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@MelissaCook 

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WIDE-Eyed at Night & Worried

Nothing takes me down with MS faster than missing my sleep. I can usually do one night of fewer than eight hours, but two in a row? Last night I was WIDE-eyed and worried. A bout of food poisoning wreaked havoc on my night which I could typically manage, but not two nights in a row. The night before...
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@tosh 

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Result of a fall

Good morning. I'm new here and I'm looking for info. I fell several weeks ago and ended up with a minor concussion. Since then I've had nausea in the back of my throat every time I eat or drink. It's the feeling that you're gonna be sick but after a few minutes it goes away. My GP says that the...
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@jaymem 

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MS triggers

Hello — what are some of your triggers for having a flare up/what do those flare ups look like to you? I have been exceptionally stressed at work and notice I am exhausted lately (more than usual) and having trouble balancing my personal life demands. Is this just life and not specific to my MS?
St. Louis, MO, USA
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@jaymem 

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MS triggers

Hello — what are some of your triggers for having a flare up/what do those flare ups look like to you? I have been exceptionally stressed at work and notice I am exhausted lately (more than usual) and having trouble balancing my personal life demands. Is this just life and not specific to my MS?
St. Louis, MO, USA
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@Katylou 

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Random or triggers?

Had a real down day yesterday ... been struggling with weak and wobbly legs and brain fog and fatigue at work... I can go days and weeks feeling normal... then randomly I'm MSsey ... anyone else have complete randomness or should I be looking harder for a trigger?
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@ChiMum 

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Can tooth ache trigger your ms.

I’ve had terrible toothache since last Friday, I e felt a bit off it all weekend. Today I woke up and my vision is bad. I feel very out of it and off balance. Could my toothache be causing these symptoms? Off to the dentist tomorrow :)
Sheffield, UK
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@BillyGee 

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Triggers / Flare Ups

(not sure if flare ups should be hyphenated or not, but hoping we've not got to many grammar/spelling/etc pedants here.... ;) I'm trying to understand more about what causes my wifes 'flare ups' or 'bad days'. It seems to be mostly stress related, she can't stand drama or noise or complications, ...
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@HeidiHelps 

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Psychological Triggers

Of the many theories I studied, cognitive behavioral therapy is very good at stress reduction and it is my first choice for a therapy for clients with chronic disease. According to Pahlavanzadeh, Abbasi and Alimohammadi (2017), psychological aspects are one of the factors that could influence the qu...
Kamloops, Canada
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@funnybank 

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Covid has triggered nystagmus

Has anyone found any painkillers that aren't as heavy as gabapentin that deal with nerve pain? I react really badly to a lot of drugs so prefer a gentler approach but the pain in my eye is really getting to me. After a week of covid I don't think I've got the strength to deal with drug side effects ...
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@lucys 

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Triggers, stress management and wearables

Hey everyone! Hope you’ve all got a relaxing weekend ahead. I was wondering what people have found there triggers are for relapses? I’m really new to this but it seems that I’ve had 3 relapses over the last 10 years. I can relate this to particularly stressful times in my life (although when I said...
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