Symptoms can be mild or severe. They may appear briefly and then subside, or they may last for a long time. People also experience different combinations of symptoms. Most people experience more than one symptom, but no one exhibits all of the possible symptoms. An individual's own symptoms can also vary from time to time.
Remissions occur when myelin is able to repair itself.
Here are some of the most common symptoms of multiple sclerosis. In MS, the optic nerve, which connects the eye with the brain, can become inflamed or demyelinated. This condition, known as optic neuritis, results in a variety of symptoms, including dimmed or blurred vision, double vision, or loss of vision in one eye. Sometimes there is pain or the loss of coordination between the eyes. Red and green colors may be distorted, or night vision may be affected.