How to Know You Are Having a Multiple Sclerosis Episode

When you first experience a relapse/remission episode from multiple sclerosis, you are not quite sure what it is. You think to yourself, what is happening to me? I feel tired, dizzy and it is difficult to see anything.

Because you are taking your daily injections, this dizziness or loss of vision should not be happening. But it is.

So what do you do about this?

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Neurologist
• <br>A Place to rest
• <br>Ability to not drive

Having a Relapse/Remission Multiple Sclerosis Episode

1. If you are feeling dizzy, losing your sight or have chronic fatique, call your neuorologist. These are signs you are having a relapse and your neurologist needs to know what is happening. It may take a day to get a call back from your neurologist. Once you get a call, tell her about the relapse. Let her know, all of a sudden, a dizziness came over you and it was difficult to do anything.
2. If other symptoms have occurred, let your neurologist know as well. If you are losing some sight, it is in your best interest to stay home. Please do not attempt to drive. If you have any family or friends nearby, ask them to drive you whereever you need to go.
3. Having a relapse is not something you expect to have. A relapse should not be happening if you are taking your daily injections or medication. Because our brains are so complex, what happens to the myelin sheath can be beyond the comprehension of non-professionals. Ride the relapse out. Your neurologist may give you the option of taking three steroid injections. I declined this way to stop the dizziness and instead decided to drink more Risotriene and MonaVie. Since I began drinking these two products, the dizziness has subsided and I am able to function normally and, above all, drive again. When you lose the ability to drive, your whole world stops.

Tips & Warnings

• It is advisable that you not drive as this could put you, your family and other drivers at risk.
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  Call your neurologist as soon as you feel dizzy.
• Risotriene and MonaVie may not work for your particular multiple sclerosis condition. It is wise to tell your neurologist about these products before taking them. Products like these may or may not work on you.