Primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) is one of the rarest of the four forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), making up approximately 10 percent to 20 percent of MS cases worldwide. Like other forms of multiple sclerosis, PPMS is an autoimmune disorder that affects the brain, spinal cord, and opt...
I was diagnosed with MS at 50 and I immediately crashed straight into the menopause. Raging hot flushes, no chance of sleep. I had a hysterectomy a few years earlier so I didn’t have periods.
The menopause and MS were both new territories to me so I couldn’t tell what was causing which symptom at fi...
Does any one ever feel sad to the point of crying due to anxiety sleeplessness, fatigue tho cant shed a single tear :(
I try to get out as much as possible some time more end up tiring my self to extreme limits. some times im just searching friends out there really.
People make jokes really can ...
I've been on Avonex since May and started off quite well but I am finding that it gives me awful sleeplessness as well as a fever and flu like symptoms. Ive been having my injection at around 8.30pm because the advice was to take it late and sleep through the worst of the side effects, but I'm not s...
'AWAKE' 🛌💤😪 is a short film by Shift.ms that explores the interplay between #MultipleSclerosis, sleep and mental health. It is an experimental documentary film that unfolds over one night. Voices from real late-night phone calls are woven together to reflect on life and death from the unique pers...
Hello everyone!
I was recently diagnosed with optic neuritis (and what apparently has been MS for several years now) and after long consideration I finally decided to opt for steroid pulse therapy (5 x 1000 mg methylprednisolone). The first few days were fine, I didn't experience any euphoria, slee...
AWAKE' is a short film by Shift.ms that explores the interplay between Multiple Sclerosis, sleep and mental health. It is an experimental documentary film that unfolds over one night. Voices from real late-night phone calls are woven together to reflect on life and death from the unique perspective ...