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I can never seem to fight off sickness myself, either need antibiotics or steroids or I just continue to get worse. I try to remind myself that I'm on an immunosuppressant and have a medical condition that suppresses my immune system, but I always feel so down and defeated by going to the doctors. ...

So I’ve been on Tecfidera and tolerating it very well but I found out today my first MRI on it showed new lesions meaning a change in DMT. The choices I’ve been recommended are Mavenclad or Tysabri. I understand Tysabri is more effective but I’m 24 years old and I don’t want to be in a hospital ever...

Hi everyone . A total ms newbie here as I was only diagnosed on Wednesday this week and what a bomb that was dropped on me seeing as 6 months earlier I was told I didn’t have it . But another mri and a visual evoke done which revealed I’d had my first episode of optic neuritis ( back in June ) and 2...

Smoldering multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic process that occurs in the brain and spinal cord of people with MS, even during remission: Explanation Smoldering MS is a slow, ongoing process of damage that occurs when areas of the brain remain active, causing destruction. This process is similar t...

I am wondering if anybody has stopped taking DMT after the age of 60? I am on Ocrevus and have had stable MRIs for several years now. I have been reading that some studies show staying on a DMT after 60 is not necessary because at that age our immune system is less active. Thoughts or experiences ...

I was diagnosed with MS in 2014 at the age of 14. I’m 25 now, have been taking Ocrevus since 2019 and haven’t fallen into a replace since. My problem now a days is trying to not get severely sick while on this auto immune suppressant drug that’s keeping my MS calm but now I have no immune defense to...

I was at work on Monday, which was a bad day with my legs, (nearly cried but stopped myself) and I tried to explain what MS actually was to a young guy in the warehouse. He wasn't aware that there were 3 stages to MS and how our immune system attacks the Mylin Sheath that surrounds the nerves. He wa...

Hi everyone! My name is Erin- I’m 39 with 2 kids. (11 & 9) I was diagnosed with MS on 10/13/2009, age 24. I am going to be starting on IVIG therapy in January. I’ve been on Kisempta since October 2023. Prior to that, I had been on Ocrevus since 2017. Both medications have done a number on my immune ...

Hi, just wondering if anyone can help me to understand whether there is any benefit to taking an immunity positive supplement such as high dose vit c if I’m on Ocrevus? Does one cancel out the other automatically? Thanks