Mavenclad
Is anyone taking this or has taken it? I will be starting soon and to be honest I'm a little paranoid about taking it. Side effects are crazy and also says cam cause cancer?
I'm kinda against meds and have had issues with the likes of gabapentin and pregablin and speed them few years ago.
A friend said this need is similar to what you go through when having chemotherapy.
Any advice much appreciated
I am doing it. Am in year 1 week 23. Am doing good. Don't let it scare you. Actually all immunosuppression can cause cancer and so can a lot of other things cause cancer. I get you concerning the Pharma criticak attitude. I am the same and think it's important to always consider all pros and cons. Btw. on Shift.MS there are lots and lots of posts of many of us who are doing MAVENCLAD. Just search for Cladribine in the posts. Happy for you to critically take part in your health decisions. Lots of courage and strength to you. 🍀💙🙂
I've finished my treatment, I had two courses of treatment over 4 years. I had regular bloods to monitor my health and I'm fine so far. I'm just over 3 years post treatment I think 🤔 Haven't had a relapse since 😎 some lesions have gotten worse and I have a few new ones but not enough for my neurologist to be concerned. My MS was, and technically still is considered Highly Active RRMS. I had a rough time up to Mavenclad and I'm doing pretty good new. The only side effects I noticed were I felt very weak after my first course of tablets and I'd say my energy levels aren't what they used to be, but better than where I imagine I'd be without it