Multiple Sclerosis Treatments and Therapy

<h1>Multiple Sclerosis Treatments and Therapy</h1>Author: <a title="Alexander Blaine" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/alexander-blaine/261726.htm">Alexander Blaine</a> It would be virtually impossible to write anything short of a book on multiple sclerosis treatments because there are so many. The reason for this is because the disease can produce any one of a number of symptoms from blurred vision to complete paralysis. The symptoms are treated as they occur. This article is going to cover a few of the most common treatments for this disease. The most common treatment for MS is for fatigue because it is the most common symptom. For fatigue, the generic drug Modafinil is usually prescribed. This is a central nervous system stimulant. It enhances wakefulness and is less likely to cause jitteriness, anxiety or excess activity. Side effects, so far, appear to be mild. The less common are anxiety, insomnia, irritability and aggressiveness. However, in 2007, the FDA ordered the manufacturer to include in the leaflet for this drug a warning about potential harm from long term use including several syndromes such as Stevens-Johnson. Another common symptom of MS is muscle spasms. These spasms are caused by the imbalance in the electrical signals coming from the brain and spinal cord. These spasms can be treated with physical therapy alone. Where therapy isn’t effective, muscle relaxants such as baclofen are used. Valium is also sometimes used to treat these spasms. And then of course there are problems with balance, which become more common as the disease progresses. Vertigo is fairly common among MS sufferers. Depending on how severe the vertigo is, this symptom can be treated with something as mild as an antihistamine such as Benadryl. Naturally, the stronger the drug, the more serious the side effects. Naturally, the above only scratches the surface of the symptoms and treatments for common MS symptoms. Of course there are also drugs used as a generic battle against the disease itself depending on what stage you’re in (relapsing-remitting or secondary progressive.) If you’d like more information, please check the link in my signature below. While there is no cure for MS, there is a lot of hope for the sufferers of this terrible disease.About the Author: For more detailed information about this topic, go to: <a href="http://multiplesclerosistherapy.blogspot.com/">Multiple Sclerosis Therapy</a>, or visit: <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/multiplesclerosistherapy">Multiple Sclerosis Treatments</a>.
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It would be virtually impossible to write anything short of a book on multiple sclerosis treatments because there are so many. The reason for this is because the disease can produce any one of a number of symptoms from blurred vision to complete paralysis. The symptoms are treated as they occur. This article is going to cover a few of the most common treatments for this disease.

The most common treatment for MS is for fatigue because it is the most common symptom. For fatigue, the generic drug Modafinil is usually prescribed. This is a central nervous system stimulant. It enhances wakefulness and is less likely to cause jitteriness, anxiety or excess activity. Side effects, so far, appear to be mild. The less common are anxiety, insomnia, irritability and aggressiveness. However, in 2007, the FDA ordered the manufacturer to include in the leaflet for this drug a warning about potential harm from long term use including several syndromes such as Stevens-Johnson.

Another common symptom of MS is muscle spasms. These spasms are caused by the imbalance in the electrical signals coming from the brain and spinal cord. These spasms can be treated with physical therapy alone. Where therapy isn’t effective, muscle relaxants such as baclofen are used. Valium is also sometimes used to treat these spasms.

And then of course there are problems with balance, which become more common as the disease progresses. Vertigo is fairly common among MS sufferers. Depending on how severe the vertigo is, this symptom can be treated with something as mild as an antihistamine such as Benadryl. Naturally, the stronger the drug, the more serious the side effects.

Naturally, the above only scratches the surface of the symptoms and treatments for common MS symptoms. Of course there are also drugs used as a generic battle against the disease itself depending on what stage you’re in (relapsing-remitting or secondary progressive.)

If you’d like more information, please check the link in my signature below. While there is no cure for MS, there is a lot of hope for the sufferers of this terrible disease.

For more detailed information about this topic, go to: Multiple Sclerosis Therapy, or visit: Multiple Sclerosis Treatments. Alexander Blaine, Writer.

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