[rj9000]

In my opinion living with this disease for a long time I think there's probably a link to lifestyle. I developed symptoms in graduate school during a very stressful time in my life. Years later I had another stressful event and had an awful relapse.

On top of that I've always struggled with my weight.

Makes me wonder if an underlying EBV infection, genetic vulnerabilities, unhealthy lifestyle and a stressful event that permits the EBV infection to compromise the CNS ultimately causes the condition we call MS.