Multiple Sclerosis

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I have learned a lot about myself since being diagnosed with MS, and it turns out that I am not good at accepting help.

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Get tips on how on how to be a caregiver for a friend or relative who has multiple sclerosis (MS).

My priority is finding the treatment that will keep me at my best, but fear of the unknown always creeps back in.

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Taking care of my mind, body, and spirit is just as important as keeping up with my medical care.

I knew I had to make my health more of a priority so that I could keep doing the things I loved for as long as possible.

Learning to Let Go of My Pre-MS Life At 25, I worked as a neurosurgical intensive care nurse and was a year into graduate school. In my spare time, I played the piano to ease stress and re-center myself. I seemed like a typical young, healthy, ambitious person. But I had been having -- and ignoring -- strange symptoms for quite some time.As a nurse, I saw neurological diseases every day, so I’m sure there was a part of me that recognized my symptoms. But after witnessing how devastating those diseases can be, I could not bring myself

WebMD has tips to help you eat right and feel better when you have MS.

WebMD has ideas for tools that can help you stay mobile when you have MS.

WebMD has tips for planning a vacation when you have MS.

WebMD has tips to let people with MS enjoy a full and satisfying social life.

Tips from WebMD for people with multiple sclerosis on how to keep up a satisfying sex life.

Marleigh Brown shares the daily routines that help her manage her symptoms and keep a positive outlook.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a degenerative disease with symptoms increasing over time. Restorative rehabilitation allows MS patients to improve their quality of life. Learn what you need to know

Find out lifestyle changes and alternative therapies that can help you manage the emotional ups and downs that happen when you have multiple sclerosis.

Find out how family and friends, support groups, therapists, and online organizations can give you the emotional backing you need if you have multiple sclerosis.

Find out how drinking can affect your MS symptoms and may interact with some of the medicines you take.

The actor and recently married mom tells WebMD how fear and worry led her to hide her condition.

Some vitamins show promise for MS symptoms, but here’s what to know before you buy.

Does your diet affect your MS? While no food cures it or causes it, WebMD explains what the research shows about nutrition and multiple sclerosis.

WebMD has shopping tips for clothes that can beat the summertime heat when you have MS.

WebMD explores the buzz about vitamin D and multiple sclerosis.

WebMD explains how you can ease pain from multiple sclerosis, including OTC drugs, muscle relaxants, and methods like biofeedback and cognitive behavioral therapy.