An effective multiple sclerosis therapy may help make a difference
Why is multiple sclerosis therapy so important? MS can be a progressive disease. This means that it generally worsens over time, especially if left untreated. MS is also a disease that may be active in the body even when you’re feeling OK and not having symptoms. (When the symptoms worsen or new ones appear, it’s called a relapse, attack, or exacerbation.)
Relapses can also cause permanent physical damage over the course of your lifetime. An analysis of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) nationwide database showed that approximately 45% of people not on multiple sclerosis therapy who had a relapse did not recover some of the physical abilities they had before their relapse.1
Another reason why you should consider and start multiple sclerosis therapy as soon as possible is that recent studies have shown that axons and neurons are actually lost during the course of MS. This loss of axons and neurons (or neurodegeneration) occurs early in multiple sclerosis and goes on throughout the course of the disease.2-5 Learn more about the destructive actions of multiple sclerosis.
The importance of multiple sclerosis therapy can’t be underestimated. And fortunately, there are several therapies available to treat relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. The NMSS recommends that people with MS consider starting treatment with one of the approved therapies as soon as possible following a definite diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.6 Committing to therapy for the long term can help you live the fullest life possible with MS.
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