Christina Applegate Says She Was Misdiagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis
Actress Christina Applegate shared on her podcast "MeSsy" that she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis and has been living with the incorrect diagnosis for over five years, with her symptoms persisting after the revelation.
Butte Bozeman, MT, October 20, 2026 —
Actress Christina Applegate said on her podcast, MeSsy, that she had been misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis and lived with the incorrect diagnosis for more than five years. She also said her symptoms continued after the error came to light.
The account does not specify when Applegate received the diagnosis or when she learned it was incorrect. It also does not identify the condition, if any, ultimately determined to explain her symptoms. No further details about the medical evaluation or the circumstances surrounding the misdiagnosis were provided.
Applegate’s comments describe a prolonged period in which she understood her condition to be multiple sclerosis, followed by a revelation that the diagnosis was wrong. The persistence of her symptoms after that revelation is part of what she shared, but the available information does not establish their cause or describe their nature.
The disclosure was made on MeSsy, Applegate’s podcast. No verbatim quotation from the episode was included in the account, and no additional statements from Applegate or medical professionals were provided. The timing of the podcast discussion was also not specified.
With those details unavailable, the account offers only a limited picture of Applegate’s experience: she said she had received an incorrect multiple sclerosis diagnosis for more than five years and that her symptoms persisted after she learned of the error.
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