Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Fatigue/Heat Intolerence  

 According to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 80% of people with MS have fatigue. MS-related fatigue tends to get worse as the day goes on, is often aggravated by heat and humidity and comes on more easily and suddenly than normal fatigue. 

 Medically speaking, fatigue is not the same thing as tiredness. Tiredness happens to everyone -- it is an expected feeling after certain activities or at the end of the day. Usually, you know why you are tired and a good night's sleep solves the problem.
Fatigue is a daily lack of energy; unusual or excessive whole-body tiredness not relieved by sleep. It can be acute (lasting a month or less) or chronic (lasting from one to six months or longer). Fatigue can prevent a person from functioning normally and affects a person's quality of life. 

 What's the best way to fight MS related Fatigue?
The best way to combat fatigue related to your MS is to treat the underlying medical cause. Unfortunately, the exact cause of MS-related fatigue is often unknown, or there may be multiple causes. However, there are steps you can take that may help to control fatigue. Here are some tips: 
- Avoid extreme temperatures. Extreme temperatures may worsen your symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis.

 - Avoid exercise on hot and humid days, and never exercise to the point of fatigue.

 - Use air conditioning. If hot and humid conditions worsen your MS try to stay in cool and dry areas as much as possible. A home air conditioner may be tax-deductible for some people with MS so talk to your doctor about that. Some people use a cooling vest on extremely warm days.

 ** ABOVE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL MS SOCIETY WEBSITE   
For me fatigue is a major problem. I'm not the best night time sleeper anymore and I generally wake up in the mornings still tired and sleepy. I'm retired so it doesn't affect any job performance but I generally do my daily activities and they can exhaust me. My daily activities are showering, working out, eating, surfing the internet for information and typing on my computer. Usually by 3pm I'm tired enough to lay down and sleep for 30-60 minutes. Then I get up and seem to be recharged for more inactivity! lol Nowadays, I generally lay on my couch at 6pm to eat and watch TV until I go to bed.  
I was used to working hard because I owned a carpet cleaning business at the time. However, the feeling I was having was just total exhaustion and this was only
Personal story of mine regarding fatigue. Back in 1991 I went with some friends to northern Minnesota for a fun weekend. This was before I was diagnosed with my MS.  About halfway to our destination we stopped in a small town to pick up some ice and food. I walked into the store and all of a sudden I had this feeling of being totally exhausted. I hadn't experienced this before and I remember sitting down on some cases of pop to catch 




I sat on the pop cases for about 15 minutes until my friends were ready to go again. I remember walking slowly to the car a little woozy wondering what was happening to me.  
I wasn't driving so I sat in the backseat and closed my eyes.  I stayed like that for about 20 minutes and bingo...when I opened my eyes the tired feeling had left!  In hindsight, I remember the temperature were rising and it was getting humid out.  I know now that those are two of my worst problems that can lead  to more tiredness. 





















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