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Tysabri - injections vs infusions

Hi everyone, I’m RRMS diagnosed this year following a relapse in July. I’ve just had a call to be offered my first treatment options which Tysabri in either injection or Infusion form. Please could you share with me your thoughts on injections vs infusion? Are there any benefits of one over the other? And maybe a silly question but how long does the actual injection bit take ? I didn’t expect to be offered tysabri so I’m currently reading up on it. Thank you in advance, Rachael
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@Markymk
@Markymk
 

Hey, I started tysabri infusions last December and it’s been a game changer for me, I spent most of my time in a daze with the most epic fatigue and I struggled to pronounce my words it was a very scary hardly any mega symptoms at the moment, I’m starting the tysabri injections tomorrow hoping it will save me some time, Hope all goes well for you x

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@Robbyrne
@Robbyrne
 

I was on the infusion for a year from my diagnosis date. I changed to the injection 3 months ago, so I've had 3.the infusion takes 2 hours, it's not the end of the world but it's uncomfortable. The injection takes about 5 or 6 seconds. And it's not anywhere near as painful as people make out! I've seen no difference between the 2 so it's injection all the way for me.

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