There are four main types of multiple sclerosis.  These include relapsing-remitting MS, secondary-progressive MS, primary-progressive MS, and progressive-relapsing MS.  These four main types of multiple sclerosis are the only ones officially recognized.  Some people may experience different types of multiple sclerosis throughout the course of their disease, as they tend to come in progressive stages.

The most common type of MS is relapsing-remitting MS.  For most people, it is the first stage of the disease that they will have, and it is the first diagnosis they will recieve.  Secondary-progressive MS is the second stage of the disease, and it follows the relapsing-remitting stage.  Some people may be diagnosed at this stage if they haven’t received prior medical treatment for their symptoms.  Secondary-progressive MS tends to show up a few years after the relapsing-remitting MS stage.  These two types of multiple sclerosis usually have a period where the symptoms plateau, …