A list of possible MS symptoms with a synopsis of each, where available. By its very nature, Multiple Sclerosis can have many different symptoms.
It is possible, although unprovable, that every MSer is unique. So many symptoms, so many levels of severity; there must be fewer permutations on the lottery.
The inability to achieve climax during sexual intercourse (anorgasmy) is a problem that may have psychological or neurological causes.
Sexual Problems are always going to be one of those areas where the reader and/or the writer is likely to feel uncomfortable.
Acrophobia is a fear of heights, Vertigo is dizziness and poor balance. The latter is a common symptom of MS.
My physiotherapist encouraged exercise to make me dizzy in the expectation that my brain would become accustomed to the sensation and thereby reduce the severity of the balance loss.
Possibly the most excruciating pain known to medical science Trigeminal Neuralgia is an intense facial pain.
Occurs, thankfully, rarely in Multiple Sclerosis. Although as most MSers are aware neurological pain can become a fact of life.
An impaired sense of taste is quite unusual, even in MS but it happens and could actually be a loss of smell.
It is an extremely unpleasant, although not painful, whn every thing you eat tastes odd or decidedly unpleasant.
The word Ataxia comes from Greek and means ‘absence of Order’. It shares many characteristics with other symptoms of MS.
The description of this symptom shows the commonality that exists across all the MS related symptoms. Myoclonus presents similar muscle control problems. Like MS ataxia is described as a symptom of an underlying disorder.
Nystagmus eyes exhibit rapid rhythmic movement usually in the horizontal plane and is quite common in MS.
Acquired Pendular Nystagmus is the form most commonly presented in MS and is due to a loss of coordination between the eyes. This may be caused by a lesion affecting the Cranial Nerve III (Oculomotor Nerve) or IV (Abducens Nerve).
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