Is it Real or is it Memorex?
I've started having some small issues again; but is this another exacerbation starting up or is it just the residule symptoms intensifying...how do you know the difference?
Hi Hollyk,
Tough question. When you feel something coming on, you just want it to be Memorex so it doesn't mean your MS is worse. Sometimes it is true -- lucky you. Other times, it may be the real thing, but it also could fully recover. I went to a few favorite sources to get a clear answer.
According to WebMD, an exacerbation lasts at least 24 hours. Julia Stachowiak says that a true relapse lasts a full 24 hours or more. The National MS Society agrees -- an exacerbation, relapse, or flare up lasts at least 24 hours.
Regardless of the time period, anything that significantly interferes with your quality of life is not such a small issue. Call it whatever name comes to mind.
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Awww Cr*p! What about the symptoms that never go away? I guess it's like having "scars" from the relapses? I'm starting to think that I have a progressive type because I never have gone back to "normal" and with each exacerbation I've gotten worse-it levels off or lessens some; but I never have gone back. I've got permanent damage.
I've been really tired again for just over a week now and my cognitive is starting to fluctuate as is my memory. All of those things are residules from the last exacerbations which although decreased a little; I never recovered.
The reason I ask is I'm supposed to contact my neuro at the MS Clinic the next exacerbation I have that lasts a week. He wants to try this iv medication to see if it makes it better. I just don't know if the severity of the "one" is worthy of it or not...