Me again - sorry that it seems like no one is on aubagio. My list of dmds that I've taken
1998 betaseron (had to mix the med then inject)
2000 avonex (needle seemed huge)
2001 Rebif (I liked this. Prefilled syringe & an auto injector)
2013 tecfidera (& that's where I am currently at)
I was on Rebif the longest & I liked it the best but it became unaffordable. I have no active lesions & the M.S. is not progressing & I don't have flares anymore so I guess what I'm trying to say is find the dmd that has the least amount of side effects that you can live with. I really think you'll be able to find an alternative to aubagio. I'm not familiar with anyone who has taken this & like I said in my previous post to you I had a doctor that was dead set against aubagio for women. I don't know your age but if I remember right the doctor that discussed Aubagio had other negative things to say about this since he took it off the list of contenders for me I focused more on the drugs that he said were a good fit for me. My choices were copaxon or tecfidera. I hope you find a dmd that is a good fit & you can afford or is covered by insurance, there are also patient assistance programs for many of the drugs.

MelissaJo, I've been on Aubagio since 2013 and after the first month I did notice some hair falling out. Not huge amounts but noticeable to me but I don't think anyone else could tell. As my neuro said it would, it stopped after a couple of months and didn't return. Of much more concern is the effect it can have on the liver. I have a liver panel every 6 months and so far, no problem.

Studini--your profile info says you are a male over the age of 50, my doctor told me that is the only demo he would RX Aubagio to. Maybe it effects the sees differently.

Sorry autocorrect -- meant the sexes.

dsprt4help, I didn't know that but you're probably right. I have heard other females say that their docs wouldn't even consider it. Hmmm.

Studini. I might be remembering wrong because we discussed so much that day---but I think we also discussed whether I was still having periods--he was very against Aubagio for women that are of child bearing age & I can't remember why because it was such a definite no in his opinion that I focused on the 2 choices I did have.

dsprt4help, Yes in the literature and packaging they stress that it's contraindicated if a woman could even remotely, accidentally, once in a blue moon become pregnant.

Even in women who proclaim it's impossible, if you answer yes to that question, it's a no.