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What is Heat avoidance?

Many individuals with MS are sensitive to heat and their symptoms become worse in a hot environment. For these individuals, heat appears to decrease the ability of damaged nerves to conduct electrical impulses, resulting in increased symptoms.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
6 13%
Moderate
6 13%
Mild
8 17%
None
26 57%

Most commonly reported side effects

Fatigue
12 26%
I love the sun but now must avoid
9 20%
Can't get yardwork done
7 15%
tremor, hands
5 11%
Anxiety
5 11%
Loneliness
2 4%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Heat avoidance (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
1 50% Other: 50%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped using Heat avoidance

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Heat avoidance

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
6
40
49
141

Stopped Using Heat avoidance

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
20 43%
Usually
24 52%
Sometimes
2 4%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
8 17%
Somewhat
18 39%
A little
9 20%
Not at all
11 24%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
2 4%
$100-199
1 2%
$50-99
1 2%
$25-49
1 2%
< $25
20 43%

Report created on November 20, 2009.