General Mental Health Resources...Living with a mental health condition may pose many challenges. It requires coping, finding treatment, and managing the impact of the condition on family, friendships, and work. Stigma can make...
Complementary and Integrative Health...Complementary therapies and an integrative health approach are often used to treat mental health conditions. Complementary therapies include nontraditional therapies – such as acupuncture, meditation, and yoga – that are...
Coping with Mental Health: Medications...Treating mental health conditions with prescription drugs is common. About 16 percent of American adults take medicine for a mental health condition. It is not necessary to suffer in silence...
Coping with Mental Health: Psychotherapy (Talk Therapy)...Psychotherapy is also known as talk therapy, counseling, or simply therapy. Psychotherapy is used to help with a wide range of mental health conditions or challenges. Therapy sessions can be...
Understanding Clinical Trials...A clinical trial is a type of research. Research is the process scientists use to explain how our bodies work or why our bodies stop working well. Clinical trials are...reactionscomments
Clinical Trial Glossary...Clinical trials have a language of their own. It helps to understand the common terms used when describing a clinical trial before you sign up. Here are some of the...reactionscomments
What to Know About Participating in a Clinical Trial...Clinical trials are medical studies that pose a question: Does a new treatment work better than older treatments? Each year, thousands of treatments are tested in controlled experiments called clinical...reactionscomments
Help Center...You’ve come to the right place! Get answers to the most frequently asked questions about the inner workings of Myasthenia-Gravis.com, as well as the organization that powers it all –...
How Is Myasthenia Gravis Diagnosed?...Myasthenia gravis (MG) is diagnosed using a combination of a health history, physical exam, and a variety of tests. While myasthenia gravis (MG) is the most common disorder of nerve-muscle...
What Is Myasthenia Gravis (MG)?...Myasthenia gravis (my-us-THEE-nee-uh GRA-vis) is a chronic autoimmune disease. Autoimmune means that the body’s immune system cannot tell the difference between healthy cells and invaders like viruses, fungi, or bacteria...
Myasthenia Gravis Resources...Many organizations offer local and national events specifically for people with myasthenia gravis (MG). What follows is not a complete list, and you may find more organizations and events in...
How Is Myasthenia Gravis Treated?...The goal of treating myasthenia gravis (MG) is to reduce or improve muscle weakness. Some people’s symptoms can improve so they only feel weakness occasionally. Some people even go into...
What Is a Myasthenic Crisis?...The most serious complication of myasthenia gravis (MG) is called a myasthenic crisis. A myasthenic crisis happens when a person with MG has so much trouble breathing that they need...
What Causes Myasthenia Gravis?...Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a disease that causes certain muscles to become weak. The muscles involved are called voluntary muscles, or the ones a person can control. Normally, when you...
How Common is Myasthenia Gravis?...Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune condition that causes certain muscles to become weak. The muscles most often affected are the ones that control: With an autoimmune condition, the body...
Types of Myasthenia Gravis...Myasthenia gravis (MG) comes in 2 main types, generalized and ocular. There are also subtypes of MG. People with MG can have multiple subtypes. Treatments can be tailored to fit...
