I've been on Gilenya since the day I was dx'ed this past May. Since it's the first DMD that I've ever been on, I have nothing to compare it with. Since the day of my dx I've had pretty much the same symptoms, with the intensity of these symptoms sometimes varying. Other than that, I don't see any change.
Am I correct in thinking that Gilenya really isn't designed to address symptoms directly? Instead, isn't it supposed to trap those nasty cells that your immune system sends out to attack the myelin?
Then if my logic is correct, Gilenya really has nothing directly to do with existing symptoms. It has everything to do with preventing more lesions and thus preventing more symptoms, but really has nothing to do with existing symptoms. Am I on the right track here? Or is it also intended to help reduce existing symptoms by helping the myelin have a chance to heal by preventing more relapses?
Am I correct in thinking that Gilenya really isn't designed to address symptoms directly? Instead, isn't it supposed to trap those nasty cells that your immune system sends out to attack the myelin?
Then if my logic is correct, Gilenya really has nothing directly to do with existing symptoms. It has everything to do with preventing more lesions and thus preventing more symptoms, but really has nothing to do with existing symptoms. Am I on the right track here? Or is it also intended to help reduce existing symptoms by helping the myelin have a chance to heal by preventing more relapses?
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