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Lisa Emrich on Multiple Sclerosis
Saturday, September 22 2012
When faced with stress, effective coping skills are your way to staying above the fray. Stress itself is not necessarily bad. But an individual's perception and respond to a stressful event is very important.
General stress management techniques include: eating a balanced healthy diet; keeping physically, socially and intellectually... Read more
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Lisa Emrich on Multiple Sclerosis
Wednesday, September 19 2012
Stress is not an inherently bad thing, however if you have MS, you know that it can have negative effects. For years, the connection between stress and MS has been accepted by neurologists, neuropsychologists, and patients alike. I agree that acute stress seems to aggravate my MS symptoms.
Saturday morning, I attended an MS... Read more
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Lisa Emrich on Multiple Sclerosis
Wednesday, August 29 2012
Earlier this month, I learned that I have mild sleep apnea. The path that led to my diagnosis was a bit round-about. If you remember in April, I was dealing with some increased anxiety and depressive symptoms. We increased my antidepressant and I received an as-needed anti-anxiety medication. Both were very helpful.
When my... Read more
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Lisa Emrich on Multiple Sclerosis
Thursday, August 23 2012
With three potential MS disease-modifying drugs awaiting FDA approval, drug companies are jockeying for position in grabbing their corner of the MS market. Sanofi-Genzyme filed for FDA approval of Aubagio (teriflunomide) in August 2011. Biogen Idec filed for BG12 (dimethyl fumarate) in February 2012. Most recently, Sanofi-Genzyme... Read more
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Lisa Emrich on Multiple Sclerosis
Tuesday, July 31 2012
Occasionally, readers submit questions regarding “late stage” or “end stage” MS. People want to know about “stage 4” MS, advanced MS or MS at the end of life. These questions are often difficult to answer, not just because of the sensitive nature of the subject, but due to the use of nonstandard... Read more
