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An MS relapse, attack, flare-up or exacerbation (whatever your chosen description) causes new symptoms or the worsening of old symptoms for people with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. It differs from person to person and can be relatively mild, or severe enough to interfere with someone’s ability to function at home or work.Find out how others manage their relapses, ask a question, or share your own relapse experience.

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@Lucy_Blake 

6 Aug 2024 17:54 EditedLast reply 18 Apr 2025 14:34

Lucy_Blake

Breastfeeding weaning and relapses

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...
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@Midge204 

4 May 2024 11:57Last reply 4 May 2024 21:50

Midge204

Questions about relapses.

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...
Leeds, United Kingdom
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@dipetar 

5 Dec 2022 12:45Last reply 20 Apr 2024 18:07

dipetar

Not on DMT, no relapses, left leg fades

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.
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@Moflio 

3 Aug 2023 20:39Last reply 11 Apr 2024 09:39

Moflio

Lemtrade breakthrough relapses :(

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...
Oxford, UK
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@Ayrton 

19 Jan 2024 09:49Last reply 19 Jan 2024 12:48

Ayrton

Relapses & concerns

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...
Rochester, UK
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@shiftms-films 

26 Jan 2000 10:14Last reply 13 Dec 2023 21:31

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Relapse Stories By MSers | How you identify your own relapses

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...
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@Kirstie_Hawkins 

9 Jun 2023 14:23 EditedLast reply 9 Jun 2023 22:29

Kirstie_Hawkins

Relapses and RRMS

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...
London, United Kingdom
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@Sweetcorn 

18 Mar 2023 19:31Last reply 23 May 2023 14:37

Sweetcorn

Flare ups, relapses, daily symptoms

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?
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@Hollyp 

17 Aug 2021 19:20Last reply 7 Dec 2022 09:19

Hollyp

Advancing symptoms, no new relapses?

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 ...
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@Griggsy 

18 Oct 2022 08:56Last reply 18 Oct 2022 17:45

Griggsy

Cold sores and relapses??

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...
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