Turn that frown upside down, silly clown. Attitude of gratitude will pull you through some early dark days. Its so important to pep talk yourself. Make sure you have a treat around for after that poking. a tiny candy bar, a walk, a fav show on TV kept on the DVR/Tivo or a huggle from the family.
I have had many aha moments that made me realize that I really do have MS. My biggest came when I took a muscle relaxer designed for MS patients, and spinal patients because the signal isnt getting through. (tizanidine) and a muscle spasm I have had for 4 years simply let go, after ONE pill! To me that cemented that there must be something wrong with the signal, because this pill worked, so...its true! I must have MS after all!
Congrats on the choice. its a great med! make sure they do follow up LFT or liver function studies for a while to make sure your liver is happy.