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MS, prickling sensations, treatments: my battle to walk again

Multiple sclerosis

MS, prickling sensations, treatments: my battle to walk again

11 Dec 2019 • 1 comment

Diagnosed with MS 50 years late, prickling sensations, hiking...Read our member interview and learn more about the symptoms and treatments of multiple sclerosis....

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Depression diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Depression
Postpartum depression

Depression diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

5 Dec 2019 • 4 comments

Depression is an invisible disease whose sufferers sometimes fight for years to be taken seriously and diagnosed....

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Androcur and meningioma: Endometriosis treatments and risks

Endometriosis
Meningioma

Androcur and meningioma: Endometriosis treatments and risks

4 Dec 2019

Emmanuelle was prescribed Androcrur to treat her endometriosis, but it ended up causing brain tumours. Now she wants to warn other patients about the risks linked to these treatments!...

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What conditions and medications are incompatible with aspirin?

What conditions and medications are incompatible with aspirin?

26 Nov 2019 • 10 comments

It’s one of the most widely marketed medications in the world, but there are some illnesses and medications that aspirin doesn’t get along with. Find out which...

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Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - Understanding the condition and how to treat it

Bipolar disorder
Chronic anxiety - Stress
Depression
Generalized anxiety disorder
Social anxiety disorder

Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - Understanding the condition and how to treat it

25 Nov 2019

Anxiety is a common emotion, but for some their anxiety seems to take over everything, making it impossible to live a normal life. But, what is Generalised Anxiety disorder? How is it diagnosed and...

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Cancer Treatments - Biologic Therapy and Immunotherapy

Cancer Treatments - Biologic Therapy and Immunotherapy

22 Nov 2019

In oncology, the development of specialised therapies has been going on for 15 years. But, do you what biologic therapies really consist of? Learn more in our...

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Bipolar Disorder: understanding the causes, diagnosis and getting the right treatment

Bipolar disorder
Depression

Bipolar Disorder: understanding the causes, diagnosis and getting the right treatment

20 Nov 2019

Dorothee’s difficult past is likely at the root of her bipolar disorder. Diagnosed after years of not knowing what was wrong, she recounts her journey and her...

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Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease: “The bleeding can be hard to live with, but I stay positive no matter what!”

Rendu-Osler-Weber disease

Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease: “The bleeding can be hard to live with, but I stay positive no matter what!”

14 Nov 2019 • 1 comment

Pierre lives with a very rare genetic illness. Learn more about his story, his symptoms and his treatments as well as his daily life and how he stays positive in spite of his...

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NHS - Get help with prescription costs

NHS - Get help with prescription costs

12 Nov 2019 • 52 comments

Prescription prepayment certificates (PPC) are available in England and they can save you money. NHS prescription costs The current prescription charge is £9.00 per item (as of April 2019). A three...

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An eternal struggle: Between hope and depression, my battle with fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia

An eternal struggle: Between hope and depression, my battle with fibromyalgia

8 Nov 2019 • 3 comments

Rosaline recounts her fibromyalgia journey and how she fights to live a normal and active life with her husband at her...

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Patient Testimonial: Cluneal Neuralgia - The pain is still there, but she fights to stay positive

Cervicobrachial neuralgia
Endometriosis
Pudendal neuralgia

Patient Testimonial: Cluneal Neuralgia - The pain is still there, but she fights to stay positive

7 Nov 2019

Suffering from cluneal neuralgia that prevents her from sitting down, Peggy agreed to talk to us about her symptoms and her fight to live a normal life....

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Type 1 diabetes diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Diabetes (Type 1)

Type 1 diabetes diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

6 Nov 2019 • 1 comment

Type 1 Diabetes is a commonly diagnosed illness. What are patients' feelings on diagnosis, patient care and treatment?...

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