#060: Overcoming MS Sleep Challenges for Restful Nights and Brighter Days.

MS-Perspektive - The Multiple Sclerosis Podcast

Sleep disorders in multiple sclerosis can have a negative impact on many symptoms, which is why they should definitely be treated.

You can find the transcript of the interview on my blog: https://ms-perspektive.com/60-sleep-challenges

This episode is about sleep disorders caused by multiple sclerosis and how they can be treated. Almost three quarters of all people with MS suffer from sleep disorders, which reduce their quality of life to a greater or lesser extent.

Essentially, a sleep disorder means that your deep sleep phase is too short. This often worsens other MS symptoms, especially fatigue. Cognitive disorders and depressive moods also increase. All typical triggers for sleep disorders are quite treatable once they have been clearly diagnosed. You can even counteract minor sleep problems yourself by changing your behavior.

Table of Contents

• How do sleep disorders manifest themselves?
• What types of sleep disorders occur?
• How are sleep disorders diagnosed?
• Which behavioral adjustments help with sleep disorders?
• What aids and medication are available for sleep disorders?
• What can you do in acute phases?
• And if sleep disorders occur permanently?
• What is the best prevention against sleep disorders?
• Food for thought
• Question to you

What is the best prevention against sleep disorders?

Exercise in the fresh air. Good sleep hygiene. A healthy diet. Normal weight. Abstaining from nicotine. A stable psyche with the ability to deal with difficult situations. Loving people around you who make you happy. Little alcohol. A comfortable bed. And a functioning disease-modifying therapy for all symptoms triggered by MS, so that the disease comes to a standstill or is slowed down as much as possible.

Food for thought

For minor sleep problems – read a book in the evening or try progressive muscle relaxation according to Jacobsen.

For more serious sleep problems – talk to your neurologist about whether it would be useful to have an examination in a sleep laboratory. With the help of a detailed sleep analysis, you can get to the bottom of the cause and then treat it.

Question to you

Do you suffer from sleep disorders?

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See you soon and try to make the best out of your life, Nele

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