Heat and cold exacerbate symptoms Report for Patients Like You

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mrsnurse Sex: F Data Quality: 3 stars MS: 33 yrs Mentor Type: Secondary Progressive Sensation: Moderate Overall: None Cognition: moderate Vision: none Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: none Walking: none mrsnurse ▼ First Symptom: 12/79 Dx: 12/82
sxxy Sex: F Data Quality: 0 stars MS: 12 yrs Type: Secondary Progressive Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate sxxy ▼ First Symptom: 04/01 Dx: 05/06
Sapphyr Sex: F Data Quality: 3 stars MS: 14 yrs Mentor Type: Relapsing-Remitting Sensation: Mild Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: mild Upper limb: mild Walking: severe Sapphyr ▼ First Symptom: 08/98 Dx: 02/01

Heat and cold exacerbate symptoms Report

When exposure to temperature changes cause (a disease or its symptoms) to become more severe.

What we've learned from patients who report Heat and cold exacerbate symptoms

Symptom severities

Severe	267
Moderate	307
Mild	111
None	54

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Heat and cold exacerbate symptoms

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Heat and cold exacerbate symptoms
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Imuran	1
No longer on cymbalta and lyrica insurance wouldn't pay	1
Gabapentin	1
Mirapex	1
Heat avoidance	1
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)	1
Cooling Vest	1
Prednisone	1
Solu-Medrol	1
Taurine	1

Last updated: June 18, 2013