Hypertension more common in MS patients than in general public on: July 24, 2018, 02:34:13 pm #1 For reasons that aren't clear, people with MS have high blood pressure more often than the general population, according to Multiple Sclerosis News Today (July 23, 2018): Hypertension More Common in MS Patients Than General Public, Study... Multiple sclerosis patients are 48% more likely to have high blood that the general public, or people with other demyelinating diseases, a new study reports. Hypertension in MS patients is known to... Multiple Sclerosis News Today · multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com Logged MS Speaks--online for 20 yearsSPMS, diagnosed 1980. Avonex 2001-2004. Copaxone 2007-2010. Glatopa (glatiramer acetate 40mg 3 times/week) 12/16/20 - 3/16/24.