Fumaderm advice wanted

[jiml]

Thanks for your support everyone.
Well day 4 underway. Dont feel as sick Today but experienced some amazing HOT flushes at 5.30 this morning. drank milk with the tablet last night and had a banana to see if that helped. So although a bit queasy still Today, dont feel half as bad. Hot flushes haven't continued since I got up which is a relief as I work in a school and they all probably think I was on the menopause. Not quite there yet!
Got 3 more days of 30 mg and then bloods and onto 60mg. The nausea didn't stop me from going for a 4 mile run and surprisingly felt ok until I stopped.
Who knows what tomorrow will bring, headaches, sickness, runs. Who knows!
Determined to carry on at the moment.
P.s. How long does it take to work. Will I ever wear shorts?

Yes Cathy you will wear shorts ( said the fairy godfather   ) yes you should be well clear by the summer. A word of caution, it's not something that has ever bothered me on Fumaderm but Bill in Australia uses the stuff raw, and I'm sure he has said that banana upsets his stomach, and if you are having problems I would avoid anything that may cause problems.
I'm so glad you are feeling better, the hot flushes you will get used to and they will get less as time goes on..
Time before it starts to work is difficult to say but you will be on full strength for a little while before you get clearance .
I think the fact that you are getting the good ( flushes) and bad ( cramps and nausea) indicated to me that the Fumaderm are affecting your body and as you increase the dose and your body acclimatises it will begin to work on the skin and the effects reduce ( well that was my experience ) I only get the odd warm flush now after over three years on it
I'm hopeful for you and agree it's a tough drug to stomach for many but if you can ride out the side effects it should hopefully keep you clear for ages