Can Multiple Sclerosis drive you insane?

[tattooraven1]

clinically speaking.... can the damage done to your brain from Multiple Sclerosis drive you insane? or to behave outrageously without control?thank you.just want to add that i was diagnosed with MS about 5 years ago, just feel like i am losing my marbles sometimes. my mood swings are so bad, even with medicine from my neurologist. just wondering if anyone had a similar experience with diminished mental health and MS.

[Tommy C]

My uncle has MS, and I can tell you secondhand that ANYTHING that devastating has to cause some sort of mental pain. I don't think MS causes mental illness first-rate, but possibly as an outcome of the disease itself. Honestly, when I saw my uncle try to move 10 feet, it was brutal. It took him about 20 minutes just to walk this distance. Just from that, how could somebody NOT go insane from this disease?It also depends on how one copes with it. Some people take it rough, and wish that they were never granted the wish of life. Some try to take the positive out of what they got, which is the ideal way of going about it. Though, this is easier said than done.

[meli]

>>>Different people deal with this disease differently>>some can cope with it and some can't>>it all depends on the individual~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~clinical info~~~~~~~~MS is not a fatal disease for the vast majority of people with MS. Most people who have MS can expect to live a normal or near normal life span, thanks to improvements in the treatment of symptoms and in other therapies for people with MS.8. Does MS change over time?Most people are diagnosed with the relapsing-remitting form of MS. Over time, some people in this category develop secondary-progressive MS while others may have mild attacks but do not worsen. They are considered to have benign MSOther Problems As with physical problems, the types and severity of cognitive problems vary considerably from one person to the next. Some people may experience emotional changes due to neurologic changes in the brain, such as suddenly bursting into tears or laughter without feeling particularly sad or happy. Some people also report brief periods of loss of awareness or feelings of disorientation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`as u can see from this site Ms can be fatalrarely if everhttp://www.mymultiplesclerosis.co.uk/fatal.html```````````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````````Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. It damages the myelin sheath, the material that surrounds and protects your nerve cells. This damage slows down or blocks messages between your brain and your body, leading to the symptoms of MS. They can includeVisual disturbances Muscle weakness Trouble with coordination and balance Sensations such as numbness, prickling, or "pins and needles"Thinking and memory problems `````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````http://www.mssociety.ca/en/information/faq.htm#7

en.wikipedia.org (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_sclerosishttp://www.mayoclinic.com/health/multiple-sclerosis/DS00188http://www.ucsf.edu/msc/psychology.htm)