- MS Fatigue NMSS topic
- A Closer Look at Managing MS Fatigue MSAA video
- Debunking Myths and Misperceptions MS teamworks video
- Risk alleles for multiple sclerosis identified by a genomewide study. N Engl J Med. 2007 Aug 30;357(9):851-62
- Interleukin 7 receptor alpha chain (IL7R) shows allelic and functional association with multiple sclerosis. Nat Genet. 2007 Sep;39(9):1083-91
Tag: fatigue
Cleaning with MS: Microfiber rags
As a wheel-chair bound MSer, I have found microfiber rags to be energy- as well as money-saving. See more…


Vassia Atanassova – Spiritia • Public domain
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Microfiber | Wikipedia
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Microfiber for Green Cleaning | Wellness Mama
Wash but don’t rinse
I discovered no-rinse laundry soap for hand-washing. Genius!
- The Best Detergent for Hand Washing Clothes | article on thesweethome.com
- Soak Wash | website
- Fatigue | National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- Managing Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis | MS Association of America
“I’m melting! melting!”
The first time I experienced M.S. fatigue, I was living on the Peninsula in the S.F. Bay Area. It was exhaustion like I'd never known. I remember trying to fold my clean laundry in a laundromat and having to stop and rest after one or two pieces at a time.
My arms felt like lead, my legs felt like they were shuffling through quicksand and my brain was so, so foggy. And sleeping didn't help although getting out of bed each morning was a battle. The exacerbation lasted a few weeks.
As with all my symptoms, it seems that once I've had it for the first time, the subsequent times I get it don't seem as severe. In reality, I suspect that they are as severe but that I become desensitized to them. Or maybe it's just never as scary ever after.
In any case, I think I am in the throes of an exacerbation, and the current heat wave isn't helping.