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However, she was also told that if she were to stop tysabri she was pretty much guaranteed to have an attack of the MS. She has an agressive form of MS and other medications don't seem to work. We haven't seen much improvement with tysabri, but at least she hasn't had anymore attacks while on it. Can anyone shed more light on this for me? I was hoping to gather more information on this if anyone has it. Please let me know! Thanks!

MS is different for each of us, but if you are familiar with the 5 stages of death, MS runs along the same parallel, but we can go in and out of them and not in any particular order. Denial is my favorite when I am feeling good and have been good for awhile. My latest neuro thinks I've had MS since 1981 (no MRI then) and I went thru 3-4 before finding this one, 3 states away, and won't give him up for anything.

I was diagnosed with relapsing a remitting ms 1 yr ago. I had a very aggressive doctor that put me on Tysabri infusions even though I had never tried anything else. After research and being so terrified of the brain infection which causes severe disability or death I changed doctors! I have been on Aubagio, the new pill, for 1 month and have not had any problems. I emptied my hair brush the first day to see if I would have hair loss, which there is nothing out of the ordinary.

Which (CRAB/Tysabri) medication do think has the least side affects? Please vote because this poll is for an individual trying to make a serious decision, and the doctor told this person to choose their own treatment.

I'm not on Tysabri, but want to bump this up so that your message doesn't get lost. My sister is on Tysabri, which she's been on for two years now. Her MS is not behaving like someone that has RRMS, as her MS is more like a train that keeps barreling down the tracks and is unable to be stopped. She was on Rebif for a year and she experienced a sharp decline over the course of the year. She started Tysabri, and her disease has slowed, but it's by no means stable.

However, I will try to provide you with some information regarding rituximab in MS. I will say though that as you know, the goal of therapies for MS is to prevent relapses and accumulation of lesions in the brain and spine. While being off medications for a few weeks or even months is probably not detrimental, in the long term, it is optimal for patients who can tolerate the side effects of MS medications to be on them.

The research side of my MS Practice has identified a CSF biomarker for disease activity. The research is featured on the cover of this month's Multiple Sclerosis Journal. http://tischms.org/news/tisch-ms-breakthrough-biomarker-research-featured-cover-article-october-2013-issue-multiple I'm a beneficiary of this discovery. I had been on Tysabri for 20 months. At 18 Months I converted to JCV +, and we discussed switching from Tysabri to Tecfidera.

I do not have typical ms, but a variant that is still clinically not diagnosed. I have a great neuro @ Stanford & he is recommending I start on Tysabri ASAP. I read up about the JC virus, and regardless plan to begin treatment next week. I don't know anyone with ms or ms variants so I want to know more about Tysabri from people who are on it or have used it. What is your experience? Pros/cons? I have read about side effects but I want to hear your thoughts & how it made you feel.

well, that sort of answers part of the questions of Gilenya. I'll stay tuned for the PML connection. Thanks for finding this one, Alex. That hadn't come through my email, yet.

He reiterated that point yesterday. There are pluses and minuses to all MS meds. For me a big Tysabri plus is that I only have to deal with it once every 4 weeks. The thought of daily or weekly self injections was not all that appealing to me. Right before I saw my neuro yesterday I saw my naturopathic doc. Her office is two doors down from his, in the same MS practice. They work together and each is aware of what is being discussed with the other.

I wanted to let all my new friends know that I had my first MRI today since I started taking the Tysabri 6 months ago. I was diagnosed in 1995 and in 1996 I started Avonex- which made me sick everyday for years. I changed to Copaxon in 2000 and I hated it, so I decided to quit all MS medications, except for muscle relaxers, anti-depressants, etc. In 2007, my new neurologist asked me to try Rebif, but my insurance would not pay for it.

I hope you will take the time when you feel up to it and post some details about your MS and treatment with Tysabri. It could be helpful to others. Again, welcome!

Recently diagnosed with MS (November) and they are starting me with the drug Tysabri. Trying to find out what to expect and if it is helping others with their symptoms? All new to this, really have no idea what I need to know or ask? Just looking for someone with some insight on what I will experience.

While having a couple of steroid infusions I got talking with a few Tysabri regulars who see each other every month. One woman told me she had been an MS mess before Ty, and after starting the drug she had had absolutely no more MS problems. Lots of people here would say the same. The only issue is whether you are JC negative, which I presume you are. You go, girl!

darn iphone, it thinks it can spell what I really said was........I've had SOME ups and DOWNS that were BLAIMED on Tysabri but now considered to be caused by MS in general!

Someone said that Jose who died from PML were taking more than one MS medication. Is that more than one DMD or treatment for symptoms?

Hi. I'm new to MS and Tysabri. I was just diagnosed in July of this year. I basically had no symptoms. Maybe a little fatigue and dizziness but it was always "explainable". I wouldn't even have gone to the doctor then if it weren't for numbness/tingling in my hands. I work on a computer all day so it was very annoying and I broke down and went. And after a few MRIs and other tests this is where I am.

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