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Thank you gramcjk for your encouraging words. :) Finished my first week of Tecfidera following Ladymac's advise. So far no issues, some minor flushing and itching but very mild. No GI issues so far. The hardest thing so far is eating on a schedule every 12 hours. Starting 240mg dose tomorrow. Will u...

I finally got my Tecfidera starter pack after over a month of waiting. I plan to start it tomorrow or Monday, but I am a little nervous. I will be traveling to Peru next month for Christmas - which gives me about 6 weeks to be on the medication before I go. I'm worried the side effects won't have di...

Thank you all for your encouraging words and advice!

Natalie

Is Melatonin OK? I have taken Melatonin for a while but just noticed on the bottle it says not to take if you have an auto-immune disease...

Hi All! My name is Natalie and I am 30, from Tucson, AZ. I was officially diagnosed with MS about a month ago. The diagnosis was actually a relief for me, and I strangely felt happy when I got the news. Not that I am happy to have MS, but I first started having symptoms 10 years ago when I was 20. I...

Thank you for your responses. I guess the idea of suppressing my immune system freaks me out, it just seems so unnatural. Hopefully we can all stay healthy this cold/flu season!

Is anyone else concerned about Ebola while on immunosuppressant's to treat MS? I was diagnosed with MS about a month ago (although my doc says I have probably had it for about 10 years) and am about to start Tecfidera for treatment. I know the purpose of treatment is to suppress the immune system so...