Selma Blair says she used alcohol 'in times of distress' to help with MS symptoms when she was younger

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Set us as preferred Selma Blair revealed that she would use alcohol when she was younger to help her cope with MS symptoms.The “Cruel Intentions” star opened up in an episode of “The Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg Show,” published Tuesday.She said that while she doesn’t drink now, she “used it for so long in times of distress.” “I was even a very young age using it for the headaches, using it to calm down, using it very young,” Blair said.

“And then I realized it was the one thing that took away my nerve pain.”The podcast episode was filmed before the actor was arrested on Oct.11 at John F.

Kennedy International Airport after an alleged altercation with staff during a flight from Los Angeles.Blair went public in 2018 about having multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic neurological disorder and autoimmune disease.The actor said on the podcast that she never drank alcohol in public with friends, but rather used the substance to aid her sleep.“[Alcohol] would make you sleep ‘cause you pass out and then you wake up three hours later wishing your life was over ‘cause the sugar spike or whatever,” Blair said.

“When you’re depressed, that is never going to be a good solution.And I was always just feeling tired and depressed and that was horrible.”Sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea and insomnia, are common for people with MS, affecting more than half of those living with the autoimmune disease, according to the national Multiple Sclerosis Society.“I don’t live like a sober sober lifestyle, but drinking, no, I cannot do,” Blair said.

“I’m still a human being but I recognize that alcohol is not good medicine for me.” In the podcast, Blair also talked about the complexities of finding proper MS care, including how she located a female medical specialist who diagnosed her with pseudobulbar affect...