Womens Health: Menopause and Multiple Sclerosis
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2023
- In this video, 'Menopause and Multiple Sclerosis: What Every Woman Needs to Know', we delve into the complex relationship of womens health between menopause and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). I aim to provide clear, comprehensive information to help women navigate this challenging intersection of womens health issues.
We'll explore the impact of menopause on MS symptoms, discuss the latest research findings, and offer practical strategies for managing MS during this significant life transition. It's a big topic in Womens health! Whether you're a woman living with MS, a carepartner, or a healthcare professional, this video is designed to empower you with knowledge and understanding. Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for more informative content on MS.
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I am more educated than my physicians at times because of your videos. I even repeat some of the stats you put out. Lol!
😆 🤣. Well when you have something like MS you really educate yourself on it because they deal with so many people with different health issues. MS sux. Amen ✅️ 👍 ladies watch for early menopause cuz I missed it and Dr's did to. Yes indeed it makes MS worse. Truthful ✅️ 👍
HELL. YES. DR B! I am there now and I have no words for how much it matters with MS. No one is talking about this!!!!! Wtf
Dr. B and a few others are kind enough to help us. However the rest of them care nothing abt those who suffer from this horrible disease. I wish everyone well but after hearing this and having my life turned upside down after the age of 50...now 56 it makes you very very very bitter and angry hate all of this. Apologies abt the vent. Be well everyone
Doctor,
There is simply NO WAY that you can understand or thoroughly comprehend how GREATFUL I am to you for putting these videos out here for all of us in need of such information. A simple THANK YOU seems quite inadequate.
I sure wish I lived in the same town as you. Unfortunately I'm in Oregon and quality neurologists are pretty MMMEH around here.🤷
Bless you, bless you, bless you!🤗
My doctors actually see me as an insurance cards with several numbers. I am ashamed to go to my doctors because they even ask me why I thought that I have MS. My doctors also say that there has to be a component where someone back in our family trees have to have been diagnosed with MS. No one in my family has ever been diagnosed with MS and that Vitamin D plays a crucial role in getting MS. I was always out in the sun either swimming or getting up hay for my father.
MS and Menopause will always be connected for me. I was diagnosed with MS at 54 and it coincided with peak menopause symptoms, totally disabling me. I can walk again but the hot flashes turn my muscles to jello and if I am out in the sun, I nearly collapse with fatigue. Thank you for validating how these two conditions are making my life hellish. I guess I need to decide if HRT can help as none of my doctors have EVER suggested that they could help with the MS symptoms. I have just been soldiering through the hot flashes during this summers heat waves while trying to overcome the nerve rehab with PT exercise and FES. It seems like any progress I make can disappear during my hot flashes. Those around me can only see the hot flash symptom... my face turns red and beads of sweat running down my forehead... but they dont see the resulting fatigue and instability/balance challenges unless I actually fall down. My incontinence is also much worse during what I call an MS Flash or Menopause attack. Thank you for tackling this topic. I dont feel like I am going through this alone anymore or going insane...
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There’s an anti-depressant called Venlafaxine that has been a lifesaver for me regarding menopausal hot flashes (but originally prescribed for major depressive disorder). I’m currently at 187.5 mgs daily.
Diagnosed at 48. 2 yrs after EBV Infection! No wonder I was a huge mess!! Holy Cow. I'm on all appropriate meds except the biphosphates. Memory issues plague me so I'm no longer a practicing Pediatrician. 😢None of my physicians seem to know these connections. I wish you could do some CMEs for MedPeds internists, FP. ARNP and PAs. Let's educate some colleagues!
HRT saved my life when I was 26 years old thrown into surgical menopause. However, I was diagnosed with MS at the age of 42.
I'm 58 years old and will be on estrogen until I die. Don't let the fear doctors keep you away from HRT.
ESTROGEN is essential for heart and bone health. .. it's amazing for MS too. It's my "drug of choice" and my gynecologist strongly agrees with me. My gynecologist has 80 year old patients on estrogen and they don't have MS.
I seem was perimenopause and then had surgery for endometriosis back in 11/22 months later I developed leg weakness, numbness tingling and twitching . I was also diagnosed with hyperflexxia. I went to the dr and they sent me for brain and optical nerve imaging, cervical and lumbar . All three were negative. They did emg and nerve conduction test again negative! One dr said it was anxiety(it’s not ) I went to a functional dr and they did a urine test for toxins and my lead and tin were high, but my blood test for these are negative. At this point I do not know what to do? I’m miserable and in pain and scared! I was out on hRT patch! It helped with hit flashes but that is all ! Help!
I knew when I lost my period and went into perimenopause, that my walking went right out the door. One day I'm walking and the next not only was my period gone, but I fell out of bed. I told my Dr. this and it was like she didn't understand. It's so nice to feel validated! Estrogen down, inflammation up. Dr. B, I'm sooooo glad that you discuss this in a video. I am not crazy, I know my body and when the craziness really hit me.
What can be done when we're consistently dismissed? This is criminal and cruel.
AHA moment: So THAT'S why I spent my perimenopausal years depressed, limping, and running around getting misdiagnosed by psychiatrists, orthopedic and women's doctors alike (and getting labeled by all as a raving hypochondriac on the way) until my MS diagnosis in 2018 at age 55.
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Me too friend 🧡
@@Superchick.Marie777 Yeah, we got this. EDDS 6 at diagnosis and downhill ever since, despite the Ocravus, but cheerful since having my sanity (or what's left of it that hasn't fallen out of the holes in my brain) reaffirmed by one and all. Best greetings from Jerusalem! 🙌
Thank you so much for this Dr B. Very relevant for me - I had a relapse at age 54 resulting in MS and menopause symptoms combined 😫😭 - not fun! I take HRT and an SSRI which are very helpful. MS and menopause brain fog are pretty much indistinguishable from one another 😅 but mine has definitely improved with time and effort. Thank you so much for taking the time to talk about this, it is so important to so many of us. You make us feel that a good quality of life is still worth fighting for. ❤🤗
Thank you so much for this video Dr B. I often think my MS is affecting my cognition, but it's the damn menopause that is its partner in crime inside of me!
I wish we could clone you Dr. B! You are a blessing and a godsend, and I'm not even religious lol! No doctor has ever mentioned this topic with me, and I'm 56! It seems all hell went loose for me after I had my son at age 36. No dx though, just a bunch of ignoring and missteps from docs. My period stopped at 49 and I never experienced any peri-menopause symptoms. What I did experience though was an acute relapse at 49, which landed me in the hospital for 31 days and finally a diagnosis of MS. This is all starting to add up for me now. I will share this video for sure! Thank you! ❤
I'm not going through menopause yet, I'm currently age 33 and was diagnosed at 25 but it's suspected I had MS since age 15 due to a traumatic brain injury I had at age 12. I 100% agree that hormones mess with my MS symptoms a ton. During my period or whenever I delivered my kids (I had 4) my MS symptoms got so much worse.
Nice video. Hormone replacement is obviously a controversial topic, though I do have some patients who claim good results with HRT. One medication other than myrbetriq for people with neurogenic bladder is sanctura (trospium) which can cause dryness but not cognitive impairment as it is a large molecule which does not cross the blood-brain barrier. Myrbetriq can cause high blood pressure but is a good option for people without hypertension. I filmed a video specifically on the pregnancy hormone estriol and its potential role in MS to be published 8/16/23
I'll look forward to this 8/23 video!
My experience of menopause was connected to my worst MS attack. I was 40 and had active lesions in my brain stem threatening my autonomic nervous system. My neurologist had me take chemotherapy to shut it down. My menopause took place in one fell swoop. I had one more period and that was it. In trying to save my life, he chose that consequence. I understand it had to be done, but it also accelerated my aging.
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#StrongerTogether You’re not alone Bluesky. I’ve had RRMS since 17. MS people are here in all walks of life, and Dr Boster helps educate and bring us together so we can share and support each other.
You’re a lioness to have come through such adversity with such a good, loving heart.
You’re never alone my love xx
I went into early menopause and have learnt heaps about it, MHT the new term for HRT is life changing, the WHI study that linked breast cancer strongly has been refuted and the risk is exceptionally low. Especially if you take transdermal estrogen, in fact those without a uterus who don’t require progesterone lower their bc risk- Jean hailles foundation or AMS have all this info. I wouldn’t be without my estradot patches , it gave me sanity back.
Wow, Dr B, this menopause video is fantastic, thank you soooo much. My neurologist didn’t mention the relation MS/menopause. You just saved my mind/body.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I'm 52 years old, diagnosed with MS in 2010. The combination of MS and perimenopause have been completely kicking my butt for quite a while now. I haven't been able to find too much information on it, but did read about the connection between fluctuating hormones and autoimmune disease. I've mentioned it to my neuro numerous times, but I'm not exactly sure how seriously he's been taking me. Thank you so much for providing scientific validation for what I've been experiencing!
Thank you so much for this video. I am 50 and have been post menopausal for three years. I have just started HRT as my fatigue levels have become so bad they made me bed ridden. Just hoping it’s going to improve things soon 🙏🏻
This is a great video! I am 49 years old and diagnosed at 46 years old. I always said that hormones play a big role, as I experience that every month. My neurologist says it has no impact and that I have to take it easy on the bad days. Finally I went to the gynaecologist and she puts me on HRT. I hope his will help!
This is GOLD! I started getting very ill before, during after each menstrual cycle for years before my 2nd major relapse. After I was diagnosed I mentioned how ill (mainly fatigue & pain)I am during this time (which was 2to 3 weeks of each month) and if the MS could be linked to my cycle & I was told Nothing, complete blank face from my MS Nurse 🤦🏻♀️ I enquired about the hormonal coil myself and after a few months of having it, it was like a miracle had happened ! I’m now 45 & probably in perimenopause phase anyway & that’s probably why I’m still struggling with the MS .. but it’s just unreal how in the UK this just doesn’t seem to be discussed with you as a newly diagnosed MS patient. Your videos are just priceless Aaron Thank You 🙏🏼
Your video helped me a lot.😢 All these symptoms started 7 months ago. I'm 70. 😭
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I was hospitalized with mono for a couple of days in my early 20s. About a decade later, I had my boys and started feeling "weird" after, and fell a lot, dropped thiings a lot, etc. Finally, I was diagnosed with MS at 50 and the symptoms exploded at that time. I'm convinced i had it for many years before.
Anyway, bone density is something that my doctor and I haven't discussed. Also, pelvic health therapy is great, like you said. I've seen a lot of improvement since starting. Thank you for the information and suggestions. This has been very helpful in clarifying some things for me and in offering useful topics to discuss with my doctor. Good stuff!
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Thank you Dr Boster, such an important and not talked about enough. As I’m 47 in September I know it’s looming on the horizon and so this information is so appreciated and empowering! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Seeing. My neurologist next month showing him this video! Thanks Dr.B - you rock i could not have said these words to him but now I have you to thank for - ☝️🧡 always addressing the tough subjects 🧡 Nancy 🇨🇦much appreciated
Best video for me and I’ve viewed thousands. I was diagnosed at 58 after having pulmonary emboli so immediately stopped HRT, which had been so helpful. No one mentioned the patch. Good questions for Dr Berkovich at my next appointment. Thank you so much.
I am in Ohio and i am so grateful that i found your channel. I am suffering with a multitude of issues beginning with Bell’s palsy. Metro found three lesions on my brain but says it isn’t MS. Yet i have a lot of these symptoms. I’m in daily pain but i keep going . Thank you for educating us. Well spoken.
Didn’t realize there was a connection. Was diagnosed at age 28 just after having my second child. Have recently turned 45. Needless to say peri menopause has started. Will definitely speak to my neurologist about this.
Have to add. That same child (my second and youngest) is now 17. She’s had a lot of questions about MS within the past year since she wrote a report in school. The topic was “an illness that has effected your life”. Referred her to this channel. Has helped answer so many questions for her. Ty so much for doing what you are doing. Not just for those of us with MS but for our families and friends who want to understand what we are going through.❤
TAMOXIFEN since stage 3 breast cancer treatment 3 years ago. Now due to have full hysterectomy as one ovary borderline. I have had MS since 2008 but had a relapse i thought due to chemotherapy etc. Thank you for this information I am truly grateful ❤ I will take better care of my bone health. Just a note for people taking vit D please consider taking vit k2 as this helps navigate the calcium to the bones ❤
The way I have been waiting for this video!! I'm deep in peri-menopause research right now, and I'm finding that onset of symptoms happens closer to 38/40 than 45 for many people 🙃. So grateful that you're my doc ❤❤
I’m 40 and starting to see progression of my symptoms I was in remission for 7 years prior
@@ShabnamH62 I'm 43 and have been suffering a huge relapse since April. I was 10 years symptom free before that
When I was 28 I suffered a major relapse. It even effected my lady parts I was numb and didn't have any feeling. It was one of the most crazy things I've ever went through. Everything went back to normal once I got on medication to treat the MS. My sex drive how ever has never been the same.
Ty Ty Ty! I've recently figured out that I have two ovarian cysts on both ovaries and fibroids, they always said it was my bladder but I've been having pains for over 15 years under my bellybutton.
I'm also the one that they found an 8 ball size brain tumour while looking for MS in 2021. And finally I'm seeing doctors and taking a stand and asking for help.
I thank you so much for this video as I may share this with my care team and hopefully they will listen and figure out what's best for me.
Join me tomorrow, Monday 7/31/2023 at 6am EST for the premiere of this video!
Thank you Dr B!!! Our number one MS Warrior!!!!!
I am 44 diagnose with MS 2 yrs ago.I am also going through perimenapause from age 30 I was told by my Dr.
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Oh damn. I'm 47. Dx'd in 2000. Still experiencing menses, but my have been struggling more with depression and brain fog in the past few months. My JCV titre is not grossly affected. No signs of PML. (I've been on Tysabri for a decade.) THANK YOU for reminding me that "hey, menopause is still a thing." 🙄
Thanks for this as it is something that I have been thinking about...
I was so pleased you covered the topic of Perimenopause and Menopause because I thought I was loosing my mind ! The week before I bleed my fatigue is off the scale !
I’m 63, and always felt that my fatigue, cog fog, bladder issues were all difficult to parse out. Was it my MS? Was it menopause? Now I realize how intertwined they really are (duh- there’s the cog fog!) and will be more proactive in getting these all back on an acceptable track. Thanks, Dr B!
Thank you for sharing this information. I turn 39 this year and just had my first child.
Being on the cusp of forty menopause is on my mind. But I had not put any thought into how it might affect my MS. I feel more informed, and if my MS does ramp up, at least it won't be a rude shock. It is something I can talk to my neurologist about and be prepared for.
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I took tamoxifen for 5 years in a double blind study, at the age of 47, (after my mother’s death from breast cancer). I developed MS, the very next year, 2 total hip replacements at 60 and now osteoporosis. I am 80 years old and take Fampyra but was never on any of the DMT . BTW, I also have AFIB, and for the last 2 years, MAC lung disease. But I am still here and follow a strict diet and life style. Tamoxifen might have prevented me from developing breast cancer, but triggered MS. I’ll never know but will mention your comments. Thank you. Always looking at some new perspective
I was on Tamoxifen for 5 years after double mastectomy (2015) Diagnosed with MS in 2013 but neurologist put me on DMT only in 2020! First Tecfidera now on Ocrevus, is there anything else besides HRT for post-cancer patients? Thank you very much for your work❤ 😊
As a menopausal woman was very helpful, thank you. I will be talking about your video at my next Neurologist Appointment.
Am 46 and going through peri menopause now. Fortunately I have been okay so far (thanks Mavenclad!).
Best way to treat bone health in women.
Ladies, so sorry to hear about this addition to what you are already dealing with. 😢
I watched at 6am and was on live chat. When it was over, by clicking the video on the screen to help the channel grow, that kicked me off live chat and there’s no way to return. Won’t make that mistake again, as I was also enjoying the interactions with others in this community. 😢😩😭
We got you!
I'm 41 and entering perimenopause. I brought up MS and menopause with my neurologist back in April and he shut me down quick, saying it's untrue.
Thank you for this. I wish I had known this 10 years ago, maybe 20 when I was first diagnosed at almost 36. So few people have a team of doctors who work together. I live in a “health care desert” in a state known for having top notch hospitals. I’m so tired.
Being a self advocate is hard but so very important! Don't give up!
@@AaronBosterMD Such a good response! Validating and encouraging. I won’t give up 😊
Thank you so much. I have an appointment coming up with my Neuro and PCP and this will definitely be a conversation with both of them. I turned 46 this year and it has been exceptionally difficult. Especially since I have been experiencing every one of the symptoms you mentioned and have just been brushing them off as I’m still healing & pushing myself too hard, I’m just getting older, or a result of the massive infection I had last year. (Osteomyelitis, MRSA, multiple brain abscess, Endocarditis, and decreased liver & kidney function) I now have to have my Aortic valve replaced as a result of the endocarditis which is scary enough. 6 weeks in the ICU, 5 weeks in a rehab facility, & 2 months of home health. Couple that with all the symptoms, I accepted my fate and that I was just falling apart. It’s now 8 months since onset and I am just now getting back to what was my 100% (realistically more like 90%) function. So after watching your video I’m a little less convinced that I’m falling apart and maybe I’m just in perimenopause.
Keep the videos coming. Great info and a pleasure to watch. 😊
Going through it and it is sucking 😭 It will settle down eventually, but what will be left of me once the hurricane is over...
Ah Dr B you’re the best l 🙌🏼
I don’t know why women are not taught about the menopause but thank goodness you’re here to plug the gap
Thanks for this! And “Hello Doggo!” ❤
Our pleasure!
I can say that i am 3 years post menopausal and I feel so much better than when I had monthly cycles. All my symptoms are much more balanced. You are awesome. Thank you so much for these videos.
I can't thank you enough for posting this doctor.
It was so informative and helped to explain what's been going on with me.
So, MS and menopause is a double whammy.
Oh, the joys of being a woman.
They need to clone you, Dr. Boster! Why has no one told me this? I followed in my mother’s and grandmother’s shoes and was in menopause at the age of 43. Looking back, that is exactly when I started a faster progression toward disability. I’m 54 and am near fully dependent on my scooter. I feel my doctors let me down!
Thank you!! You have no idea how much this has been my case. I had a hysterectomy but kept my ovaries in 2004. In 2012 had my ovaries removed. (I had a big history of female issues that lead to both)
My doctor's felt I went through menopause as my hormones declined but then in 2016 something happened and it was like I was going through puberty again. I was dX with ovarian remnant syndrome or O. R. S.
This is when cells are left behind during surgery And your ovaries regenerate.
In addition to the ovary I had a mass that we watched for about a year. It would harden and soften which was worrisome as I have the lynch syndrome gene so I had chemo in 2018 to take down inflammation and prepare for surgery.
Oddly enough I didn't have to have surgery and the treatment killed off the mass and remnant.
It was about 6mos to a year after that my MS flared worse than it ever has and I've been struggling for the last few years.
Your information is so important and I thank you.
Thank you so much for all your research! You are incredibly amazing and I appreciate you! You have helped me so much!
Doc, could you do a video about how to deal with Periods for patients with MS.
I have MS and all of my symptoms escalate during periods. I couldn't find any other Ms patients relating with me.😢
I am taking escitalopram to deal with anxiety and my MS medication is Dimethyl fumerate.
Dx*Ed at 39 right around Christmas. Amen spinal tap and mri is what they did and they then discussed treatment for a. The lesions are awful so they do dye to highlight them. Amen ✅️ 👍 trusting God's timing ✅️ 👍 🙏 🙌
Hi from Israel as usual your information is so helping thanks and God bless you
You are very welcome
Thank you Doc for the much needed information on the subject of Perimenopause and Menopause and how it overlaps our MS symptoms.😊
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you.
You pushed me a bit more to find new Gynecologist.
I didn't visit one since I moved in new town, more than 15 years ago :shy:
My ms got more advanced when I had a total hysterectomy, I was only having surgery once, had hot flashes one night
My family doctor told me back in 2007 (54yr old) now 70yr, that HRT was only for hot flashes. Since I wasn’t having flashes I declined. My present doctor informed me that that was false and started me on HRT a month ago…..what a difference. I am concerned though, .I have a lot of breast cancer in my family. Should I even be on it? . .I have had MS for over 50 years. A lot of issues but still moving, sort of.
I've been going through this for a couple uears now, it is a thing! Make your doctor listen. Thanks for posting
Oh the hot flashes verses heat sensitivity with MS. I suffer from extreme heat sensitivity and my MS let's me know. I think that is the reason I feel worse and there are no new lesions. Hormone replacement therapy is out because my family has a history of breast cancer.
Having been diagnosed last year at 51 y/o and peri menopausal, this is a great topic! Looking forward to it! Thank you!
Wonderful!
My MS showed when I was in perimenopause. I wonder if the extra stress is what let it take off.
I have started progesterone, LDN and Ozempic all pretty closely together and I am noticing a difference in the way I feel and I feel like my walking has gotten better.
Hadn’t realized I’m perimenopausal…😂🙄😳
I feel to young….
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This is a great video that I feel all women should watch - especially if over 40.
It’s not always MS & Ty for reminding us.
Can you talk about how MS affects Women with Hypothyroidism, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, and Endometriosis ? Also in regards to Interstitial Cystitis, Fibromyalgia, and other Chronic Pain syndromes, how common are these conditions misdiagnosed when they are actually early signs of MS?
Yes please!
Just came across this video...I am now 49, dx'd with MS at age 19. Discovered I am BRACA2 positive after father dx'd with breast cancer, so I then had an oophorectomy to lessen my risk of breast cancer at age 47. Now experiencing full on menopause and also taking Ocrevus for my MS. Can't take any hormone therapy since I trying to omit all estrogen due to increased risk of breast cancer. I also see that Ocrevus increases risk of breast cancer 😢. Having yrly breast MRI's and mammograms. Is there anything else besides HRT that I can do to lessen my MS symptoms at this time? BTW- progressed to SPMS around same time as the oophorectomy. Didn't have preventative mastectomy as I knew I didn't want children due to my age and wanted to keep breasts as long as possible.
Good morning, everyone
Howdy!
And this is why im on hormones
I need this right now. Thank you! 👍
You are so welcome!
Thank you for addressing and bringing light to this very important topic❤
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this information! Really appreciate you speaking on this❤
Thank you SO SO much!!
Glad it helped! Please share this video with a friend!
I'm 47 (MS since I was 24; much worse since age 44) and this isn't something my MS specialist had brought up at all yet. Very good to know!
Excited to hear how to navigate this fun time!
Right on!
Yes! Thanks for the information.
You bet!
Thank you,
You are welcome!
I’m looking forward to this
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Pelvic floor work really does help with bladder weakness!
Thank you so much for taking the time to so thoroughly cover this essential topic.
You are a brilliant doctor and such a Good Man
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You are so welcome!
Very informative
Great info, thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Please share the vid with friends to help get the word out
I have. I am thinking about rt to Ohio once a year to switch to your care. Depending on the economy and stuff it may really happen.
Great video! There is so little information regarding perimenopause/menopause and how it can affect things such as MS, and other diagnosis. It's nice to have this as a resource!
Dear Doctor! Thank you very much for this useful and helpful information.
Glad it was helpful!
I do appreciate all these videos, you have made for us all to be more educated 😊. I have noticed fatigue bladder problems and insomnia
I was diagnosed at 44 with MS and rather quickly stopped having a menstrual cycle. I did not have a menstrual cycle for 647 days and then I started having a period again for five months and have stopped again. is this typical no one seems to be worried about it. My gynecologist says my blood test do not indicate menopause and everything appears to be healthy. Could just be stress related.
Thank you Dr B. I am perimenopausal and find my symptoms are so much worse - the pain is worse, the fatigue is worse. I am on HRT which is helping with the crippling anxiety, but the rest is definitely getting worse.
I'm also looking forward to this. Women I know who are going through the menopause have symptoms which sound very similar to a lot of my MS symptoms - to the point I wonder if I would even know if I was going through the menopause?! Hoping for some answers please Aaron!
I hope you find it helpful!
Well that was an eye opener. Going to buy some calcium tomorrow! I wonder if this is why my stable SPMS is now active again. Neuro wants me on Rituxan.
😂THANKS AGAIN FOR THIS
Is this a new knowledge area? I have never had a doctor talk about it until you. I'm a little angry because all my symptoms nosedived ten years ago - right about the time I was told I had hit menopause. I was 44.
Thank you for covering this important topic. I also think there needs to be more awareness and training for drs of peri/menopause and MS symptoms. My first MS symptoms were put down to early onset of perimenopause, even tingling/numbness in hands and feet. They were wrong (wouldn't do blood tests to confirm hormone changes). Earlier diagnosis and treatment may have limited disability I now face. I wonder how many other women at a certain age also get miss diagnosed...
What were your first symptoms? Sending positive vibes.
My first bout at 26 after i started early menopause. I went on medd to have my daughter when i was 38yrs old. When my daughter was 2yrs and me aged 40yr i started having more bouts. Finally dx in my late 40s.
I never have hot flushes im just hot all the time and have been to hospital for over heating and fatigue.
I have alot of numbness over my body. So i have no feeling throughout intercourse. My partner just doesn't understand
Thank you for sharing your knowledge about this with all of us. I'm in the middle of this myself and am wondering what to do. My GP thinks I should not do HRT and just let nature take its course. Both my mother and maternal aunt have had breast cancer, so my mother thinks I should not. I'm wondering if the patch type of HRT might be safe for someone in my situation. I was dx with MS at age 32.
What do u think about going to a chiropractor, adjusting lower back & neck issues. When I go , my lower back eases up & so does my neck, but am I doing anything to affect my nervous system? It feels good
Do you have any thoughts regarding PUDENDAL NEURALGIA and MS?
I think it can be a beast for sure!
Hey Dr. B I was wondering if you could answer a question for me. Can MS be cured?? I was diagnosed with MS in 2018 at 24 years old. Neurologists initially told me my MS looked really aggressive and nasty so they started me on Tysabri and told me that without it I had 5 years to live, but my recent MRI showed that all my brain lesions have vanished. One neurologist at the hospital called me cured, but my MS neurologist hasn’t said anything about it. I rarely see him anymore at this point. Last time I did they wanted to talk about conversion disorder and I’m not even sure if I have MS at this point. Could I actually be cured??? It’s tempting to go off treatment so I can finally have money and PTO but I don’t understand why my MS neurologist is silent about it.
If you are still on meds…..I wouldn’t stop. A friend of mine, who had Ms for a couple of years came in one day all smiles….her MRI came back showing No MS…..6 months later it was back with a vengeance. I hope you have better luck.
For me clemastine ( common allergy medication ) which I’m taking for my allergies has also helped for my ms as well turns out that it’s a researched medication for ms that disolves plaque ( taking a high dose though 1-2 pills 3 times a day I aim for 5-6 mg daily ) for me I don’t get tired but then have asd/ adhd so that might help if you have allergies this might be a thing. Ps for some people they take the pills in the evening+ before bed for sleep ds. Not a dr just my personal experiance, please do consult a dr.
Is there a recommended amount of estrogen to take? I'm on the patch but my OB isn't particularly helpful. And is bioidentical better? And should testosterone levels be monitored while on estrogen? 😂 So many questions. I actually have an appointment with an endocrinologist next week, been waiting for 5 months, to see if my thyroid is off. 🤦.
must talk to your doctor about those specifics @amo6674
@@AaronBosterMD Which doctor? Because neurologist says see your gynaecologist, GYN doesn't understand the connection to MS and menopause. I always get the "go ask your mom" who says "go ask your dad" answers. Lots of don't ask me! It's now replacing the gaslighting of you're under a lot of stress, just take some time off. (And so many others) I wish I lived closer to your clinic because you don't do this to your patients.
@amo6674 yes I get the same treatment with doctors. My obgyn said he doesn't test hormone levels. I don't know who to see