Is It MS or Something Else?

In this article

• Numbness or Tingling
• Dizziness
• Fatigue
• Weakness
• Blurred or Loss of Vision
• Slurred Speech
• Pain
• When to See Your Doctor

Maybe you’ve felt exhausted or weak lately. Or your foot is starting to tingle. So you do a quick Internet search and come up with an alarming result: Your symptom is one of the signs of multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease of the brain and spinal cord.

Before you start to worry, know that many signs of the condition are the same as symptoms of other health problems. So it’s easy to mistake another issue for MS, which affects less than 1% of Americans.

How can you tell if what you’re feeling is caused by MS or something else? First, keep in mind that most people have the first signs of the disease between the ages of 20 and 40. You can also keep track of your problems: MS symptoms tend to come and go or get worse over time.

It helps to know what else can explain some of the signs you might be feeling.

helps to provide educational information for persons affected by MS