HYDERABAD: With the availability of better diagnostic facilities in India, there has been a steady rise in the detection of cases of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).However, being diagnosed with MS and living with the challenges it presents, can be very tough. Depression is one of the most difficultto- handle consequences of MS. Several studies have suggested that clinical depression, the severest form of depression, is more often found in individuals with MS than the general population Multiple Sclerosis (MS) – a nerve disease whose cause and cure is yet unknown tends to take a toll on the patients, both physically and mentally. Identified by numbness, weakness, difficulty in movement, painful muscle spasms and excessive fatigue, Multiple Sclerosis brings about a major shift in the overall lifestyle of the patients.According to Dr Jaydip Roy, HOD, Neurology, Y a s h o d a H o s p i t a l , Hyderabad, “The quality of life of patients significantly deteriorates with the development of Multiple Sclerosis.
For instance, the probability of an MS patient becoming handicapped is 30 percent more than the normal population.Naturally, they have to deal with a lot of physical as well as emotional burden.
Therefore, the treatment of MS requires careful monitoring and individualized treatment plans.” Depression, largely found among the patients of MS is a life-threatening condition because it may generate suicidal feelings and can be attributed to an emotional response to having the disease or to the physiology of the disease. In fact, it has been found out that the risk of suicide is 7.5 times higher in the patients of MS.Feeling sad, loss of interest in most activities, significant weight loss or gain, physical restlessness, fatigue and feeling personally worthless are some of the symptoms of MS that depict the onset of depression.
For instance, the probability of an MS patient becoming handicapped is 30 percent more than the normal population.Naturally, they have to deal with a lot of physical as well as emotional burden.
Therefore, the treatment of MS requires careful monitoring and individualized treatment plans.” Depression, largely found among the patients of MS is a life-threatening condition because it may generate suicidal feelings and can be attributed to an emotional response to having the disease or to the physiology of the disease. In fact, it has been found out that the risk of suicide is 7.5 times higher in the patients of MS.Feeling sad, loss of interest in most activities, significant weight loss or gain, physical restlessness, fatigue and feeling personally worthless are some of the symptoms of MS that depict the onset of depression.
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