Saturday, January 6, 2007
MS and Vitamin D

For me, MS stands for Multiple Sclerosis.

I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in October of 2002.

I'm fortunate to be able to say that so far I have been very lucky. But it has only become recently, within the last couple of months that I have realized just how much I try and hide the disease and have come to resent it.

People call me clumsy. And I know I am. I have very poor balance. Turn a light on in a dark room and it doesn't just wake me up, it is actually painful. Not to mention times when my vision doubles, it is always very quick and temporary, but annoying all the same.

And fatigue. I am tired all of the time. Everything requires an effort. This isn't just a lazy day feeling or a feeling of wanting to take a cat nap. This is resting my eyes at a red light and then having the beeps of other cars wake me up.

And the depression. I suffer from clinical depression anyway, but during relapses of my MS my depression worsens. Severely. And it's so frustrating. The knowledge that there is so much out of my control is already irritating at times for everyone. But the knowledge that there is so much about my own mood and body that is out of my control is just...too much to bear sometimes.

So the latest news is that Vitamin D can lower your risks of getting Multiple Sclerosis. Of course with no cure and very little research any news is great when it comes to this disease and so I keep up with it as much as I can.

I already have been diagnosed, but I went straight to Walmart and bought some Vitamin D. Maybe it will help, if even just a little. =o)

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