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Hey everyone I'm a new MS diagnosed 23 year old choosing to have tecfidera ordered as my first medication. Do any of you have any advice for me? Is this a good option for my first medication? I appreciate the support.
Re: Starting Tecfidera Soon
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:48 am
by ElliotB
I don't know much about Tecfidera as I take Copaxone. You may find this of interest:
There has been a little bit of negative info with regards to the drug and PML recently:
Okay, after some informative research on top of these links, I've chosen personally to start rebif. Thank you for the insight. My mother was on tysabri and I had no idea the same company made the two.
PML is something I'd rather not worry about unless absolutely necessary. I know its rare but I would prefer other options first