Thread: Switching DMDs
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Old 04-04-2009, 06:26 AM
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As you can see from my sig I started with the bif, went to copaxone and I'm now back on the bif, albeit half the dose.

It seemed to work but the 44's were making me wacked out or so I thought. I think now it was at least partly the ongoing recovery from brain surgery. How the heck are you supposed to think straight with all that going one. In hindsight the rebif was working because I had three attacks in less than a year after I quit including the time I was on copaxone.

Another down side of the copaxone is the daily factor and the size. Those shots are freakin HUGE. More than 4 times as much liquid, 100mcl vs. 22mcl. And it's the manitol that makes the difference not the med. Course you need both.

The rebif 22's are nice and small, as am I, and so far so good mostly. If I have trouble I may think about upping the dose again. I find naproxen to be the best premed because it lasts for such a long time. Since rebif is hard on your liver I try to avoid tylenol like the plauge. Course the naproxen and ibuprofen are hard on your kidneys. But I like my liver more than my kidneys anyolewhoo.
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rebif 3/07 - 12/07
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copaxone 3/08 - 11/08
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rebif 2/09
Minocycline 6/09
Not a damn thing 7/09
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