@Sarah_Walton 

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Sarah_Walton

Disease Modifying Therapies

Hi, my MS has progressed & tablets are no longer working so i’m going to be starting disease modifying therapies & just wondered if anyone could give some advice/thoughts? I was diagnosed in January 2015 but the stage i’m at now has got my head all over the place. Finding everything completely overwhelming & not been in a good head space for a while. After speaking with my MS nurse recently i realise i haven’t dealt with the emotional side of my diagnosis at all, 23 at the time & just couldn’t deal so have done everything to avoid it. Feeling a bit lost facing the next stage & new treatment. Just wondering if anyone can offer advice? X
@Stumbler

@sarah_walton , it's perfectly normal to feel as you do. Having a condition like MS can seem like a huge burden. It depends on your Neurologist as to what Disease Modifying Therapies (DMTs) are offered to you. There seems to be two types of Neurologist, the conservative one that wants to start with the least effective DMTs and the proactive one that wants to use the latest, most effective DMTs. It is because of this that you need to be aware of what is available and what suits your lifestyle needs. The following may help you:- https://www.mstrust.org.uk/about-ms/ms-treatments/ms-decisions-aid and https://support.mstrust.org.uk/file/DMD-Book-Final-WEB.pdf

@Sarah_Walton

@stumbler im meeting with my MS nurse in the next week or so to discuss which one is right for me. It’s just scary having the unpredictability of MS hit home when you move onto the next step. A lot of information is thrown at you & it’s overwhelming. Thanks for the links i’ll take a look