@RMDaniels 

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RMDaniels

Six months after Dx

Just diagnosed in February/March of this year & it feels like a downhill slide. I started Tecfidera shortly after dx. So far I’ve had two rounds of Solu Medrol infusions & about to start my third round for 5 days next week. I’m having another MRI Friday - I just don’t think Tecfidera is working for me...I’m exhausted all the time. All I want to do is sleep. I constantly have new symptoms. This week my hands & fingers are itching like crazy! Saw my neurologist today & he prescribed Provigil. Has anyone had good results with this drug for fatigue & cog fog?
@Stumbler

@rmdaniels , primarily, only two rounds of Steroids are recommended per annum. I don't know when your first round was, but it's something to bear in mind. The MRI will let you know whether the Tecfidera is working medically. But if it's having such an adverse impact on your quality of life, then you need to discuss changing it on that basis alone. Provigil, aka Modafinil, is popular amongst undergraduates. It allows them to party hard and then allows them to function the next day. So, it should help for the exhaustion, but do you really want another tablet?

@RMDaniels

@nutshell88 @stumbler Thank you for the tips & info! I guess I just didn’t expect to be progressing with new symptoms so soon. I had so many people say they were fine for years after their first relapse or event. I honestly thought things would go back to mostly normal after I started taking Tecfidera. Maybe I just need to adjust my expectations. 😕 I’m really hoping Provigil will help me feel like working...I’m still full time & travel sometimes with my job. Other than that I rarely leave the house because I’m so tired all the time. I’m just struggling right now I guess.