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StrictlySoca

Why do people continue with CRAB drugs ?

I feel really wound up by this post from Barts wonder blog that time after time people are even being offered Copaxone, Rebif etc . In the bad old days when there was only interferon and nothing else then it’s understandable and if they did work for you then woot but why would you chose them? Article here http://multiple-sclerosis-research.blogspot.com/2018/10/whats-lost-is-lost-why-crab-can.html Let’s have a heated debate (copyrights to Mrs Merton)
@MamaWals

Well I know copaxone is recommended for women trying to get pregnant.

@Vixen

Hello @strictlysoca. When I was diagnosed last year, my neuro would not be drawn on recommending a specific DMD, saying that I had to research and decide what was best for me. So, pretty much blindly and in a still traumatised post-diagnosis state I opted for Tecfidera which, as your article suggests, was a pretty good punt. So I guess there is something to be said for giving people the freedom to choose. An injectable/infusion DMD for me wouldn’t really have suited my life style, which is why I went to Tec. That included rejecting Lemtrada, which I believe is a little more effective. But there are lots of people out there who cannot tolerate Tec. This said, I also support the right for people to tread the holistic route and not go for a DMD at all. Some people cannot understand why somebody would not want to take any DMDs, ‘hit it early and hard’ type of thing. But everyone needs to decide what’s best for them. I guess this includes as wide a choice of options as possible, including those that a study has said are not so effective. OK, that was heavy for a Saturday morning! :-)