@I was under the assumption that being diagnosed with MS later in life like in your 50s is it just as progressive as to being diagnosed at a younger age on Shift.ms

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I was under the assumption that being diagnosed with MS later in life like in your 50s is it just as progressive as to being diagnosed at a younger age

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@messy100

I was told it’s more likely to progress faster if diagnosed late ( because it probably went undiagnosed for years.) Basically a lot of people hit a point in their 50s when they start to notice it more weather they were diagnosed young or old but with better DMTs now that may change?

14 Jan 2026 22:20

@SwissClaudia

@messy100 agree, I got diagnosed at 56 but had symptoms for years. Thankfully I was able to get on a DMT quickly. I hope that progression will be slowed.

14 Jan 2026 22:42