Symptoms of Multiple sclerosis

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Each person with MS has a different set of symptoms.

They change from time to time and vary in severity and duration. Most people will have more than one symptom but will not experience all the following symptoms. The wide range of symptoms include:

Fatigue- debilitating and out of proportion to activity
Visual disturbances - blurred or double vision, permanent or transient loss of vision or colour, blind spots, pains behind or in the eyes, jerking eyes
Altered sensations - pins and needles, numbness, tingling, itching or a burning feeling
Bladder and bowel problems - Frequency and/or Urgency when passing water, incomplete emptying or urinary incontinence. Also Constipation, a Slower Digestive System, and Bowel incontinence.
Cognitive difficulties â€“ short- term memory problems, concentration problems, reasoning and judgement problems, mood swings, untypical emotional outbursts, impaired ability to learn
Speech or swallowing difficulties
Muscle spasm, weakness, loss of coordination, unstable walking, clumsiness
Loss of Balance, dizziness, vertigo, temor

The course of MS is unpredictable for each person. Generally, the younger you are diagnosed, the more gradually disability develops. The damage at diagnosis repairs itself and there may then be a long remission. However, in many people after 10-15 years, remissions decrease and disability becomes increasingly more evident. If you are however diagnosed at an older age it is unlikely there will be a complete recovery after the first attack and further attacks are likely to follow.