Staaaaaahvin'!

[.BadWolf.]

So I am on week 3 with Tec. Starting about a week ago, I am ravenous! I found some links online about this but ultimately couldn't find what ever comment was made in regards to this. Anyone have this as a side effect??? It's maddening. Particularly because I am vegetarian, and my usual fare is just not cutting it. Ugh...

[.BadWolf.]

Anybody? Nobody?

[AlaskaAnn]

I am still too early on the medication to let you know how it is going. Only on day 4 here and all I know is I feel like a stuffed pig because I usually only ate one solid meal a day with very little fat. Now I am eating two two full solid fatty meals a day to ward off any s/e that could trigger my crohn's or peptic ulcer...hell even a migraine attack. Honestly, food right now is my enemy. If anything I have absolutely no appetite. Add that when I eat now, I taste more of the silverware (metal) then I do the food......

But, so far so good......no tummy issues at all, body aches but even they are diminishing with each dose, but tummy is doing awesome!

[nosrepmodnar]

no increased hunger here, only second week

[winstonzoe]

Hi, I'm at the end of month 3. I got hungrier too for awhile. It gets better. I think you feel better and helps keep side effects away if you keep your stomach somewhat full. I stocked up on bagels and ate a lot of Apple slices with peanut butter! Sometimes a few crackers help. Hope this helps and tell us when things get better because they will... Becky

[PositiveMS]

Into my third week. No change in appetite.

[OneGreatLife]

Don't know if TEC has anything to do with it but I've have a reduced appetite. I've lost about 1 1/2 pounds a month over the last three months. Not that I'm complaining. 10 more and I'm at my ideal weight.

[javaaddict]

Into my 3rd week here too. If anything, I have lost some of my appetite due to stomach pain.

[.BadWolf.]

Haha! OneGreatLife, I wish I was having that issue! Thankfully the extreme hunger has passed. I'm back to just normal hungry for me. Lol. It was terrible. I would eat a filling meal or snack and then like an hour or two later be so hungry, like I hadn't eating days! It was ridiculous. Hopefully that side effect stay far away from now on. Although now I do have mild stomach cramps. No idea if it is related to the Tec or not.... can't win if it isn't one thing it's another! Thanks guys!

[sunshine008]

i'm ending my 3rd week on tecfidera, and no increase in appetite. I've lost my appetite mostly, and extremely bloated the first three weeks

good luck!!