DMD Users: Past & Present - Copaxone, Rebif, Avonex, Betaseron, Tysabri, (other)

[sllowe]

Hi all,

Would like to have a quick "go-to" thread of our DMD users similiar to our dx and undx'd threads. Please post here: name, dx'd and DMD (include past, multiple, present).
I'll start:

sllowe
DX'd:  2007
DMD: Rebif (current)

[michelleric]

Michelle
DX'd:  April 10, 2009
DMD: Copaxone

[Ginosmommy]

MeLissa
Dx'd: March 4th, 2010
DMD: Extavia (Betaseron)

[twopack]

twopack / Mary
DX'd:  October 27, 2009
DMD: Copaxone

[essdipity]

ess
dx 1/08
dmd  copax 2 mos, allergic, since then Avonex

[socrates2k1]

Socrates (Stan)
DX'd: December 22nd, 2009
DMD: Rebif (began January 14th, 2010) - current

[Mand125]

Mand
Dx: 1994
DMD: Betaseron

[truelove47]

truelove47
DX'D   1986
DMD    Avonex

[MostlyShell]

MostlyShell
Dx'd   2007
DMD  Betaseron - 1 year
         Copaxone - current

[Mybe]

DX'd: February 15th, 2010

DMD: Copaxone (haven't started it yet tho)

[jensequitur]

Dx'd: August 2007
DMD: Copaxone - I was on it for a year and a half, then my insurance changed and now I can't afford it. :-(

[Deb61]

Dx'd:  February 2008
DMD:  Copaxone

[LoveMyBostons]

Katie
Diagnosed 9/14/09
DMD Copaxone

[msbites]

dx'd   November 1994
Dmd's  Copaxone, Avonex, Tysabri, HyCy,

[Guitar_grrrl]

Guitar_grrrl: dx 5/09. DMD Rebif 4 mos. Allergic!  Currently on Tysabri.

[rothexl]

dxd February 2010

DMDs:
tried Avonex (1x 1/2 dose, depressive side effects)
now on Rebif (44 microgram, ongoing)

[Eyesnlegs]

Dxd possible 2004

Dxd probable 2008

Dxd definite 2009

DMD - none - but that's the UK NHS

[Khiba]

Dxd Jan/Feb 09
DMD
Copaxone (allergic)
IVIG (current)

[LATW]

Dx'd Feb 2008
Avonex for one year.  Lots of side effects and just could not do the IM anymore PAINFUL for me.

Betaseron for 6 months.  Sub-Q Much smaller needle no pain and fewer side effects for me.
But site reactions were pretty rough.

Lee Ann

[daisy.girl]

Diagnosed: Jan 20,2010
Low Dose Naltrexone

[Cosmobirdy]

Rita
Diagnosed: Feb. 2008
DMD:  Rebif from April 2008 - Sept. 2008
          Tysabri since Oct. 2008 (just had #18!)

[Ufrustrated2]

Dxd:   01/2009             by VA as "unspecified demyelinating disease of cns"
          09/14/2009 rrms by non-va neuro
          10/27/2009 rrms by non-va neuro

DMD: copaxone via VA Feb 2010

[Honesty82]

Dxd: 08/08

DMD: Capaxone 6 months bad site reaction

DMD: Tysabri as of 12/3/10 not started it yet but its on its way (UK NHS)

[keely36]

Dxd:11/09 DMD: Copaxone daily and IVIg every other week for 3 days

[rendean]

Ren
Dx'd : 4/13/09
DMD: Copaxone