if u have a newborn then yes u r sadly going thru a relapse, i'm an r.n. nurse with M.S. so i seen an experinced it. i know your situation is difficult to say the least but if it gets to bad u may get worse and need hospitals and drs meds, one thing you can try is calming tea at night and coffee during the day if anything else pops up in my head i'll let u know. hoping 4 the best 4 u and your family.

Meg- what does your neuro say- is it tired or the exhausten??? I have no DX so cannot give advise-but you need to keep your neuro abreast of this dear.-Ellen PS do you have a good support system that can help some with the kids?? Ellen

I do take a pill (amantidine) for fatigue but my MS neuro says the best thing for fatigue is exercise. He strongly believes this. I have yet to try it so I cannot tell you if it works or not. This neuro has been working with MS since the 1960's. He is very knowledgeable.

Hi
Yes, with a newborn its possible, however you need to pace yourself, doing a little less today, means doing longer later.

I got pedals, sometimes I just slide from my bed to chair next to it and start pedaling, ten minutes later im feeling, lets go shopping good. Exercise is extremely important, do yoga with the baby, aerobics with the older child, I do chair aerobics, fun and I don't get tired.

Alma

djbritt,

I kind of disagree with the exercise thing. It is OK if you can but sometimes the fatigue is so bad I can't get up to go to the bathroom much less exercise. If you can, do what you can but if not don't feel guilty by saying I can't.

My biggest problem with fatigue is I can maybe push through it for a special event but they pay for it the next day. Those who don't have this problem just don't know how dehabilitating this can be.

It sure sounds like you have a heavy load there with family responsibilities & working full time.
Fatigue would be expected after a newborn too & often relapses. You need to be in constant contact with your neurologist at this time.
One thing you should do is take a break, even a 5-10 minute break every hour to rejuvenate. That often helps with the fatigue, just short breaks to make you safer esp with driving.
ome gentle stretches also help, just move your legs out or in bicycly formation & stretch your arms above your head & straight out in front of you.
Dont over do it but esp take the breaks & gentle stretches.
Take care of yourself, your family need you & you need to rest & recuperate too.

Easy M

I was in a wheelchair, couldn't walk and fatigue its still a big issue for me. Now im with a walker and cane because I went to pt and got a home program. When I started pedaling for six minutes every other day , I could not lift my leg to place on pedals, stay awake during session,, today I pedal two to three hours daily on my own , nobody makes me, except my desire to maintain muscle mass and remain mobile. Movies are made from people that face challenges and beat all odds. Not those who just feel victim of their circumstances. My dr said I couldn't, I said send me to pt. He did and I squeezed every drop of knowledge from those women,,, my gain.
My daughter also has ms and fatigue use to keep her in bed, I used to push her to stretch in the mornings, sometimes I had to text her because I was still in bed stretching myself. For a long time, I couldn't get out of bed by myself, she had to drop my legs and rotate me. I didn't like that feeling, so I do what the healthier patients here recommended. I exercise and modified my eating habits.

Fatigue can be so frustrating, as can a lack of good health insurance. A friend of mine is really into natural remedies for her MS, and so far she's had good luck with improving her quality of life that way. There are actually quite a few supplements you can take to help your MS by properly nourishing your body to regenerate damaged cells. Multivitamins are a must, as is an Omega-3 supplement, B-50 complex, soy lecithin granules, and a diet containing lots of fruits and vegetables. Minimizing or eliminating your meat intake can also make a difference. Green tea is another widely available item that contains lots of antioxidants to help fight the damage. My friend said that learning about natural remedies was one of the best things she's done yet.

http://www.www.FreebiesForMSers.org

HUGS---I hear ya on that one. I have spent most of the post-holidays in bed...recovering from the holidays themselves. I am amazed how long I can sleep for....

I'm also with you in the no-health-insurance-boat. And bless you for trying to work with MS, take care of a newborn and a 7-yr. old and your husband too...That would be enough to wear out ANYONE --much less someone with MS. ((HUGS))

The one good thing (if there is one) about not having insurance, is that you can always show up at the ER. They HAVE to see you. They can turn you away as soon as you are "fixed" with much less attention than someone who HAS insurance, but yet, they HAVE to see you. So, for me anyway, that has been a comfort.

Try to take care of yourself. Your fatigue is your body telling you to stop and slow down and rest...and I know, we can't always do that....

HUGS

Hi, I live on energy drinks. They seem to help me a little

I agree that exercise is the key. So is rest. Mainly diet can improve your fatigue. I just had a reality check in that area. I eat very well - usually, gluten free, sugar free, etc. I indulged in a lot of sugar the past few days and have found myself dozing off in my computer chair just like I used to feel like doing when I was still working... right after lunch. I felt soooo good when I stopped the sugar and gluten that I wished I'd have found the diet I used prior to stopping work. It could have made a huge difference.

I wish you well and I hope you will try both the exercise and the diet. You don't need to go overboard on the exercise, just starting and working froward will help.

Hope you begin to feel better real soon.
~Lorrie