MS in Moderation – a Column by Tamara Sellman

January 31, 2019January 29, 2019

Need to Know: High-dose Biotin Protocol

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Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s ... Read more

January 24, 2019January 31, 2019

Need to Know: The Link Between the Epstein-Barr Virus and MS

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Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about multiple sclerosis? Visit our forum. This ... Read more

January 10, 2019January 14, 2019

Need to Know: How to Manage MS Leg Spasticity

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Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s ... Read more

January 3, 2019January 9, 2019

Need to Know: Natural Strategies to Fight MS Inflammation

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Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s ... Read more

December 20, 2018December 18, 2018

Need to Know: Managing Depression and Anxiety When You Have MS

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  Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This ... Read more

December 13, 2018December 12, 2018

Need to Know: What Are Some Good Books That Feature Multiple Sclerosis?

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Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s ... Read more

April 12, 2018April 25, 2018

The MS Alphabet: UTI, Vertigo, White Matter Lesions, and Other ‘U’ Through ‘Z’ Terms

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her series on the “MS alphabet” with this column referencing terms starting with the letters “U” through “Z.” This is the last post in ... Read more

April 5, 2018April 25, 2018

The MS Alphabet: TENS, T-Cells, Tinnitus, and Other ‘T’ Words

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her series on the “MS alphabet” with this column referencing terms starting with the letter “T.” Symptoms of MS Tinnitus You may already know ... Read more

March 29, 2018March 28, 2018

The MS Alphabet: Stem Cell Therapy, Sx, Synapse, and Other ‘S’ Terms

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her series on the “MS alphabet” with this column referencing terms starting with the letter “S.” Last in a series of five. Symptoms of ... Read more

March 22, 2018March 21, 2018

The MS Alphabet: Remyelination, RRMS, Quadrantanopia, and Other ‘Q’ and ‘R’ Terms

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the “MS alphabet” with this column referencing terms starting with the letters “Q” and “R.” Symptoms of MS Quadrantanopia This ... Read more

March 15, 2018March 14, 2018

The MS Alphabet: Scotoma, Spinal Tap, Steroids, and Other ‘S’ Terms (Part 4)

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  Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her series on the “MS alphabet” with this column referencing terms starting with the letter “S.” Fourth in a series of five. Symptoms ... Read more

March 8, 2018March 7, 2018

The MS Alphabet: Symmetrel, Subcutaneous, Sensory Problems, and Other ‘S’ Terms (Part 3 of 5)

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the “MS alphabet” with this column referencing terms starting with the letter “S.” Third in a series of five. Symptoms ... Read more

March 1, 2018February 28, 2018

The MS Alphabet: Solu-Medrol, Side Effects, Scanning Speech, and Other ‘S’ Terms (Part 2 of 5)

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the “MS alphabet” with this column referencing terms starting with the letter “S.” Second in a series of five. Symptoms ... Read more

February 22, 2018February 21, 2018

The MS Alphabet: Swallowing Reflex, Sertraline, Sclerosis, and Other ‘S’ Words (Part 1 of 5)

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her series on the “MS alphabet” with this column referencing terms starting with the letter “S.” First in a series of five. Symptoms of ... Read more

February 8, 2018February 7, 2018

The MS Alphabet: Plaquenil, PML, Prevalence, and Other ‘P’ Words (Part 6 of 7)

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the “MS alphabet” with this column referencing terms starting with the letter “P.” This post comes sixth in a series ... Read more

February 1, 2018January 31, 2018

The MS Alphabet: Plaque, PRV, Placebo, and Other ‘P’ Words (Part 5 of 7)

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with this column referencing terms starting with the letter “P.” This column is fifth in a series ... Read more

January 25, 2018January 24, 2018

The MS Alphabet: Provigil, Progression, Plantar Reflex, and Other ‘P’ Words (Part 4 of 7)

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with this column referencing terms starting with the letter P. This post comes fourth in a series ... Read more

January 18, 2018April 25, 2018

The MS Alphabet: Pseudoexacerbation, PEG, Pycnogenol, and More ‘P’ Words (Part 3 of 7)

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the “MS alphabet” with this column referencing terms starting with the letter P. This post comes third in a series ... Read more

January 15, 2018February 14, 2018

The MS Alphabet: Phosphenes, Plegridy, Plasticity, and Other ‘P’ Terms (Part 7 of 7)

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the “MS alphabet” with this column referencing terms starting with the letter “P.” Last in a series of seven. Symptoms ... Read more

January 11, 2018October 1, 2019

The MS Alphabet: Prednisone, Ptosis, PwMS, and Other ‘P’ Words (Part 2 of 7)

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with the second column in a series of seven referencing terms starting with the letter “P.” Symptoms ... Read more

January 4, 2018January 3, 2018

The MS Alphabet: Paroxysms, Plasmapheresis, and Other ‘P’ Words (Part 1 of 7)

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues the MS alphabet with the first in a series referencing terms starting with the letter “P.”  Symptoms of MS Paroxysms This term describes sudden ... Read more

December 21, 2017May 21, 2018

The MS Alphabet: Optic Neuritis, Occupational Therapy, and Other ‘O’ Words

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with this column referencing terms starting with the letter “O.” Symptoms of MS Optic neuritis This is ... Read more

December 14, 2017December 14, 2017

The MS Alphabet: Neurogenic Bladder, Neuropsychologist and More Words That Start With ‘N’

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(Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with this column referencing terms starting with the letter “N.”) Symptoms of MS Neurogenic bladder Many people ... Read more

November 30, 2017November 29, 2017

The MS Alphabet: Mimic, Marcus Gunn Pupil, Mitochondria, and Other ‘M’ Words

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with the second of two columns about terms starting with the letter “M.” Symptoms of MS Marcus ... Read more

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017

The MS Alphabet: MRI, Myelin, mAbs, and Other ‘M’ Words

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with this first of two columns about terms starting with the letter M. Symptoms of MS Memory ... Read more

November 2, 2017April 25, 2018

The MS Alphabet: Lhermitte’s, LDN, Lymphopenia, and other ‘L’ words

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with the second of two columns about terms starting with the letter “L.” Symptoms of MS Lhermitte’s ... Read more

October 26, 2017May 1, 2018

MS Alphabet: Lesion, LP, Leukocytes, and Other ‘L’ Words

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with this first of two columns about terms starting with the letter L. Symptoms of MS Lesion ... Read more

October 12, 2017October 12, 2017

MS Alphabet: JC Positive, Kinins, and Other ‘J’ and ‘K’ Words

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(Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with this column about terms starting with the letters J and K.) Symptoms of MS Kyphosis More ... Read more

September 28, 2017September 28, 2017

MS Alphabet: Interferon, INO, inflammation and Other ‘I’ Terms

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(Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with this column about terms starting with the letter I.) Symptoms of MS Incontinence A common symptom ... Read more

September 14, 2017September 13, 2017

The MS Alphabet: Hemiparesis, Helper T-cells, HLA and Other ‘H’ Terms

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(Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with this column about terms starting with the letter H.) Symptoms of MS Hemiparesis (and hemiplegia) When ... Read more

August 3, 2017August 2, 2017

The MS Alphabet, Part 2 of the Letter ‘G’: Gilenya, Genetic, Glial Cells, and More

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(Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with the second of two columns about terms starting with the letter “G.” Read more “G” terms here.) ... Read more

July 27, 2017July 26, 2017

The MS Alphabet: Fatigue, FGF, Fasciculations and More F Words

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Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with this second of two columns about words starting with the letter F. Read the first “F” column ... Read more

July 20, 2017April 25, 2018

The MS Alphabet: Gait, Gag Reflex, Gadolinium and Other ‘G’ Terms

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(Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with this first of two columns about terms starting with the letter “G.”) When it comes to ... Read more

July 13, 2017April 25, 2018

The Joys and Challenges of Summer

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I live in the best place in the U.S. during the summer — the Pacific Northwest, with its temperate climate and easy access to nature and culture. Rarely do ... Read more

June 29, 2017June 21, 2017

The MS Alphabet: Foot Drop, Flexion, Fingolimod, and More ‘F’ Terms

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(Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with this first of two columns about terms starting with the letter “F.”) When it comes to ... Read more

June 22, 2017June 21, 2017

MS Alphabet: EAE, Endothelium, Epstein–Barr, and other ‘E’ Words

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(Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with this second of two parts on terms starting with the letter “E.” Read the first part ... Read more

June 15, 2017June 14, 2017

How to Survive Business Travel When You Have MS

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I just spent a week in Boston at an industry conference. I realized I’ve mastered the art of preparing for long-distance excursions since my last flare-up four years ago. ... Read more

June 8, 2017June 21, 2017

The MS Alphabet: EVP, Exacerbations, Estriol and more ‘E’ words

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(Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with this first of two parts on terms starting with the letter “E.”) When it comes to ... Read more

June 1, 2017May 30, 2017

The MS Alphabet: DMD, Dystonia, Dawson’s Fingers and Other ‘D’ Words

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(Editor’s note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with this second of two parts on terms starting with the letter “D.”) When it comes to ... Read more

May 25, 2017May 23, 2017

Electric Stimulation as a Drug-Free Option for Managing MS Pain

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One of the biggest ongoing threads we have in the forum I help admin revolves around the subject of pain. We all know how pain can be disabling, or ... Read more