Managing a relapse
Most people with multiple sclerosis (MS) are diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS – where symptoms arrive unexpectedly (a relapse) and are followed by periods of improvement (remission). For nearly all people with MS, this is how their MS begins.
The exception is for people who have primary progressive MS, where from the start symptoms gradually get worse over time.
Some people with secondary progressive MS also experience relapses.
Some people with secondary progressive MS also experience relapses.
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What is an MS relapse?
- What is a relapse?
- What happens in a relapse in the central nervous system?
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How do I know if I am having a relapse?
- What symptoms can occur in a relapse?
- Pseudo-relapses
- Uncertainty
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What do I do if I think I'm having a relapse?
- First steps
- If I have a relapse, how will it be treated?
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Steroids
- What are steroids?
- What do steroids do?
- What are the side effects of steroids?
- What are the long-term side effects of steroids?
- How are steroids given?
- Do I have to go into hospital to have steroids?
- What does NICE say about steroids?
