Teriflunomide and Fatigue: What Users Say

• Dob...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 26, 2018

Teriflunomide for Multiple Sclerosis "Diagnosed 3 years ago - now know that I've had MS for 30 years. Stopped Copaxone due to awful injection site reactions, then after playing the insurance game, started Aubagio 3 months ago. The side effects of these medications are worse than the disease!! I stopped taking it a week ago due to horrific muscle/joint pain, daily pounding headaches, blurry vision, diarrhea, ear congestion, neuropathy in hands/feet, and extreme fatigue. I'm supposed to call my Dr in 2 weeks to discuss how I feel after 3 weeks off. Seriously, these meds that are designed to help are poison! I'm going to stay off the 'preventives' and continue my clean eating and aquatic exercise."

• Sha...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 14, 2018

Teriflunomide for Multiple Sclerosis "I was diagnosed with MS in 2008, late in life at the age of 48. I started on Copaxone and was on it until a few months ago. I only wanted to change as I was running out of injection sites. I started Aubagio 2 days ago. This is an awful drug!!!!! The side effects far outweigh the benefits, and I'm only 2 days in!!! Headache, heart palpitations, numbness everywhere, pain everywhere. Scattered thoughts, a feeling of heaviness throughout my body, fatigue...it's HORRIBLE!!! I WILL not take another pill."

• poo...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 10, 2018

Teriflunomide for Multiple Sclerosis "I've had MS for 18 years and have been taking Aubagio for 6 months-my first treatment. My MS was active and I had developed multiple new lesions with relapses. The first 3 months were rough, with nausea, diarrhea, sleep disturbances, fatigue, and an overall 'sick, flu-like' feeling. I stuck with it because the alternative is much worse. My hair has thinned, but I anticipated that side effect. I have a runny nose most of the time and still have some diarrhea. I've had 2 relapses, but they were only a few days in length. I am awaiting an MRI to determine if the Aubagio is working, so fingers crossed. I want to stay on it as Copaxone is the next option. My insurance doesn't cover Aubagio, but I qualified for a bridging program, so I am forever grateful. Stick with it if you can tolerate the side effects for a couple of months and your neuro approves. Hopefully, they will subside for you as well. Good luck to everyone managing this disease."

• Me2...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 25, 2019

Teriflunomide for Multiple Sclerosis "Have been on Aubagio for 6 months now. I had some hair loss, noticeable only to me. Absolutely no other side effects, feeling great, I get my days of fatigue if I do too much, but I generally feel good!"

• Sof...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 9, 2020

Teriflunomide for Multiple Sclerosis "I have been diagnosed with MS in 2004, and I haven't taken any medication until 2018, when I started on Tecfidera, and it was horrible. I had all the side effects and felt I wasn't living a whole month. The doctor decided that I try Gilenya, but that didn't work for me since my heartbeat was too low to be on it. Then I started on Aubagio and was on it for two years. At the beginning, I had hair thinning and loss, sometimes I have heavy legs, weakness, and fatigue. My vision is sometimes not clear, especially if I am stressed on that day. Recently, the doctor asked me to stop it since I started having bruises all over my body, and from my blood work, I have a bleeding disorder caused by the medication and alopecia. I am having my MRI tomorrow and will decide what to be on. As someone said, we are just poisoning ourselves."

• Bel...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 10, 2021

Teriflunomide for Multiple Sclerosis "I got diagnosed with MS in 2018. Haven't got any new 'spots.' What I now have come to recognize as attacks is pain and hurt I've dealt with for many years. So I guess I've had MS a long time before I got diagnosed with it. I'm on Aubagio and gotten lazy, tired, angry, sad, clumsy as anything! It's like everything about my personality has gotten heightened by 100. I used to run half marathons, lift weights, walk, and run in the mountains. That's not happening now. I thought it was because of the MS, but now, after reading these reviews, I'm starting to think the Aubagio is to blame...."

• Wat...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 27, 2025

For Multiple Sclerosis "I was diagnosed in 2018, first on Avonex, then Vumerity. Now I've just started this medication a month ago. All of a sudden, I have watery eyes, more feeling of pins and needles, and more fatigue. I'm hoping it's temporary and will go away."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 3, 2018

Teriflunomide for Multiple Sclerosis "6 weeks in, mostly gastric issues, abdominal pain. Hand and arm tingling. First blood test revealed slightly increased ALT. General feeling of fatigue."