Beyond Exhaustion: Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Fatigue

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease. This disease affects the central nervous system. It includes the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve. In this condition, a person may experience symptoms like blurred vision, numbness, tingling in the limbs and severe fatigue. However, this disease is not common.

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Fatigue and multiple sclerosis are completely related to each other. Fatigue is a symptom of multiple sclerosis. According to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 80 percent of people with MS feel fatigue. Fatigue can prevent a person from functioning normally. A person's quality of life can be affected due to fatigue. Let us tell you that when fatigue occurs due to multiple sclerosis, serious conditions can arise. Fatigue may get worse as the day progresses. Also, due to increase in heat and humidity, one may experience fatigue.

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Fatigue itself is a common symptom of multiple sclerosis. If someone is feeling tired, then by keeping some symptoms in mind, it can be found out that it is happening due to multiple sclerosis -

• Tired Eyes
• Tired Legs
• Pain All Over The Body
• Feeling Low On Energy
• Difficulty Concentrating
• Feeling Weak
• Frequent Sleep
• Irritability
• Panic Button
• Being Stressed Or Worried
• Increased Fatigue After Noon

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Any person can experience fatigue due to multiple sclerosis or MS. Let us tell you that the fatigue caused by MS is different from normal fatigue. In this fatigue, the entire energy of the person gets lost. Also, even after getting good sleep at night, fatigue does not go away. The causes of fatigue caused by multiple sclerosis are as follows -

Doctors often prescribe medicines to treat multiple sclerosis, but if MS is causing fatigue, some medicines can still prove effective. Medicines to treat multiple sclerosis -

Multiple sclerosis fatigue can also be restricted. For this, along with medicines, you can also try making changes in your lifestyle -

• For this you should avoid smoking and consuming alcohol.
• To maintain the energy level in the body, do exercise regularly.
• Eat low calorie foods. Be sure to include protein etc. in your diet.
• Try to reduce stress and anxiety.
• Yoga, meditation and pranayam can also help in reducing fatigue.

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Fatigue is a common symptom of multiple sclerosis, but this fatigue is completely different from normal fatigue. Due to this fatigue, your energy may decrease and you may feel weak. Also, this fatigue becomes worse after noon. In such a situation, if anyone has multiple sclerosis, he can avoid fatigue with the help of a healthy lifestyle. If you want, you can also take medicines as directed by your doctor to reduce fatigue and MS symptoms.