An estimated 80 percent of people living with multiple sclerosis experience fatigue, which can interfere with work, school, and tasks of daily life. However, there are several lifestyle strategies for tackling this symptom. Experts from across the MS care spectrum shared advice on this topic during the International Progressive MS Alliance’s Nov. 9 webinar, Fatigue in Progressive MS.
“Usually, fatigue is described as this overwhelming feeling of tiredness or exhaustion — it’s not specific to MS, and may occur in other chronic conditions as well,” said Dr. Jaume Sastre-Garriga, a neurologist at The Multiple Sclerosis Centre of Catalonia, in Barcelona, Spain, during the event. “It can be one of the most common and also disabling symptoms in multiple sclerosis.”
Dr. Sastre-Garriga noted that people with MS may face a stigma due to the fatigue that they experience. In fact, others might consider them to be lazy when they are truly feeling fatigue due to their MS. “Being fatigued by MS is not being lazy. Fatigue is a symptom that needs to be tackled in the best way we can,” he said
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