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Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate, BG-12) is a disease modifying treatment (DMT) for active relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. Tecfidera is a pill which is taken twice a day; trials have shown it reduces the number of relapses by around 50% compared to a placebo.Read all about the pros and cons of Tecfidera MS treatment from other MSers, or get involved by asking a question.

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@Nina18

23 May 2025 05:45Last reply 23 May 2025 21:48

Switching from Ocrevus to Kesimpta

Well I think that this has been the shortest time frame I have ever been on ANY! type of medication. I was diagnosed in March of this year with heart palpitations due to the medication. I gave it fair shot and I just can not deal with the anxiety attacks feeling, the off beat of my heart once in aw...

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@Spiderhack

12 May 2025 13:58Last reply 13 May 2025 01:33

Normal medication

Hello fellow MS people I am currently on DImethyl fumarate (Tecfidera) and whilst it’s done its job as far as I am aware. Are there any other natural Meds people recommend and if so where you get them from ? I am in the UK I appreciate exercise is a great one which I do but sometimes I am too tir...

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@Chrissykain

11 May 2025 02:39Last reply 11 May 2025 23:48

cladribine

So I was dx 2009. Copaxone nearly killed me. Tecfidera caused me severe acne. I lost the feeling from my neck down September last year and finally had an mri in April. I broke my shoulder in October (slipped on holiday in Bulgaria) had surgery there and had plates and pins , they flew me home too ...

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@SennaWaiIChan

25 Apr 2025 22:56Last reply 26 Apr 2025 12:16

Advise

Hi everyone, I’ve been diagnosed with RRMS for four years now and have been on Tecfidera since the beginning. My latest MRI showed a bit of progression, and my neurologist has suggested switching to Siponimod. I was wondering if anyone here has any personal experience with this medication – how have...

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@Lightning87

15 Apr 2025 19:28Last reply 15 Apr 2025 21:40

Ocrevus - your experiences

Hello! I was diagnosed in June 2018 and was on Tecfidera for 6 years before my Neuro advised I would require to come off the DMT as my lymphocytes were below 0.5 for longer than 6 months. I had to go ’cold turkey’ until my lymphocytes went back up to 0.8 which they just have, thankfully. They hav...

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@Jillianleigh16

3 Apr 2025 19:30 EditedLast reply 14 Apr 2025 14:43

Tecfidera (dimethyl fumerate)

Has anyone taken this Medication? I took my first dose Last Friday and had a horrible reaction of severe flushing, high BP and HR I was sent to ER from work. Any advice or similar reactions? Update: I have been completely stopped on the Tecfidera. I will be switching neurologists due to mine movin...

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@clars64

24 Mar 2025 20:20Last reply 24 Mar 2025 23:42

I was diagnosed 17 years ago. Started with Tecfidera then Ocrevus, and now Kesimpta. My question/frustration is as follows. What should i expect from my Dr.? He is a neurologist. I see him 1 time a year which follows an MRi. We meet for 10 minutes and he tells me the MEI showed “ no remarkable changes”. Appointment complete. I get nothing about me and my progressing disability. I feel like a data point and nothing else. Thoughts? Thanks

Suring, United States

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@JenniferAnne

22 Mar 2025 23:02Last reply 12 May 2025 11:41

Medication 💊 tips anyone?

I think I may need a different medication , I still feel like what I’ve been on hasn’t helped over all, then again maybe I’ve just been on it ao long that it’s not working best for me. I started with Tecfidera, then began I fusions with Ocrevus. Anyone else having success with theirs? I trust my Doc...

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@fleety

10 Mar 2025 13:34 EditedLast reply 12 Mar 2025 23:48

Intro

Hi. Hope you are well, not sure how this works but heard about it online and thought to try it out. I got diagnosed with MS back around 2022. Was a huge shock, I was initially seeing doctors about having back and leg pains. I had a couple of MRI's, eventually saw a neurosurgeon who first suggested p...

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@lizzie20

7 Mar 2025 13:57Last reply 7 Mar 2025 18:44

tecfidera

This may be a silly question but when i was speaking to my ms nurse the day i was starting tecfidera she said im not due for more bloods till may and about a week ago im getting told i need to get bloods done before i go onto the higher dose but the nuse gave me the higher dose i just dont start it ...

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