I'll stick with Copaxone for a while. As much as I dislike the shots, bumps, and bruises, I've had no relapses and my MRI looks better today than when I was diagnosed a year ago. So, I appear to be disease-activity free with Copaxone. And it still has few side effects.
Another reason I'm staying on Copaxone is that I have a weird phobia about swallowing pills, and you absolutely cannot chew or open up a BG12/Tecfedera pill. I think it may have something to do with inhaling the powder, which I imagine is quite dangerous based on things I've read about dimethyl fumarate used as a preservative in the past.
That said, if people start reporting that they feel less fatigued and less MS-y with the new drug, I'll probably make the leap. Tecfedera appears to be neuroprotective. Plus, Marco's story reminds me that I want to avoid my next relapse at all costs.
So, I am staying with Copaxone, but practicing swallowing pills just in case.
Another reason I'm staying on Copaxone is that I have a weird phobia about swallowing pills, and you absolutely cannot chew or open up a BG12/Tecfedera pill. I think it may have something to do with inhaling the powder, which I imagine is quite dangerous based on things I've read about dimethyl fumarate used as a preservative in the past.
That said, if people start reporting that they feel less fatigued and less MS-y with the new drug, I'll probably make the leap. Tecfedera appears to be neuroprotective. Plus, Marco's story reminds me that I want to avoid my next relapse at all costs.
So, I am staying with Copaxone, but practicing swallowing pills just in case.
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