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Dimethyl fumarate User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

Brand names: Tecfidera

Dimethyl fumarate has an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from a total of 109 reviews on Drugs.com. 51% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 25% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Dimethyl fumarate

  • Anonymous
  • May 20, 2017

Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) for Multiple Sclerosis "So far so good minor side effects that are tolerable.. A little itching some flashing but not bad at all compared to side effects of avonex which I lasted 3 months on."

6 / 10
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  • Mina
  • March 27, 2017

Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) for Multiple Sclerosis "The only thing I am worried about is Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). I hope it will never come to me. "

7 / 10
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  • Nikki
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • January 9, 2020

Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) for Multiple Sclerosis "I was diagnosed Sept 2018 with MS and started tecfidera. I was symptom free for a year but doc says got few more lesions so they want to change to gilenya I'm scared."

8 / 10
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Frequently asked questions

  • Lucky...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • February 6, 2016

Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) for Multiple Sclerosis "I have been taking Tecfidera for approximately one year and have had no flushing but it seemed to have taken fix months to begin its anti-inflammatory effect."

8 / 10
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  • geeli...
  • March 3, 2018

Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) for Multiple Sclerosis "Had a lot of hair lose in the first three months. Then started to have shock sensations of the head and body in the third month. I totally stopped taking at that point."

2 / 10
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Are you taking this medicine?

  • buddy
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • March 5, 2020

Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) for Multiple Sclerosis "certainly not the most comfortable medication in terms of sideffects;joint ligaments discomfort, hip , evil "

5 / 10
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  • Jan
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • August 31, 2020

Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) for Multiple Sclerosis "Taking this drug for 8 months and since the first day my MS has become steadily worse. Do I continue to take it? So confused"

1 / 10
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  • Flipper
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • July 2, 2019

Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) for Multiple Sclerosis "Dx in 05 , started taking after 80+ Tysabri sessions ; no adverse effects whatsoever !"

7 / 10
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  • CMano
  • Taken for 5 to 10 years
  • March 4, 2021

For Multiple Sclerosis "Have been taking this for about 6 years. Have had no side effects and NO relapses. Wish this had been available when I was diagnosed 27 years ago."

10 / 10
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