how long can a bout of on last? I have
been dx'd 'possible ms' but not
experienced on. Can it come on suddenly
(e.G. - when you are driving?)
also, I understand that an exacerbation
can last either minutes, hours, overnight,
days, weeks or months. Is this correct,
do you think?
Some answers appreciated, thanks.
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oopoopoop
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Posted: 11-15-05 10:25am
I was diagnosed with optic neuritis about
2 years ago. I don't know if it came on
suddenly, or I suddenly noticed it.
Because I wear glasses, i'd just had the
persistent feeling that my lenses were
grubby -- until I realised it was my eye.
It was as though I was looking through
steam, plus my colour vision had gone. I
understand now these are "classic"
symptoms -- the doctor barely even had to
look at me to make the diagnosis. But I
did take a test, involving seeing dots of
lights, to see how badly I was affected.
Apparently about 50% of cases are linked
to ms, and the other 50% are unknown
cause. I wonder if perhaps a lot of the
cases that are not associated with ms just
don't get registered, as people wait for
it to go away and, with no other symptoms,
don't bother seeing a doctor.
In any case, my risk factors were
contradictory: I was over 40, so past the
usual age of onset, but my father had ms,
so I am at high risk. Having had no other
symptoms, the doctor opted not to do any
mris, etc.
It took a few months for my vision to go
back to normal. The "steam" effect
probably lasted about three weeks,
gradually dissipating, but I didn't see
red and yellow again for six months.
So far, no further episodes.
I would say also that, having had the
scare, I have done a lot of research to
see if I can avoid any other ms-related
symptoms. First, the most important thing
is to massively increase your vitamin d
intake. That means getting out in the sun
for at least half an hour a day, and take
supplements. I take about 800 iu a day,
roughly 4 times the minimum requirement.
The reason for that is the clearest
epidemiological link with ms is in
latitude: people who live close to the
equator are much less likely to get ms,
and the further from the equator, the more
likely you are to get it. Further, the
main exception to this relationship is in
areas where people eat a lot of oily fish,
which is very high in vit. D. It is
possible that people who are at risk for
ms do not process vit. D properly, and so
need to ingest more. Vitamin d regulates
the immune system, so a lack of it may
allow the immune system to go haywire.
I also am eating a lot of linseed
(flaxseed), which is one of the best
sources of essential fatty acids, and take
lecithin supplements, which help with
nerve health.
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lil_bina_bean
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Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Otown
Posted: 03-02-06 00:30am
I have ms.. And my first symptom was o.N.
I didnt know what it was, I thought maybe
it was because had had lasik surgery. My
o.N. Was double vision, and it was only
in the morning.. But that went away after
a week or two. The second time I had it
was probaly 2 months later. And at first
it started off like the first time. But
it got worse and worse where I had double
vision all day.. I ended up needing
solu-medrol for 3 days and that cleared it
up after about 4 days, with 100%
resolution in about 2 weeks.
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