which to choose?

[Gabbiigabs]

Heyy you all have been very helpful and reassuring and I thank you!! I am trying to decide between avonex, copaxone, and rebif.  
I would love to hear your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with these .
Thank you again
You guys rock!

[Lulu54]

I was on copaxone for three years with little problems until toward the end - site reactions flared and got pretty ugly and I was switched to tysabri.

Many people here do very well on the interferons (rebif, avonex, etc).  Everyone reacts differently and making the choice can be difficult.  A lot of this depends on your lifestyle and personal preferences.  

A site I refer people to all the time is this one in the UK that helps you understand the pros and cons of these injectables -t they haven't updated it to include the orals, but the basics on the  DMDs are here.  

http://www.msdecisions.org.uk/

good luck with the decision on the drug, but congrats on making the most important decision of all, and that is to aggressively treat your MS.

hugs, L

[NormanG22]

I take Copaxone, I have some small annoying side affects, to me Copaxone is the lesser of the evils.  I don't have to worry about having my liver enzymes checked or having the flu like some experience with some of the DMD's.  

I've been on Copaxone for just over a year, after seeing my neurologist last month, he feels I'm stable now and unless I have new symptoms, or other issues, he doesn't feel need to see until year for a yearly follow up.

Hope this helps,

Norman      

[tomas2729]

I take copaxone. I seem to be doing well with it.

The down side: It is an injection every day and not always a pleasant experience at that. The site burns like crazy afterward and I end up with a welt sometimes.

The plus side: My nuerologist tells me its the mildest of all the DMD's out there. The side effects seem to be way less harsh in comparison.

I hope this helps.

Best,

Tom