Alemtuzumab Treatment Report

• Fairy Goth Mother

  Sex: F

  Data Quality: 2 stars

  MS: 6 yrs

  Type: Relapsing-Remitting

  Sensation: Moderate

  Overall: Mild

  Cognition: moderate

  Vision: moderate

  Speech: none

  Swallowing: none

  Upper limb: moderate

  Walking: mild

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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Dec 08, 2008)

Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 09, 2011	150 mg Yearly	Moderate	Moderate	Always	Not at all

Side effects:

Elevated blood pressure, Skin discoloration, Muscle and joint pain, Joint Pain (hips, shoulders, knees)

Date

Aug 09, 2011

Advice & Tips

If you try this drug. Definitely check your blood pressure regularly. Watch for skin discoloration. It will lower you immune system for quite awhile. On the up side...I haven't had a new lesion in over 2 yrs.

Cost

< $25 monthly

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• danaeich

  Sex: F

  Data Quality: 1 star

  MS: 12 yrs

  Type: Relapsing-Remitting

  Sensation: None

  Overall: None

  Cognition: none

  Vision: none

  Speech: none

  Swallowing: none

  Upper limb: none

  Walking: none

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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Jan 03, 2007)

Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Sep 01, 2009	30 mg One time	Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date

Sep 01, 2009

Advice & Tips

This drug was a blessing to me!

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• GPS

  Sex: M

  Data Quality: 2 stars

  MS: 8 yrs

  Type: Relapsing-Remitting

  Sensation: None

  Overall: None

  Cognition: moderate

  Vision: none

  Speech: none

  Swallowing: none

  Upper limb: mild

  Walking: mild

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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Jan 12, 2009)

Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 28, 2009	1 dose Yearly	Slight	Moderate	Always	Somewhat

Side effects:

Headaches, Rash on stomach back and legs, Allergic reaction, Fatigue, Chills/fever

Date

Jan 28, 2009

Advice & Tips

So far I have only had the first 5 day course of Alemtuzumab. I had most of the expected side effects, chills/fever, rash, fatigue and headaches. In addition, during the actual infusions, I had a number of asthma attacks that caused the treatment to be prolonged while I recovered with Benadryl IV and my rescue inhaler. Some days I was in the infusion center for over 9.5 hours. I'm hoping things go a little smoother next year! ;-)

Cost

< $25 monthly

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