they like to start with copaxone. tysabri might be the best

tysabri is definitely the most effective ms management option

dont fear pml because the truth is, although its scary, its highly unlikely

i love ty

i was on rebif for 10 years and ty for 3

i had dozens of attacks on rebif and 0 on ty

Never took Copaxone but the people who I knew who did, got worse. Not bad side effects except the hassle of shots every day.

Tysabri has has better results but one bad side effects of possible death. Other than that, it is great. I tried it and got a real bad allergic reaction. Can't take it. So I am on Rebif. No big relapses, but when I am off, my balance gets real bad. So I would try to get on something. If you aren't doing bad, I would try one of the new drugs; how about the ones that are pills?

Thanks so much for your reply, guys! I actually was on Copaxone for close to 17 years with no major attacks but at the very end, I started noticing some minor weakness and my doctor first switched me to Tecfidera ( was on it for 6 months) and I ended up with a major relapse. THEN, he switched me to Tysabri (6 months), and this time, I ended up with a super attack (never had this bad of an attack in the past 18 years). I'm looking at all drugs and thinking that I should get back on Copaxone because it was so good to me for 17 years and it's just NOT a coincidence that as soon as I switched from Copaxone, I had all these attacks that are starting to cause disability :-(

Pharm, One fact is that MS is progressive w/ meds or not. Meds just slow the progression which seems it might've worked for you since you hadn't had an attack for 18yrs which is really great, so I don't understand why your doctor switched you to a diff treatment.

Just out of curiosity do you have rrms or ppms ?

Good luck and wish you many many attackless years.

mteverest, thanks for your reply! I have RRMS; I just can't help but to think that my doctor factored in something that no healthcare professional should ever do and that is financial gain by Biogen (This information is easily accessible through disclosures provided by Biogen and other pharmaceutical companies).
I have to do some research to find a caring, competent, and ethical doctor.

Pharm, just curious again, could you explain your major attack, the one you mentioned you never had for 18 years, and what the smaller attacks were like?

I never had an major attack either that's why I'm curious to know more about cases similar to myself ( which I know it shouldn't mean much). I'm not currently on any meds for now.

I absolutely agree with you, doctors' reasons to select meds could be very unethical and just financial gains. ..sad...but I hope you find someone you can trust.

mteverest, my "attacks" up to now have mainly been sensory problems, which are referred to as paresthesia. It's a fancy word for numbness and tingling (Lhermite's). I also might have had the fatigue, which again did not bother me as these were are invisible signs. However, now, I find myself having motor problems. So, major attack is alot of weakness and a little bit of spasm.

Has any of these attacks caused any problems with your daily activity?