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Hi Toie939502! Bloating was never a big issue for me, so I am not really sure of the answer. I found that my medication side effects have settled with time, although I still need half an aspirin to counteract the flushing 2 hours after a dose & I find that a probiotic in the morning seems to help wi...

I'm glad that there is light at the end of the tunnel & that you are doing well, one year on. I'm on day 8 of my second start of tecfidera - I'm only taking 120mg once a day & the diarrhoea has started again this morning. The hot flushes I can live with, but the abdominal cramping, nausea & diarrhoe...

Allthatjazz - Tecfidera is excreted via the lungs - ie. it is breathed out - that might account for the bad breath...

mkbmomma - your life sounds as busy (read: crazy) as mine. Fatigue is probably an issue we both would face with work/life balance even without factoring in MS! Fatigue was a problem for me for a while (I needed a mid-morning sleep to get through an afternoon shift at work, or an afternoon nap to get...

Thanks mkbmomma for your input - it sounds like you have had a rough time of it too! I'm glad that your nausea & diarrhoea has settled - there is hope for me yet!! The bloating doesn't sound much fun either, but certainly better than V & D... although as you say, not particularly sexy! I spoke to my...

Glad to see your post! Struggling with nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea & abdo pain, so will definitely give this a go when I restart! Was thinking about trying some probiotics....

Prior to commencing Tecfidera I read with interest various ways to counteract the side effects of this medication & felt well prepared going into battle (thank you Ladymac et al for all the suggestions put out there...). The first week of the 120mg twice daily regime went relatively smoothly with a ...

I had a bout of optic neuritis, (& suspected as much) then went to an optometrist (for differential diagnosis) & he found no reason for central vision loss, so I went to my GP to get confirmation of my suspicions. He didn't think that MS was likely, but referred me on to another doctor, plus a neuro...