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Ive had a major MS attack once a year since 2014. Mostly due to a large life stresser or following the birth of my children. Is this alluding to disease progression or have others seen something similar? How frequently do you have exacerbations and what medications are you on?
@A MyMSTeam Member
Relapses due to such things as heat, stress, UTI, Flu, are called Pseudo Relapses . Meaning that the relapse was not caused by new lesions in the brain, cervical spine and or elsewhere in the spinal cord. In theory with a lot of hard work you should return to or close to where your ability was prior to the pseudo relapse.
Depending the cause of the Pseudo Exacerbation your doctor may treat it with a 3 -5 day treatment of Solumedrol IV or with Prednisone Tablets. Additionally if needed your Doctor my RX Occupational Therapy and or Physical Therapy. If it was an acute pseudo exacerbation the doctor may recommend that you go to an inpatient rehabilitation center.
Suggest you read these links :
https://msfocusmagazine.org/Magazine/Magazine-I...
https://multiplesclerosis.net/living-with-ms/re...
@michelannadeneslater - the newer drugs and their side effects make me very nervous. Since i was on the copaxone years ago and it worked before going off meds to have my kids i feel its a safer place to try first.
I have not had an exacerbation in 5 years. I am on Tysabri. Had the attack after being on the medication for 3 yrs . Doctors do not treat Pseudo attacks with IV Solumedrol. Pseudo Relapses are when your body makes you think your MS is acting up. The symptoms usually resolve themselves quickly.
Thanks @A MyMSTeam Member. This most recent one is definitely a full blown exacerbations unfortunatey. They all have lasted weeks so they probabky were as well from what i read?
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