Changing medications
I was diagnosed in November with several lesions on my brain and cervical spine. I couldn’t believe I had MS at 52. Of course I probably had it for years and to be honest, had a great fear of this disease. Started tysabri in December and by March had severe reaction: full body rash/hives, stomach pain, and lastly, swollen face/eyes. Now I’m going to start ocrevus in a few weeks. I’m very nervous about a reaction but I’m advised to start this medication. Has anyone had a similar experience or on Ocrevus now? I’d love to hear how you’re doing on it. To everyone with MS I’m praying hard for a cure and for now a medication that helps every form of this scary unpredictable disease. 🙏🏻
@donnap Hi and welcome aboard... I can't help you with your question as I'm not on those DMTs. I'm on tecfidera . I'm sure you'll have a few more replies fairly soon but a fair few of us are from the UK so time zones mix things up a bit I'm afraid. I recently turned 50 I was diagnosed a year ago. It certainly turns life upside down fairly quickly...well it did for me. But please feel free to ask anything you like we'll find an answer eventually. Welcome again.
@donnap If you use the magnifying glass top left and use it like a search engine, put in changing meds you'll find previous posts might give you a little more understanding about it.