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BG-12 Suggested For Secondary Progressive MS After Copaxone Is Ineffective.

i HAVE HAD SECONDARY PROGRESSIVE MS FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS. aT FIRST i HAD R AND R... i TOOK bETASERON FOR 16 YEARSBUT, BECAME SUICIDAL DURING THE LAST 2.. I WAS THEN PUT ON COPAXONE.i STILL GET WORSE, BUT MORE SLOWLY. nOW, MY DR. HAS ASKED IF I WOULD LIKE TO TRY BG-12 , @
Mon, 20 Jan 2014
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Hello,
Yes. You can take Dimethyl Fumarate.
This is usually prescribed for the relapsing forms (course of disease where symptoms flare up from time to time) of multiple sclerosis.
It may work by decreasing inflammation and preventing nerve damage that may cause symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
You have to take dimethyl fumarate at around the same times every day.
It may help control your symptoms but will not cure your condition. Continue to take dimethyl fumarate even if you feel well.
Do not stop taking dimethyl fumarate without talking to your treating physician.
Few common side effects are itching or burning of the skin, rash, stomach pain,diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, heartburn.
Thus you can take Dimethyl Fumerate as per the advice of your treating physician.

Hope this helps.
Please write back for further queries.
Wishing you good health.
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BG-12 Suggested For Secondary Progressive MS After Copaxone Is Ineffective.

Hello, Yes. You can take Dimethyl Fumarate. This is usually prescribed for the relapsing forms (course of disease where symptoms flare up from time to time) of multiple sclerosis. It may work by decreasing inflammation and preventing nerve damage that may cause symptoms of multiple sclerosis. You have to take dimethyl fumarate at around the same times every day. It may help control your symptoms but will not cure your condition. Continue to take dimethyl fumarate even if you feel well. Do not stop taking dimethyl fumarate without talking to your treating physician. Few common side effects are itching or burning of the skin, rash, stomach pain,diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, heartburn. Thus you can take Dimethyl Fumerate as per the advice of your treating physician. Hope this helps. Please write back for further queries. Wishing you good health.