At my last neuro's visit, the nurse was talking to me about possibly changing my medication. This is something that my doc was thinking about the last time I visited, but decided to stick with the copax. It turns out, every time I go there I have a couple more lesions and the ones I have are getting bigger. I am not really sure what the exact rate of increase is. So anyways, my balance had gotten really bad and my daily headaches increased to the point where I went to get some steriods. That makes the second time this year that I've gone in to get some. I think - my memory is not what it used to be, lol - I've been in the hospital four or five times in the last 2 years or so.
So I guess my question is if the copax isn't working, does that means I have to take something stronger like tysabari? That medicine is for progressive (secondary?) MS, so if I have to take it then that's the kind of MS I have. Of course I am hoping to switch to the new pill, but I think if copax doesn't work I will have to take something stronger, and that means my diease progression is faster than I thought it would be. I know I am not being very clear here, but I am running low on facts. She said that she and my neuro would decide after a new MRI whether or not the copax was effective enough. I have nothing to do but speculate until then.
So I guess my question is if the copax isn't working, does that means I have to take something stronger like tysabari? That medicine is for progressive (secondary?) MS, so if I have to take it then that's the kind of MS I have. Of course I am hoping to switch to the new pill, but I think if copax doesn't work I will have to take something stronger, and that means my diease progression is faster than I thought it would be. I know I am not being very clear here, but I am running low on facts. She said that she and my neuro would decide after a new MRI whether or not the copax was effective enough. I have nothing to do but speculate until then.
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