Christina Applegate Says She Was Misdiagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis
Christina Applegate revealed on her podcast "MeSsy" that she had been misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Phoenix, AZ, October 20, 2026 —
Christina Applegate said on her podcast, MeSsy, that she had been misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The brief account of her remarks does not provide further details about the diagnosis or when it was made.
It also does not identify what condition or explanation, if any, replaced the multiple sclerosis diagnosis. Applegate’s comments, as summarized, do not specify which medical professionals were involved, what led to the diagnosis, or how she learned it was incorrect. No additional statement from Applegate is included.
The account does not describe whether the misdiagnosis affected her treatment or health, and it gives no timeline for events. Those details remain unreported in the information available here. The summary also does not provide a transcript or a longer quotation from the podcast, so the specific wording and surrounding context of her comments cannot be established from it.
Applegate disclosed the experience on MeSsy, but the account does not indicate whether she discussed it elsewhere or whether further information is forthcoming. Without those details, the central reported fact is limited to her statement that she had been misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis. No cause for the error, subsequent diagnosis, or outcome is specified.
Story summarized from the original created by Mark.Richardson@fox.com (Mark Richardson) on www.fox10phoenix.com, see more information here.
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