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Jan 9, 2019 (Started Oct 23, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Sjogren's syndrome)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (cluster headaches)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 500 mg Twice daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Apr 18, 2017 (Started Oct 23, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Sjogren's syndrome)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Twice daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 8, 2016 (Started Jun 01, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Prevent organ rejection)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3000 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 31, 2016 (Started Dec 01, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for kidney transplant)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Prevent organ rejection)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 15, 2016 (Started Jan 09, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for transplant rejection prevention)
  • Side effects
    Mild (diarrhea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Twice daily
Advice & Tips: Does cause some bowel problems, diarrhea specifically, but its infrequent and manageable
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 25, 2015 (Started Apr 09, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for neuromyelitis optica)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2000 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 10, 2014 (Started Jun 01, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: The first two weeks were tough on the stomach.//however the results are phenomenal! No cane or wheel chair great stamina brain works better.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Apr 14, 2014 (Started Jun 01, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Oct 18, 2013 (Started Jun 01, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Sep 9, 2013 (Started Jun 01, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (pain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: The first week hard on stomach but results worth pain.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Jul 16, 2013 (Started Jun 01, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (pain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Daily
  • 1 helpful mark

Jul 24, 2013 (Started May 18, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for systemic lupus erythematosus)
  • Side effects
    Mild (shaky hands)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3000 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Stopped tx after 8 months because I thought it wasn't working and my tremors were becoming a nuisance. Exactly 1 month after stopping tx I felt way worse like I had the flu all the time. Started it back up and ~3 months later I am about up to where I was before. I am never stopping this medication haha

Oct 30, 2012 (Started May 18, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for systemic lupus erythematosus)
  • Side effects
    Mild (shaky hands)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 500 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 16, 2013 (Started Jun 10, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for neuromyelitis optica)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: worked fine for my warm blooded hemolytic anemia but neuro wasn't satisfied with treatment of NMO!! This drug was very easy to take and I experenced no side effects.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 10, 2012 (Started Sep 16, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for antiphospholipid antibody syndrome)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 2000 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 2, 2012 (Started Mar 06, 2002)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Prevent organ rejection)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (stomach irritation if not enough food in stomach)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 500 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I had to stop my mycophenolate because I was having a lot of stomach pain. They put me on myfortic instead.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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