My First Month on Tecfidera




After a lot of Googling, I thought I would take this opportunity to share my first month on Tecfidera with you all as everyone who is new to the MS Medication wants to know more about the side effects and what to expect. I've included what I ate with each capsule as they recommend having a full meal that is high in both fat and protein. So here we go...


Day 1 - Half Dose

Capsule 1: 5:30AM
Taken with 3 slices of bacon, and 3 slices of bread.

Side Effects: Approx 1 hour of flushing at 8:30AM
Looked like a sunburnt lobster

Capsule 2: 5:30PM
Taken with 3 sausages in a bread bun.

Side Effects: Approx 1 hour of itchy skin & light flushing at 9:30PM



Day 2 -

Capsule 1: 5:30AM
Taken with 3 sausages in a bread bun.
Followed by half a packet of crisps 1 hour and a half later.

Side Effects: Approx 1 hour of very light flushing (ears/side of face) at 9:45AM
No-one Noticed.

Capsule 2: 6PM
Taken with McDonald's fries and plain quarter pounder.

Side Effects: None



Day 3 -

Capsule 1: 8:30AM
Taken with 3 sausages in a bread bun.

Side Effects: None

Capsule 2: 9PM
Taken with a southern fried chicken in a bun and salt & pepper crinkle chips.

Side Effects: None



Day 4 -

Capsule 1: 9:15AM
Taken with 3 sausages in a bread bun.

Side Effects: General hot & sick feeling

Capsule 2: 9:45PM
Taken with a bacon toasty and salt & pepper crinkle chips.

Side Effects: None



Day 5 -

Capsule 1: 6:15AM
Taken with 3 sausages in a bread bun.

Side Effects: None

Capsule 2: 6:45PM
Taken with fries and a burger.

Side Effects: None



Day 6 -

Capsule 1: 9:40AM
Taken with 3 slices of bacon in bread.

Side Effects: None

Capsule 2: 8:30PM
Taken with chips.

Side Effects: None



Day 7 -

Capsule 1: 9:30AM
Taken with 3 sausages in a bread bun.

Side Effects: None

Capsule 2: 7:15PM
Taken with chips.

Side Effects: None



Day 8 - Full Dose

Capsule 1: 5:30AM
Taken with 3 sausages in a bread bun.

Side Effects: None

Capsule 2: 7:15PM
Taken with pie & chips.

Side Effects: None



Day 9 -

Capsule 1: 5:30AM
Taken with 3 sausages in a bread bun.

Side Effects: None

Capsule 2: 6PM
Taken with McDonald's plain quarter pounder and fries.

Side Effects: None



Day 10 -

Capsule 1: 9:30AM
Taken with 3 sausages in a bread bun.

Side Effects: None

Capsule 2: 7:30PM
Taken with yorkshire puddings and roast potato

Side Effects: None



Day 11 -

Capsule 1: 9:30AM
Taken with 3 sausages in a bread bun.

Side Effects: None

Capsule 2: 9:45PM
Taken with McDonald's plain quarter pounder and fries.

Side Effects: None



Day 12 -

Capsule 1: 9:30AM
Taken with 3 slices of bread and bacon.

Side Effects: None

Capsule 2: 6PM
Taken with SmashBurger burger and fries.

Side Effects: None



Day 13 -

Capsule 1: 9:30AM
Taken with 2 slices of bread and bacon.

Side Effects: None

Capsule 2: 7:30PM
Taken with potato wedges and a beef burger.

Side Effects: None



Day 14 -

Capsule 1: 9:30AM
Taken with 2 slices of bread and bacon.

Side Effects: None

Capsule 2: 7:30PM
Taken with chips.

Side Effects: Woke up burning with red skin.



Day 15 -

Capsule 1: 5:30AM
Taken with 3 sausages in a bread bun.

Side Effects: None

Capsule 2: 7:30PM
Taken with corned beef pie & chips.

Side Effects:



Day 16 -

Capsule 1: 5:30AM
Taken with 3 sausages in a bread bun.

Side Effects: None

Capsule 2: 4:45PM
Taken with McDonald's McNuggets and fries.

Side Effects: Sickness and Diarrhoea



Day 17 -

Capsule 1: 9AM
Taken with 2 slices of bacon and bread.

Side Effects: Sickness and Diarrhoea

Capsule 2: 6PM
Taken with 1 slice of bacon in bread.

Side Effects: Sickness and Diarrhoea



Day 18 -

Capsule 1: 9AM
Taken with 2 slices of bacon and bread.

Side Effects: Sickness and Diarrhoea

Capsule 2: 7:30PM
Taken with 2 slices of bacon and bread.

Side Effects: Sickness and Diarrhoea



Day 19 -

Capsule 1: 9:30AM
Taken with 2 slices of bread and bacon.

Side Effects: Sickness and Diarrhoea

Capsule 2: 6PM
Taken with mashed potato.

Side Effects: Sickness and Diarrhoea

Called MS Nurse and was advised to drop down to taking just the evening capsule for a few days.


Day 20 -

Capsule 1: N/A

Side Effects: Sickness and Diarrhoea

Capsule 2: 8PM
Taken with Birdseye southern fried chicken & chips

Side Effects: Sickness and Diarrhoea



Day 21 -

Capsule 1: N/A

Side Effects: Sickness and Diarrhoea

Capsule 2: 8PM
Taken with beef burger & chips

Side Effects: Upset Stomach/Cramps



Day 22 -

Capsule 1: N/A

Side Effects: Slight Stomach Cramps

Capsule 2: 8PM

Side Effects: None



Day 23 -

Capsule 1: N/A

Side Effects:

Capsule 2: 5PM
Taken with McDonald's plain quarter pounder and fries.

Side Effects: None



Day 24 - Full Dose

Capsule 1: 9AM
Taken with 3 sausages in a bread bun.

Side Effects: None

Capsule 2: 7PM
Taken with chicken, potato, yorkshire puddings and gravy.

Side Effects: None



Day 25 -

Capsule 1: 10AM
Taken with 3 sausages in a bread bun.

Side Effects: None

Capsule 2: 10PM
Taken with a bacon toasty and Tesco pepper potato crinkles.

Side Effects: None



Day 26 -

Capsule 1: 9:20AM
Taken with a bacon toasty.

Side Effects: None

Capsule 2: 8PM
Taken with chips & a southern fried chicken in a bread bun.

Side Effects: None



Day 27 -

Capsule 1: 7AM
Taken with a bacon toasty.

Side Effects: None

Capsule 2: 8PM
Taken with chips & a chicken chargrill.

Side Effects: None



Day 28 -

Capsule 1: 9:45AM
Taken with 2 slices of bread and bacon.

Side Effects: None

Capsule 2: 7:30PM
Taken with chips & a southern fried chicken.

Side Effects: None



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