What I find very odd about this is his dx of schizophrenia.

My mom was schizophrenic, and so were a few other of the extended family; an uncle and two cousins, and possibly my Grandmother.

Schizophrenia is like MS in that it is more prevalent in families with a history of mental illness, but of course it happens in families without a history of it too. My sisters and I were very afraid of ending up with this mental illness, and of course we all worry/worried about our kids too.

We were told that if a person is going to get schizophrenia, it would be blatantly obvious there was a serious problem before the age of 30, and that if there are no signs of something amiss by then, we wouldn’t get it. Perhaps DocJohn, if he is reading, might be able to clarify this . . .

Quite honestly, I was afraid to tell anyone about my physical problems because my mom imagined all sorts of neurological concerns too (in addition to the "clear" mental illness problems she suffered from). She would often say that her head “felt like it was blown off on one side”, body parts “burned”, her hearing was acute and distorted, etc. Of course she was on many meds too, so perhaps some of what she went through was just side-effects and not related to the mental illness at all.

This guy is 53, and when he was dx with MS and mental illnesses he he must have been in his 40’s. The story seems to indicate that he was in good mental health up until he was hit with the MS, and then the mental illnesses.

I have a hard time believing that MS can cause schizophrenia, but believe it’s possible to end up bi-polar because of MS. I’ve actually heard of many people who have both bi-polar and MS over the years, but not one with a schizophrenia dx with MS.

Odd story.

Cherie