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Jennifer van Amerom shares how she balances patience with a new treatment to fully start working, with when she feels it is insufficient.

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When you start a new NMOSD treatment plan, the trick is to be patient. I’d say give yourself at least six months for it to onboard into your system and to see if it’s working.

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But at a certain point, if you’re still feeling unwell and relapses are still occurring, it may be time to think about switching to another treatment plan rather than settling for the one you’re on just because you’ve already gone through the onboarding period.

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