Hey, so I’m a relatively newly diagnosed MS-er and thought I’d try Tecfidera tablets to help manage further relapses. I had to take them twice a day which didn’t really work for me (I work weird hours and kept forgetting) also you’re basically reminding yourself twice a day you have MS… that’s how I felt anyway. Didn’t really enjoy the side effects either (red face, dry mouth, rash).
Anyway, my other option was Plegridy, which you only have to take once every two weeks, great! But it’s an injection, and I’m terrified of needles. Also got warned of some horrible side effects, ‘oh you’ll be in bed all day with flu like symptoms’ etc etc.
But as I say, the tablets were not really working for me so I gave the Plegridy a go (gulp).
It wasn’t so bad!
I was able to do the injection myself, barely felt it, didn’t feel the medication go in at all really! And trust me I am a BABY when it comes to injections. And 24 hours after, here I am side-effectless!!! I went for ice cream today down at the beach, my friend came over and we sat in the sun for a while, I watched some movies and generally just had a lovely normal day.
So my point is, for anyone thinking Plegridy might work better but you might be too scared to try, give it a go. You might be surprised!
