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Hi all, I'm taking kesimpta, does this mean I'm immunosuppressed or immunocompromised. Also, If I've had my childhood measles vaccine will I still have immunity?

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 , i am 40yrs old and have recently been diagnosed with MS where I had a flare last year, what am confused upon is medication .. how to decide if I really need to be on medication or maintaining a good healthy lifestyle can help me sail through .. very confused and afraid and have no idea how thes...

Regarding to my last post I went to the A&E to get checked out and guess what? It turned out I had Covid 19+ pneumonia and a lower respiratory tract infection😭I genuinely forget I’m immunospurssed sometimes because that combination truly made me laugh out of shock. No wonder I felt so sick AND ou...

Hi - this is a tricky question so not sure how many responses I will get ! Anyone happen to be on a biologic drug for psoriasis or athritis and been prescribed an MS drug that has not conflicted with the biologic ? If so what has worked? I’m newly diagnosed and wish to remain on the biologic but ...

Apparently for pregnant women and older adults only. I'm not an expert, though I wonder why immunosuppressed people are not included like they are for Covid and Flu. Does anyone know? https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/rsv-vaccine/

Hey all, I’ve been on Ocrevus for almost five years now with almost no problems - until this year. I had my most recent treatment in February, and since March I’ve been struggling with persistent UTIs, which have spread to my kidneys and uterus, and more recently had to be hospitalised for pelvic in...

I've been diagnosed with MS for 4 years now, first presentation was in 2015 however and it's taken til this year (2024) to find a good treatment. I say good treatment because not only do I have MS but I have other diagnoses too and all other treatments have worsened my symptoms of other conditions. ...

Hey everyone, I've tested positive for covid today. I found out that if you've got MS and/or you're immunosupressed you can get antiviral medication to help overcome covid faster and to help prevent it getting severe. I wasn't told about this from my MS team so thought I'd mention it here for people...