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In relapsing-remitting MS, you have unpredictable attacks, called exacerbations, where your symptoms suddenly get worse. These attacks take place over several days to weeks. After each attack, it can take weeks to months to recover all (or even just part) of your previous abilities.
How MS Causes Anxiety. Multiple sclerosis can cause anxiety within the brain itself. But the actual reason that MS tends to cause anxiety is simply because the disease is scary. It's not the fact that MS affects your brain that leads to anxiety. Many of those with MS have frightening symptoms and recurrent, relapsing, progressively worse MS.