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I'm currently waiting to find out if in having a relapse or a flare up. I'm slowly weaning my 1 year old (he's mainly doing it himself as he's sleeping a lot more). Has anyone experienced a relapse when their hormones start to come back. I've not had a period so not fully back but I was warned by th...

Hello, I have looked through information on MS but have a few questions regarding relapses that I cannot find answers to. How often are people experiencing relapses? Are yours months/weeks or days between comings and goings of symptoms? Do you find you have multiple symptoms during each relapse? Fo...

Any advice? Generally I have relapses - one every three years, and I am not on DMT. This year, my left leg slowly fades away. Stairs, walking for a longer period now becomes a challenge.

Hi, After having Lemtrada in 2016/2017 & being relapse free since, I've had two back to back relapses and will be switching treatments. The neuro is keen on Tysabri, but has also talked about Ocrelizumab, Kesimpta and Cladribine. I feel overwhelmed 😕 Does anyone have personal experience of these dr...

Hi all, after some advice I’ve relapsed again and cannot feel my hands (new symptom) my feet are ongoing from previous relapse and never returned back to normal. I’ve also over the last 2 day’s experienced that my right buttock and leg down to my right knee is now numb. On going to the toilet a...

As part of #WorldMSDay 2019 Shift.ms released #Relapses24x24 - 24 stories of relapses as told by MSer's. We've stitched these stories together so you can see the various stages MSer's go through with relapses. What we learnt from these stories is that if you're experiencing symptoms that are not nor...

Hello. I was diagnosed in 2019 with RRMS and really only had the initial balance and optic issues and then 2 months later a numb face. Can people who have had no relapses for 4 years have one out of the blue? I thought with RRMS you might have a relapse every year. I am worried that my luck might...

Does anyone else find that they rarely have totally symptom free days, which are worsened by (extra!!) tiredness or stress? And during relapses, 'old' symptoms tend to flare up, too?

Hi, I was diagnosed with MS summer 2019. At that point I had had some minor symptoms such as numbness in my hands and feet and some blurred vision. Optic neuritis led to my diagnosis. Since then my day to day experience has got progressively worse. I have struggled to walk any distance at times and ...

Hey friends! So I am just wondering what peoples experience and/or knowledge of cold sores is with regards to MS relapses? I can feel my first cold sore brewing since my diagnosis and I’m feeling super fatigued. Not sure if the cold sore is a symptom of me being a bit run down, or if the cold sore i...