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Gemma87

Day 1 on tecfidera!

Day 1 on tecfidera..... tips anyone? I know to eat a good meal before taking the tablet. As im not a big breakfast eater can you take your fisrt tablet at lunchtime? Ive also read you need to be careful using ibprofen when on tecfidera,anyone else heard of this?x
@Stumbler

@gemma87 , this website advises you to inform your Doctor if you have taken, or plan to take, Ibuprofen, amongst other meds. It doesn't give a reason for this warning, but you can assume that Tecfidera and Ibuprofen don't mix well :- https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/28650 I'd refer the question of timing of the first dose of the day to your MS Nurse.

@FerryMs

Hi Gemma, I asked the same question of my ms Nurse when I started, they said it was ok to wait to lunch but just make sure you take them at least 4 hours apart. I actually found it easier to change my routine and have breakfast, this made it easier to keep a check on what was happening in terms of side effects. Not heard specifically about ibuprofen but would guess it is because of the possible stomach issues which ibuprofen can also cause so it would be like double hit. Hope this helps and all goes well.