a family member just found out that they have multiple sclerosis and I was hoping to gets some advice or tip from people living with MS or someone who deals with it this first hand. Please as many tips as possible this person is very close to me. Is their anything I can do?
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There are no effective herbal treatments for MS. Go to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society website and educate yourself. Everybody's case is different and must be handled separately.
Go off dairy products and any artifical sweeteners immediately. These things can attack the myelin sheath and expose the nerves. Going off these things helped me enormously. That includes soda drinks with artificial sweetners.
Many people with MS take one of the CRAB drugs (copaxin-rebif-avonex-betaseri... Many people find these drugs very helpful - I have MS (was diagnosed 14 years ago) and I have Solumedrol IV infusions every 6 months.I have heard many people say bee sting therapy is very effective for treating MS - I'm allergic to bees so that one is out for me too.There is no cure for MS just yet - but I think (hope) they are getting close.
The best thing you can do for this person is listen if they need to talk and understand if they act a bit odd for a while. Accepting that she has MS is the hard part and can take some time to come to terms with.
The very best thing you can do to help this family member is to learn the FACTS of this disease. Read up on it at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. Ask your family person with MS if they would like you to sign them up for their magazines, free materials, The NMSS offers a free weekly series, the name alludes me right this second, for newly diagnosed patients - it is a WONDERFUL series. After you learn all the facts and he/she is receptive to your continuous research, then find out what alternatives might exist. As an MSer, I would NOT be receptive to family or friend who came and told me about bee therapy or snake venom or any pill. My advice!
Take any herbal treaments, put them down and walk about 84 feet away from them in any direction.Your best option is simply try and have a healthy diet. Also discuss MS therapy options with a good Neurologist.Everybody says pretty much everything causes some sort of horrible disease and yet the proof is missing.There is not one human on this planet that even knows what CAUSES MS. When they finally know that, then and only then, we can start looking for a cure.In the meantime try and find a good Neurologist nearby you or an MS Treament Center. http://www.clams.org/goodocs.html...What we know is little, but it's still what we know. Anything herbal or "natural" is simply just a guess.
They need to be on a medical regime. Only approved medications are known to help with MS symptoms. Some people take extra B12 to help with fatigue. Someone with MS needs to be on one of the approved drugs to help slow or halt the progression.
Stress is one thing that triggers the onset of a MS attack, therefore,people with MS have to keep there stress levels low. Meditation and yoga and deep breathing exercises can help. Also have to keep out of exteme heat. Many people with MS have reported getting a ms attack after a hot shower/or weather. During heat, always carry a wet cold towel around your neck. Chiropractic adjustments have shown to alleviate some of the attacks. There is no actual herbs that treat or cure, but if I was to suggest one thing would be vitamin B12(sublinguals). Oh, also people with MS have to get plenty of rest and sleep.
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