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What make you feel better/worse (short terms)
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:11 am
by MacGyver
The severity of MS symptoms often tend to vary a lot from day to day. I have posted in this subject before, because I find this phenomenon a bit strange and interesting.
I'm particulary interested in what makes a rapid (hour to hour, day to day) difference on severity of symptoms. Feel free to post just about anything!
I have noted some things below as an example of what I am looking for:
--Makes symptoms better--
-Alcohol
-Heat
-Cold
-Magnesium supplements
-Intense sunlight
-LDN
--Makes symptoms worse--
-Heat
-Cold
-Stress
-Nicotine (smoking)
-Food (gluten, fatty food... etc etc)
/MacGyver
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 12:22 pm
by carolsue
Alcohol: Worse (at least temporarily)
I had a facial spasm several months ago and found my first alcoholic drink at the end of the day aggravated it a lot for an hour or so. The gymnastics seemed to calm back down to their normal dance after the second drink, however.
Stress and fatigue: Worse
carolsue
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:45 pm
by Niko
What makes the symptoms worse:
Stress
I forgot -- Humidity!!!
What makes things better:
Quiet rest
No humidity
Niko
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:34 am
by JFH
ditto Niko
and
Worse still
A day at work
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:21 am
by Niko
Just *thinking* about my old job gives me stress!
Take care, deep breaths...
Cheers,
Niko
Heat
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 5:48 pm
by sunnydelilah
Heat
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:52 am
by Dawnsmspage
Better: Monthly massages...daily naps!!
Worse: Stress...Humidity...did I mention STRESS!!
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:27 am
by OneEyeBlind
THings that make me feel better:
My Husband/Kids
R&R
Sleep
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Things that make me feel worse:
My Husband/Kids
Stress
Heat
Work/Boss
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:02 pm
by Stoli
Worse - heat, humidity, alcohol
Better - cool and if I knew of anything else I'd be doing it !
Take Care
Stoli
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 10:01 pm
by mscaregiver
For Kathleen :
Worse : Heat (extremely), stress.
Better : cool air, rest, exercise, massage, eating correctly ( I try
),lack of stress.
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 5:41 pm
by flora68
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 12:23 pm
by kspackrat
Worse:
HEAT is my biggest enemy and can knock me down almost instantly
stress is another biggie
lack of sleep and not enough down time or rests
driving bothers me most of the time
extreme cold makes my hands and feet feel like they are on fire
better:
cooling off how every I can at the time, ice packs, AC, cool drinks, swimming - but if the water is too cool on my hands and feet it makes them worse
rest
a good laugh
getting away from stress
Things that help/hurt
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 3:30 pm
by RevLeonidas
I don't know why anyone has said this, but sex ALWAYS helps me!
lots of spinach/carrot juice, yoga, Yerba Matte tea, walking, time outside, our cats and dog, and sleep makes me feel better.
sugar, candy, junk food, and alcohol usually makes me feel bad.
