108 patient evaluations for Natalizumab

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Sep 25, 2015 (Started Sep 03, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (stomach pain, tiredness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/15 mL Monthly
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: tiredness, stomach pain

Apr 24, 2009 (Started Sep 03, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (stomach pain, tiredness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/15 mL Monthly
Advice & Tips: GREAT medication --- every month right before the treatment -- like 3 to 5 days i start to slow down and my fatigue really increases followed by my pain levels but within a day or two after the infusion i am feeling like super man -- well at least for me --
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: tiredness, stomach pain
  • 2 helpful marks

Nov 2, 2007 (Started Aug 09, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (generalized weakness (asthenia), nausea, headaches, lethargy)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/15 mL Monthly
Advice & Tips: Make sure you drink plenty of fluids. Ask your Dr. if he/she recommends taking something prior to infusion. And do try and give it three months as I did and if it truly isn't working, then stop. No drug is worth feeling horrible for.
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: generalized weakness (asthenia), nausea, headaches, lethargy
  • 2 helpful marks

Sep 15, 2008 (Started Jul 17, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (generalized weakness (asthenia), nausea, stomach pain, headaches, tiredness, head pain, fear of PML)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/15 mL Monthly
Advice & Tips: Drink lots of water. Relax and watch tv or movie or read a book.
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: tiredness, head pain, lethargy, fear of PML, nausea, stomach pain, headaches, generalized weakness (asthenia)

Aug 18, 2008 (Started Jul 17, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (generalized weakness (asthenia), nausea, headaches, tiredness, fear of PML)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/15 mL Monthly
Side effects: tiredness, head pain, lethargy, fear of PML, nausea, stomach pain, headaches, generalized weakness (asthenia)
  • 2 helpful marks

Aug 26, 2009 (Started Jun 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/15 mL every 4 weeks
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 2 helpful marks

Sep 2, 2009 (Started Nov 28, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/15 mL Monthly
Advice & Tips: feel much better in general, walking much better!!
Cost: $200+ monthly

Aug 21, 2009 (Started Nov 28, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/15 mL Monthly
Advice & Tips: Don't expect overnight results ! be patient.
Cost: $200+ monthly
  • 2 helpful marks

Mar 13, 2010 (Started Oct 24, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/15 mL every 4 weeks
Advice & Tips: Tysabri changed my life drastically to the good. Can't say enough good about it. I will never go back to doing shots.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Feb 22, 2010 (Started Oct 24, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/15 mL every 4 weeks
Advice & Tips: I really like Tysabri. I had tried Copaxone and Refib. Once I started Tysabri, If I had known That Copaxone and Rebif made me feel as bad as I did I never would have started doing shots. Now I will never go back to doing shots.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 2 helpful marks

Mar 28, 2010 (Started Nov 04, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/15 mL every 4 weeks
Advice & Tips: I have had no problems taking this medicine. the only annoyance is the one hour drive once a month to receive my injection. Any annoyance from the drive is negated by the outstanding effect this medicine has had for me. as of March 2010 (5 shots) I am no longer taking any of my other medicines. I have not has any single MS symptom and have actually felt more like what I felt like prior to MS. I just wish it would last forever so I will not have to be Dependant on medications again.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 2 helpful marks

Apr 12, 2010 (Started Apr 02, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/15 mL Monthly
Advice & Tips: I take this monthly. I really have not noticed any change in my symptoms but last MRI had I was stable.
  • 2 helpful marks

Jun 1, 2010 (Started Jun 04, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (vaginal inflammation (vaginitis))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/15 mL Monthly
Advice & Tips: My experience has been not nearly as much mind-numbing fatigue or fuzzy-headedness. The only side effect has been minor vaginitis (a known possible side effect) which has been very easily managed. It only seems to occur for a week or so after my monthly infusion.
Side effects: vaginal inflammation (vaginitis)
  • 2 helpful marks

Aug 30, 2008 (Started Mar 15, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/15 mL Monthly
Advice & Tips: i had a strange reaction to my 6th infusion. i felt extremely tired and heavy for the next 2 weeks. otherwise tysabri has given me some of my energy back.
Cost: $100-199 monthly
  • 1 helpful mark
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