When I was diagnosed, 15 years ago, there were three choices of dmd. Copaxone was brand spangly new in Australia 15 years ago. I went for Beta because one small needle every second day sounded better than one big needle every week or a small needle every day.
Decision made entirely on not liking needles, so I'd definitely have gone for a tablet had there been one back then.
I took Beta for five years, had a break, then started Copaxone.
Tysabri was the first new thing, then Gilenya and now there is a veritable shopping list of possibilities. Even no needles at all!
The trouble is while there is choice, that's just about the only real choice. Needles or no needles.
They all do much the same thing, except for Tysabri which is kind of just plain scary.
Which is the best to slow disability? I could care less about 30% fewer flares, unless that means I'd be 30% less disabled, which is doesn't.
Decision made entirely on not liking needles, so I'd definitely have gone for a tablet had there been one back then.
I took Beta for five years, had a break, then started Copaxone.
Tysabri was the first new thing, then Gilenya and now there is a veritable shopping list of possibilities. Even no needles at all!
The trouble is while there is choice, that's just about the only real choice. Needles or no needles.
They all do much the same thing, except for Tysabri which is kind of just plain scary.
Which is the best to slow disability? I could care less about 30% fewer flares, unless that means I'd be 30% less disabled, which is doesn't.
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