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MS Symptoms Throughout the Body
Anxiety or depression
Speech changes (speaking softly, slurring, hesitating before talking)
Tremors (shaking in the hands or legs)
Bradykinesia (slowness of movement, such as short steps, a foot dragging, or shuffling)
Reduced ability to smell
Writing changes (difficulty writing or small writing)
Loss of unconscious movement (decreased ability to blink, smile, or swing the arms while walking)
Constipation
Balance problems
Urinary or erectile dysfunction
Excessive daytime sleepiness
Fatigue
Apathy
Brain
Cognitive dysfunction, confusion, dizziness, vertigo
Hearing loss, impaired hearing
Ears
Blurred vision, double vision, vision loss
eyes
Difficulty swallowing, issues with speech (disrupted cadence, nasal speech, slurring, volume regulation), loss of taste
Mouth
Neuropathic pain
(a stabbing
sensation)
Jaw
Respiratory issues, including difficulty breathing
Lungs
Neuropathic pain, numbness, spasms, tingling
Arms
Sensation of tightness around the chest (the “MS hug”), sensitivity
to temperature
Torso
Change in urinary frequency or urgency, incontinence
Bladder/
Bowel
Altered sensation, erectile dysfunction, inability to have an orgasm, loss of libido, vaginal dryness
Reproductive system
Balance problems, gait issues, neuropathic pain, numbness and tingling, spasticity, walking difficulties,
weakness
Legs
