@octavia 

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octavia

DMTs

Hello , I have recently been diagnosed with RRMS and I am 50 years old. My symptoms at the moment are a bit of weakness in my left leg. Prior to this in the last month or so I have had face pain. My last episode before the last couple of months was 7 years ago when I had optic neuritis. I have been symptom free in between and in fact I was told I had clinically isolated syndrome until my diagnosis in October. So I'm currently waiting for a letter from my neurologist on DMTs. My MS nurse has emailed me a list of the drugs he has recommended. They are: Alemtuzumab, Cladribine, Fingolimod, Ocrelizumab or Tecfidera. Reading the info on these has made me feel panicked to say the least. The side effects seem worse than my symptoms! So I was wondering if anyone can offer any reassurance /experience on any of these drugs. Also has anyone had any success with keeping well through diet? I have been doing the OMS diet for the last fortnight. ( No land animals or dairy has been consumed) Thankyou in advance for any replies :)
@Stumbler

Hi @octavia . The Disease Modifying Therapies (DMTs) are powerful drugs and can have side effects. But, these side effects have to be balanced against the serious effects that MS can cause. Your diagnosis is still fresh in your mind so you should take your time with any decisions. You can find previous conversations on most of the drugs offered and the dietary approach by following the links that have been automatically added to the bottom of your post above. There isn't a link for Cladribine/Mavenclad available yet as it's fairly new. Use the Forum Search function (magnifying glass, top left) to search for related discussions. Hope this helps

@grandma

@octavia hi and welcome, glad you found us so soon. I'm one of the old codgers, had the beast for 26 years, am 62 and currently on Tecfidera. There are lots of discussions on this site about all the drugs you've listed. Use the magnifying glass top left and put in each one and get all the info, gossip, symptoms etc on each. It's a very subjective subject, and at the end of the day it's your decision, but hey, compared to 25 years there was no dmt's, and when the first came out (which I got having been on the original trial) I didn't change until 10mths ago due to reduced efficacy. But I digress, we're all ok on the site, loads of info if required. Always here for a natter, a moan, a celebration, a cry, whatever you want. We don't judge, can even be amusing on occasion, but the one thing to remember is that with ms there's no such thing as a silly question! Look forward to talking to you again. By the way, we have a guru, Stumbler by name, he'll be along shortly to say hello, font if all knowledge, and nice with it.😍