wee while now and got to thinking about the implications of dating. First off is the 'married a carer' problem, where you find a perfectly reasonable life partner and everything goes well and you put them in an awful lurch when...

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@doubleo7HUD

4 Mar 2017 06:49Last reply 4 Mar 2017 12:32

Relaxation for blokes.....

Ey ups and good mooning gentlemandems and lady folk too, if you are perusing another amazing post from the dubs. I keep being told that relaxation is the key 🔑 to staying happy and healthy when one has ms. So I decided to share some amazing videos I found on YouTube this morning as I was sat on th...

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@KrisP

25 May 2015 18:27Last reply 25 Feb 2018 10:58

Supplements to consider

Hi guys Interested to see what you guys take supplement wise, I read alot online about possible helping supplements etc and found some above the usual ones. Usual ones - B12 Vitamin D Fish Oil/Flaxseed MitoQ - holly mentioned this it's good for mitochondria Magnesium - good for tight muscles Bioti...

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@saran

6 Aug 2012 13:17Last reply 9 Aug 2012 23:19

Exercise and MS.

I had a relapse last summer that really went for my core. I've physioed my little socks off since last Novemeber but I think I've gone as far as I can go physio wise. Although I'm much improved, I still struggle with being 'upright' over extended periods of time. Sitting is harder than standing. Whe...

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@nicholaschh

26 Apr 2016 17:49Last reply 2 May 2016 11:20

New User - hello!

Hi, I'm Nick and have SPMS, and am now wheelchair bound, having been diagnosed 16 years ago at the age of 42. I am married with three children, the youngest of whom is now 21. So the disease struck in the middle of their childhoods, which was the toughest part of it for me and my wife. We have been ...

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@isaacson72

11 Mar 2016 18:57Last reply 14 Mar 2016 12:50

Dealing with stress?

I'm sure this has been covered on this site many times, so I apologize if this is very redundant. I scrolled through a few pages of comments but didn't see anything recent so I thought I'd ask. I have a very high stress job. I have a very busy teenager at home (who is also being bullied I learne...

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@Hayla

14 Feb 2015 08:54Last reply 27 Jun 2020 11:45

Relationship Stress

MS is stressing. We MSers know that first hand. Unfortunately seems that my boyfriend of 6 years is only now realizing that. We have been fighting a lot and he has said very hurtful things to me. Its true that he apologizes when his temper has cooled off but truth is that for the past few months we ...

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@DJDsouza

24 Apr 2014 11:41Last reply 28 Jun 2014 18:38

Rhodiola -anyone try this herbal extract

"If you’re feeling stressed or on the verge of burning out, Rhodiola Rosea Stress Relief (THR) could help to put you back on track. A traditional herbal medicine, it temporarily relieves symptoms associated with stress, such as fatigue and exhaustion." To avoid placebo effects I've got to think thi...

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@mattbr

23 Jul 2012 14:59Last reply 25 Jul 2012 12:03

Greetings from Brazil!!!

Hi there everyone!!! Kind of new here, although í´ve been reading your chating for the last few weeks. As the title says, i´m from Brazil (it´s not a problem, is it?) and still don´t have my dx. Actually, i don´t have almost any of those "classic" symptoms of MS (by classic i mean fatigue, blurre...

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@Sarah_T

3 May 2012 09:17Last reply 4 May 2012 15:13

DMD Decision time ..Ugh!

Hi I'm currently trying to make a decision between the 4 DMDs. I’m sending myself slightly mad trying to choose one. I’ve been through the ms decisions site - www.msdecisions.org.uk . I’m spending evening scouring forums to get people’s opinions on them and very day I change my mind as to whi...

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@Tbaima

3 Sep 2019 11:19Last reply 4 Sep 2019 00:49

Looking for support

Hello all! This is my first post since my first flare 11/5/2018. I've read so many articles, blogs and books about MS that I feel overwhelmed by information. I haven't spoken about it publicly or sought out a MS support group because I just don't feel comfortable with it yet. I'm still angry, frustr...

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@Purl2

7 Jun 2017 19:25Last reply 4 Jul 2017 18:53

Knees!

I just wanted to ask if anyone is dealing with their knees HYPER-EXTENDING? I'm dealing with Primary Progressive, so don't really know if this is unique here. If so - what are you doing about it?? I haven't done regular physical therapy in years - but keep up with my yoga myself, and other exercis...

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@NiceCupOfTea

3 May 2017 20:25Last reply 6 May 2017 15:33

Pet therapy

Hi, I wanted to share something that makes me happy! I have always found pets (dogs, mostly) to be immensely important figures in my childhood. I have two pet rabbits that I love to bits, I love even just watching them. They are house rabbits and I have trained them to come to call and use a litte...

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@Robaczek1

9 Apr 2016 15:15Last reply 18 Apr 2016 07:34

Lemtrada

Helooo my Dear Frends Is again ME ..I have finally date for my lemtrada 15 of may ????plz People any advice ???how to prepare for this???I'm doing right oohh;???thanks for any massage,information

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@tigerdes

12 Mar 2015 09:50Last reply 13 Mar 2015 21:51

Irritability

Over the past couple of months I've really noticed how irascible I've become. It's not been an easy year to 18 months for us. - We've sold our house twice - original sale collapsed - Bought a new house which had to go through probate - Renovated the house once probate was granted lots of evenings a...

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