Hi all! I started taking Tecfidera after being diagnosed on 10/16/14. My doc said it would be a rough month, but that after about a month 99% of his patients tolerate the drug well.
Well, he was right: It was a rough month. I had terrible GI side effects and felt pretty much awful once I started on the 240 dosage. I'd wake up in the middle of the night for hours with cramps, nausea, chills, diarrhea, vomiting, etc. Then, I'd be exhausted and nauseous all day. This lasted for 3 weeks straight. But then, on about Day 30 of taking the medicine, all the side effects started to dissipate. Now, the GI problems are MUCH more mild and far less frequent. I feel energetic, am sleeping and eating normally, and am starting to feel like myself again!
I hope this offers hope to others who are suffering through the first month of side effects... and I hope you all get relief soon!
Well, he was right: It was a rough month. I had terrible GI side effects and felt pretty much awful once I started on the 240 dosage. I'd wake up in the middle of the night for hours with cramps, nausea, chills, diarrhea, vomiting, etc. Then, I'd be exhausted and nauseous all day. This lasted for 3 weeks straight. But then, on about Day 30 of taking the medicine, all the side effects started to dissipate. Now, the GI problems are MUCH more mild and far less frequent. I feel energetic, am sleeping and eating normally, and am starting to feel like myself again!
I hope this offers hope to others who are suffering through the first month of side effects... and I hope you all get relief soon!
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