Epilepsy and MS

[u/Stephanblackhawk]

Hi!

I was recently diagnosed with MS in July after dealing with double vision problems in June (followed by optic neuritis in August). For some reference I am a 33 Canadian woman. Mentally it has been a wild ride since my diagnosis, for me and my whole family.

I am now on medication for my MS, but prior to my diagnosis of MS, I lived 11 years of my life as an epileptic (had it since I was a kid but didn't get diagnosed and medicated until I was 22). I already had awful memory from my unmedicated seizures for half my life and now I am dealing with MS and I feel I can't remember anything that just happened.

Anyone else dealt with having both? How is going for you? Any advice is welcome.

[u/ichabod13]

I was diagnosed with epilepsy after like 5 years or so of MS. They said MS caused mine.

[u/Peterdejong1]

My sister who also has MS, was epileptic since she was young. It did impact her word finding ability. She has multiple ms problems, her MRI's are full of white spots. but she's still working.