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MondayCindi Hopper, Columnist, MSnewsChannel.com: MY COLUMN TODAY IS TITLED: PHARMACEUTICAL HEAVEN: I'VE TRIED AVONEX, REBIF, BETASERON, COPAXONE, IVIG & NOW I'M GOING ON TECFEDRA
Being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis is scary enough, but when they start offering all these medicine options at you and the side effects, it can be somewhat overwhelming! What you have to keep in mind is everyone is different and your body chemistry is going to be different than “Susan’s” body chemistry. Your stage of MS may or may not be the same as “Phil’s” stage so obviously you are going to react differently to the drug. What you can rely on 100%, and its full proof is experience. Every MS’r has a treatment journey. If you listen to that journey cautiously and only take the experience from it, it may help you in deciding which direction you want to go in your own treatment. So I want to share my journey with you in hopes you may or may not take something away from it. When I was diagnosed, I had no idea what MS was or what it could or would do to my body. Like any scared 44yr old, single, professional, “made it on my own” female, I Googled it. BIG mistake! Holy crap! Talk about terrified. I needed to plan my funeral, update my will, and have a family meeting. *Note to self- No more computer research! Labels: Avonex, Cindi Hopper, Copaxone, Rebif, TECFIDERA PHARMACEUTICAL HEAVEN: I'VE TRIED AVONEX, REBIF, BETASERON, COPAXONE, IVIG & NOW I'M GOING ON TECFEDRA
CINDI HOPPER, COLUMNIST, MSnewsChannel.com
![]() Being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis is scary enough, but when they start offering all these medicine options at you and the side effects, it can be somewhat overwhelming! What you have to keep in mind is everyone is different and your body chemistry is going to be different than “Susan’s” body chemistry. Your stage of MS may or may not be the same as “Phil’s” stage so obviously you are going to react differently to the drug. What you can rely on 100%, and its full proof is experience. Every MS’r has a treatment journey. If you listen to that journey cautiously and only take the experience from it, it may help you in deciding which direction you want to go in your own treatment. So I want to share my journey with you in hopes you may or may not take something away from it. When I was diagnosed, I had no idea what MS was or what it could or would do to my body. Like any scared 44yr old, single, professional, “made it on my own” female, I Googled it. BIG mistake! Holy crap! Talk about terrified. I needed to plan my funeral, update my will, and have a family meeting. *Note to self- No more computer research! Read more » Labels: Avonex, Cindi Hopper, Copaxone, Rebif |
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