Bezzy MS

2 weeks ago | bezzyms.com | Laurie Budgar |Heidi Moawad

Multiple sclerosis symptoms can make it difficult or stressful for some people to continue working — and this can affect your sense of identity. We asked Bezzy MS readers about their experiences. Raise your hand if you had your first job as a teenager. Maybe you were even younger and babysat, mowed lawns, or delivered newspapers as a tween. Work has long been part of U.S. culture.

1 month ago | bezzyms.com | Laurie Budgar |Heidi Moawad

Research suggests that some older adults with stable multiple sclerosis may not need a disease-modifying therapy. Bezzy MS readers share their insights into how stopping their DMTs has affected them. Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) have drastically improved the lives of millions of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) since they were introduced in the 1990s. Now, with nearly 30 approved DMTs available, people with MS can treat their disease with a pill, an injection, or an infusion.

1 month ago | bezzyms.com | Lindsay Karp |Thomas Johnson

After years of waking to the slightest disturbance, I’ve found my white noise machine helps more than anything else to get a good night’s slumber. I’ve always been a very sensitive sleeper, startled by noises from outside or even gentle sounds like the heat turning on and off. When I had children, I began waking up even more often during the night to attend to their needs. In the 20 years since I developed multiple sclerosis (MS), restful sleep has become even more elusive.

1 month ago | bezzyms.com | Julia Edelman |Mia Armstrong

When people respond hurtfully to information about your chronic health condition, it can be hard to know when to speak up and when to stay quiet. I have two autoimmune conditions, multiple sclerosis (MS) and uveitis. For most of my life, I didn’t speak about them at all because I was afraid of people seeing me differently or having people say the wrong thing. I didn’t want others to misunderstand my situation, so I kept it to myself entirely.

2 months ago | bezzyms.com | Laurie Budgar |Heidi Moawad

With dozens of disease-modifying therapies now available for multiple sclerosis, people often want to know more about how the side effects compare. Here, Bezzy MS readers share their insights. Multiple sclerosis (MS) was a disease without a cure or treatment for many decades. Even in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) started to become available, people didn’t have a lot of choices regarding which treatment to try.