- Christina Applegate recently learned that she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS).
- Applegate was first diagnosed in 2021 after multiple tests and worsening symptoms.
- About 15% of MS patients are believed to be misdiagnosed, given how complex the disorder is.
After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2021, living with severe symptoms, and becoming one of the most famous celebrities with the disorder, Christina Applegate learned some shocking news: She doesn’t actually have MS.
In an October 20, two-part episode of her podcast “MeSsy” with Jamie Lynn Sigler (another actor diagnosed with MS), Applegate shared that she took over half a year off from recording the podcast to process the news of her MS misdiagnosis.
According to Applegate, her doctor framed the revelation as a positive update. “She came into my room and said, ‘Congratulations, you don’t have MS,'” Applegate said in the podcast.
But to Applegate, no longer having an explanation for the pain, balance issues, tremors, incontinence, and fatigue she’d been living with for years felt more like being “back at square one.”…