IS there an DMD'S Comparison charts

[johnniebear]

I'm not on any DMD'S yet  and had the rather heated debate about DMD'S,  my question is,   is anyone aware of  good comparison charts  for DMD'S?

Last visit with my MS DR,  we agreed to hold off for now & I should read up on the DMD'S.  I  return to see him April 2011 and with my first  spine 3T MRI  that will occur in March 2011.   I  have a MRI of the done on 1.5T

Thanks everyone
and if its not to early let me say..
      
        MERRY  CHRISTMAS.

John..

[jensequitur]

Hmm... should have said - I had three relapses every year I was on Copaxone!  That makes more sense... kinda.

[jensequitur]

Johnny, it looks like you've got plenty of links to go through!  

I wanted to share my personal experience with you, since you're considering what to take.

I started out on Copaxone.  What I didn't realize is that your neuro should monitor you, and every relapse you have should be reported to the doctor.  I didn't report every one of mine, but I noticed that when I did report one, he didn't write it down.  Nor did we talk about changing medication if the DMD didn't seem to be working.  Which is the whole point - if your DMD isn't working, the neuro should try to switch you to one that does.

I had about three relapses the first three years on Copaxone.  I would regard that as the Copaxone not working!  

Apparently some react better to the interferon-based drugs, and some do better with Copaxone.  Evidently I should have been on the interferon-based drugs to begin with.

I didn't get this information from the sources that I consulted before picking Copaxone, so I thought I'd better pass that along.  (It's quite possible that the information is there, and I just didn't absorb it.)

[rendean]

The NMSS site mentions Gilienya as well as LDN in their options.

[Lulu54]

funny I just recommended that site to another person who was just dxd and needs to make a decision about dmds.  It really does step you through the pros and cons of the injectibles.  I don't think they have added gilenya, the oral med, yet.  

good luck, Lu

[twopack]

Here's a site Lulu has posted before.   It's a UK MS site but applies to us all.  I found it very helpful in learning about the drugs and confirming my choice of which to use.

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

I give you a lot of credit for starting your research now.  I'd have been thinking about how I should get it done but would have left the actual work until March and then been scrambling for info.

Mary

[rendean]

John,
Below are 2 more links. The first is a draft from our Health Pages using the National Multiple Sclerosis Society information.

http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/Multiple-Sclerosis/DRAFT---The-Disease-Modifying-Drugs/show/1192?cid=36

The second is a direct link to the same info from the NMMS:

C:\Users\Brenda\AppData\Local\Temp\12.3.7_DiseaseModifyingDrugs-2.pdf

Feel free to ask any questions. I believe there is at least one person who has tried these drugs and/or are using them for treatment.

Ren

[COBOB]

http://friendswithms.com/crabscomparison.html

Kind of basic, but it is a start