@Hi, I'm fairly new to the community. I was diagnosed with MS in 2001. I've tried several "old school" treatments such as Copaxone, Betaseron and Rebif. I went off all meds around 2015 because I got tired of feeling the flu like symptoms. I suffered a pretty bad exacerbation in 2016 where I was hospitalized for 7 days while I completed steroid infusions. My MRI at that time showed new scars, one of which was on my cervical spine. The steroids did me well for several years. I didn't have any new symptoms until 2023. I've had several MRI's since, all of which show no new scars. My neurologist has refused to treat me with steroids because I don't have new scars. I told him I was open to infusion therapy and we decided on Rituximab. I will be starting my first infusion on Monday, July 20th. Does anyone have experience with this particular medication? If so, has it improved your symptoms and what can I expect as far as any side effects? Thank you in advance for any feedback.😊 on Shift.ms

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Hi, I'm fairly new to the community. I was diagnosed with MS in 2001. I've tried several "old school" treatments such as Copaxone, Betaseron and Rebif. I went off all meds around 2015 because I got tired of feeling the flu like symptoms. I suffered a pretty bad exacerbation in 2016 where I was hospitalized for 7 days while I completed steroid infusions. My MRI at that time showed new scars, one of which was on my cervical spine. The steroids did me well for several years. I didn't have any new symptoms until 2023. I've had several MRI's since, all of which show no new scars. My neurologist has refused to treat me with steroids because I don't have new scars. I told him I was open to infusion therapy and we decided on Rituximab. I will be starting my first infusion on Monday, July 20th. Does anyone have experience with this particular medication? If so, has it improved your symptoms and what can I expect as far as any side effects? Thank you in advance for any feedback.😊

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