That's the 64 thousand dollar question. Or should it be 64 million dollar question.....gotta figure in inflation.

If you would have had one or two or five relapses your Neuro would have probably said "switch to Avonex" or "switch to Rebif" or even "switch to Copaxone". Since you've not had a relapse they will claim the Beta is doing a wonderful job. You may not have had a relapse if you took no medication. That's just the nature of MS. There's no way to know for certain either way. And the pharmaceutical companies know this.

It's so hard to know who or what to believe anymore. Of course the pharmaceutical companies are going to present their product in the best light. They want profits.....and unless folks are taking their meds they don't see profits.

This isn't the loaded question that it's going to sound like, but where do the doctors get the information about the meds they prescribe to their patients?

From the drug companies who make them! The sales pitches can be intense and certain "incentives" are often made to the docs in order to try and ensure that the doc prescribes "their" drug and not the competition's.

A shift in market share by just a couple of percent can make a huge change in the company's revenue so the sales schemes are very intense.

This is exactly what bothers me I realize they do have some science behind their claims, but I still feel like a experiment rat. And this little mouse is gambling on the odds out of fear.