{"id":2092944,"date":"2025-10-15T13:26:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2092944"},"modified":"2025-10-15T13:26:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:26:28","slug":"selma-blair-recalls-doctors-dismissing-her-early-ms-symptoms-as-a-teen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/selma-blair-recalls-doctors-dismissing-her-early-ms-symptoms-as-a-teen\/","title":{"rendered":"Selma Blair Recalls Doctors Dismissing Her Early MS Symptoms as a Teen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Selma Blair<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s lifelong health struggles were signs of multiple sclerosis that doctors wouldn\u2019t acknowledge until she was in her 40s.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was diagnosed with relapsing limiting MS in 2018. It turned out I probably had juvenile MS as my first optical neuritis was when I was about seven, which left me with a lazy eye from nerve damage,\u201d Blair, 53, said at the Flow Space Women\u2019s Health Summit earlier this month. \u201cBut there were a lot of things missed my whole life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blair recalled consistent pain, fatigue<\/a> and neurological problems that went undiagnosed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had CAT scans as a kid, and I had doctor visits, and I stayed in hospitals for weeks at a time,\u201d Blair recalled. \u201cI\u2019d have fevers, I have pain, endless, bone crushing fatigue that I still do have. And my mom would say, why can\u2019t you give her an MRI? And they\u2019re like, \u2018Oh, she doesn\u2019t need it. She\u2019s probably getting her period.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Selma Blair Shares How MS Affects Her Parenting With Son Arthur<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tSelma Blair has been candid about navigating her new normal since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Please enter a valid email. Subscribe By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Deal of the Day [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

She added: \u201cBut then a boy would come in from my class who had a headache and they gave him an MRI the first thing. Now, they\u2019re not wrong for doing that for him, but it\u2019s like, What? Because I appeared OK, even though I had headaches all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The actress considered her diagnosis<\/a> a relief after unexplained health issues often dismissed by medical professionals when she was younger as \u201cgrowing pains.\u201d Blair first revealed in 2018 that she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She took a brief hiatus amid treatment and later returned to acting while also continuing to speak out about her health journey.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just put it on my Instagram to thank people on a set that were helping me stay at my job, because I couldn\u2019t use my hands well, I couldn\u2019t take my clothes off. I still sometimes struggle with dystonia and speech and movement, even though I\u2019m relapse free right now,\u201d Blair explained at the October event. \u201cBut when I did post I saw that there was a whole world that was that felt seen or a part of being seen or could relate to someone having chronic health issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blair has been thrilled about how her story has brought a community together, adding, \u201cI realized that was a comfort to a lot of people. And there weren\u2019t a lot of resources out about MS at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was so much I needed to learn,\u201d she continued. \u201cI\u2019m still learning as I live with it, but I did see that it was much bigger than me. And then it had a point to me to sharing. It felt good. It felt good knowing people were feeling some comfort.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tChristina Applegate, Selma Blair, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jack Osbourne and many other celebrities have opened up about dealing with multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease. Applegate revealed in August 2021 that she was diagnosed with the condition. \u201cHi friends. A few months ago, I was diagnosed with MS,\u201d the Married \u2026 With Children alum wrote via X [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Since being in remission, Blair has continued to shine<\/a> a light on how she\u2019s making progress.<\/p>\n

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