is anyone else doing great on tecfidera?

[Cindybridgeman]

Hi! I've been on Tec for three and a half months and I had very little s/e. Just some flushing at first, but the baby aspirin took care of it. Doing well!

[football-mom]

I wouldn't say I'm doing great, but I am doing well. I have had side effects, but nothing that would make me consider stopping. Some gi problems that stopped about three weeks in. I have some achy weak muscles now and the itching and my balance is a bit iffy, but again its mild enough that it doesn't slow me down. I will be going into month four at the end of the week.

[erica1000]

Hi Austin,

Great to hear you are doing well with Tecfidera. I started in early Jan and the first couple of weeks were fine but week 3 was very rough with stomach pain and major flushing.

I am happy to say by the end of the week 4 the s/e subsided and now all is good. The only side effect I have occasional insomnia.

I am one of the folks that had what I consider a rough start but I stuck with and I am glad I did.

[agsgmom]

I've been on Tec since June and have had no side effects. I love taking a pill rather then giving myself injections!

[MsLatte]

six months

On Tecfidera for 6 months now. Labs are fine and MRI showed no new lesions. A small amount of flushing first day. I have a somewhat sensitive gut anyway but no real change there. Careful to eat balanced breakfast and then something at night. Making sure both have a small amount of fat. So we'll see. Best to all.

[rsinger]

tecfidera

I have been on tecfidera since Feb 2014. No GI problems and flushing is almost insignificant. I have developed a skin problem that I am seeing a dermatologist for. Not sure if it is from the medication but it started about 3 weeks into the therapy. The dermatologist says the tecfidera is not responsible for the skin issue and the neurologist isn't concerned with it. It's more of a nuisance than anything else.

The dermatologist calls it Grover's disease which basically is dry skin that shows up as raised red bumps. Being treated for this now.

Other than that I really like this medication and hope to stay on it.

[hope32]

I did have some side effects in the first several months but I pushed through those and am now doing really great overall.

[emc1]

Hi, I used Copaxone on and off for 4 years. I could not handle the reaction site pain any longer. I am on my 2nd week of Tecfidera. I have experienced the flushing daily, it goes away after 30 minutes. I do seem to have a constant runny nose which is odd being I have never been an allergy sufferer. But so far it beats injections 100%..

[Trixi]

Thanks for the information. I'm looking into a new med and was concerned but not anymore. Thank you to everyone for the wonderful feedback.