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| Gastro issues as a side effect of Aubagio. | |
| By: ewizabeth Date: December 26, 2018, 3:46 pm | |
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| One of the most reported side effects for Aubagio is diarrhea, | |
| stomach upset and related symptoms, especially early in | |
| treatment. I had what I would describe as near-diarrhea for the | |
| three-plus years of taking Aubagio. It was getting worse in the | |
| fourth year and I was tired of spending 3-4 hours a day in the | |
| bathroom. We were going through a lot of toilet paper too. I | |
| stopped the drug on October 26th and I haven't notified the | |
| doctor yet but I'll see him early in January to see what the | |
| next options will be. | |
| He has mentioned in the past that I might not need medication | |
| now because my MRIs have been clear for at least six years. I'm | |
| sixty years old now and sometimes MS inflammation ends later on | |
| in life. If I do need to take something, I'll go back on the 3x | |
| weekly dose of Copaxone in the generic form. | |
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| Re: Gastro issues as a side effect of Aubagio. | |
| By: agate Date: December 26, 2018, 8:32 pm | |
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| That's what I would do too though so far I can't say I've been | |
| tempted to go that route. It's hard to tell which of my problems | |
| are due to aging and which to MS at this point. I like to think | |
| that most of them are due to aging. If I felt they were new MS | |
| problems, I might be more inclined to think about Copaxone or | |
| even the new one that is supposed to be for SPMS, siponimod, | |
| when it becomes available. | |
| The overactive bowel or near-diarrhea while on Aubagio must have | |
| been dreary. | |
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