# New to the MS club; Mavenclad?

**URL:** <https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/new-to-the-ms-club-mavenclad/79594>\
**Category:** New diagnosis and before diagnosis\
**Tags:** diagnosis, relapsing-MS, DMTs\
**Created:** [28 May 2025 19:44 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/new-to-the-ms-club-mavenclad/79594 "2025-05-28T19:44:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![laurenm](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/laurenm/32/8492_2.png) [@laurenm](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/laurenm)\
**Post date:** [28 May 2025 19:44 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/new-to-the-ms-club-mavenclad/79594/1 "2025-05-28T19:44:22Z")

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Hi everyone,

I received my diagnosis today of relapsing-remitting MS. Apart from crying in the nurse’s arms outside the consultant’s room, I think I dealt with it quite well…

Doctor would like to put me on Mavenclad, and I should hopefully be starting that in a few weeks tops; does anyone have any experience with this drug?

I think although I was 98% certain I had MS before I was told today, it will take some time to fully process.

Hope you’re all doing okay.

L x

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**Author:** ![Hank\_Dogs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e95f7d/32.png) [@Hank\_Dogs](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Hank_Dogs)\
**Post date:** [29 May 2025 16:21 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/new-to-the-ms-club-mavenclad/79594/2 "2025-05-29T16:21:59Z")

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Hi Lauren M. I don’t have experience with Mavenclad but I think that in general DMTs become part of life and routine. Yeah, it does take time to fully ‘process’ the diagnosis and get used to a new ‘normal’. My only thoughts on this is to take your time, grieve if you need to and then make plans for the new life. I hope very much that for you MS doesn’t have any significant effects and you are able to live pretty much as normal. MS didn’t really affect me for some 8-10 years after diagnosis and during those years I traveled, got married , carried on working etc. All the best to you

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**Author:** ![laurenm](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/laurenm/32/8492_2.png) [@laurenm](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/laurenm)\
**Post date:** [29 May 2025 19:38 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/new-to-the-ms-club-mavenclad/79594/3 "2025-05-29T19:38:37Z")

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Many thanks @Hank_Dogs, appreciate your reply. All the best to you too.

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**Author:** ![alison100](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/alison100/32/1019_2.png) [@alison100](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/alison100)\
**Post date:** [29 May 2025 19:40 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/new-to-the-ms-club-mavenclad/79594/4 "2025-05-29T19:40:05Z")

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Not the nicest day for you. I’m not on mavenclad but have only heard good things about it. There’s no way of making all this feel OK, but plans to get on a very effective DMD soon are better for morale than most things.

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**Author:** ![laurenm](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/laurenm/32/8492_2.png) [@laurenm](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/laurenm)\
**Post date:** [29 May 2025 19:43 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/new-to-the-ms-club-mavenclad/79594/5 "2025-05-29T19:43:37Z")

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Thank you for your reply @alison100 - I’ve been reading up on Mavenclad, in various forums and Facebook groups, and I agree, only hear good things; it really does make me feel more positive about things.