How a person with MS feels is known only to themselves. The simplest things become a real Mount Everest. The first challenge for every patient is to gather their thoughts in the morning and get out of bed. To think about getting up... try to think about getting up... to gather their thoughts at all. I am sure most patients know exactly what I am talking about.
Daily Challenges and the Fight for Normalcy – Depression During MS Therapy
MS, called the "disease of many faces," in this case, always has the same face. The face of weakness, chronic fatigue, difficulty gathering thoughts, and the great desire to rest after being exhausted from resting. Only we understand what we feel. When we manage to "gather" physical strength and get up in the morning, we are still left with chronically tired minds and the typical "fog" in our heads.
Depression and MS: Fighting the Disease and Social Misunderstanding
In most cases I know, and I know quite a few, the surroundings of patients do not really help. How many times have each of us heard that we're faking it, that nothing is wrong, that we look fine... It takes a lot of determination to endure all this. In my opinion, based on years of trial and error testing many things,
the first priority should be to manage psychological problems, and only then move on to rehabilitation
which we will not have to force ourselves to do and will not see as a necessary evil. Rehabilitation should be the time we dedicate to fighting the disease, to win! It should motivate us, not bring us down.
Supplementation as Support in the Fight Against Depression in MS
In my case, I started with supplementation. This is how Neuromentis was created – an ideal supplement both for people with multiple sclerosis and for healthy individuals, improving memory and helping the body combat fatigue. I don't need to convince anyone that supplementation plays a key role in multiple sclerosis, but healthy people should also supplement the right ingredients to maintain their sharpness, alertness, and reaction speed at the highest level in today's times.
The Next Step in Fighting Depression in MS: Specialist Support
If this does not help, the next step is to visit a psychiatrist and get prescribed the appropriate medications to fight what is eating us. We should not be ashamed of this, especially not before ourselves. Uncontrolled chemical processes triggered by the disease occur in the brain, and we need to help ourselves fight them. First, supplements, and I am convinced that in most cases, this will be enough, but if it is not, don't suffer and go to a specialist.
Author: Andy - CEO of Biomelius LTD, who was diagnosed with MS in 2017
