MS depression is one of the most severe but often underestimated symptoms of multiple sclerosis, and there are several contributing factors to this. Multiple sclerosis, of course, is one of the most widely-symptomatic illnesses known in modern medicine.

Multiple sclerosis depression is caused by a couple different factors. To really understand either one, it’s first important to understand MS in general, and how its very nature contributes to MS depression to begin with.

Multiple sclerosis is in fact a disease that is sourced in a nerve disorder.  The human nervous system acts as both a computer network and an electrical system for the body. Like any other wiring system, it therefore needs proper insulation in order for the electrical power and signals to maintain integrity.

Nerves are coated in a substance called myelin, a fatty material. In MS, this material develops holes and begins to degrade at varying rates. As …