If you go on MS Society website they post the different treatments and their side affects. Your neuro may recommend one depending on he severity of your MS. Copaxone has the least number of side affects overall but everyone reacts differently. My neuro gave my a video to watch along with a booklet describing all the meds and their side affects

I didn't like Copaxone. Most of the drugs have assistance programs that help with cost, whether you have insurance or not. If you have insurance, your insurance company may have some input of which drugs are preferred because of their formulary. I paid around $50/month for Copaxone and pay nothing for Tysabri. The actual cost of all of these drugs is enough to make one faint. Good luck!

That is all very true. It depends on what your doctor sees on your MRI and what your body will tolerate. One other thing to think about is who you doctor is and what people think of him. Another thing is what they think if the drug, it's safety, and for some shady doctors, do they get a benefit from it. That was in the past though. I have a new MS doctor. Personally, I am on Techfidera. You can always get a new doctor who will may prescribe it to you. Personally, I was on Avobex for years before I finally got Techfidera. BTW there are several programs that you can talk to about no co-pay programs. (Phone number can only be seen by the question and answer creators) Biogen active access. Curascrit(Phone number can only be seen by the question and answer creators), US Bioservices (Phone number can only be seen by the question and answer creators). Depending on your insurance, you should fall into one of these for your medication. Ask them about financial support for your medication after you get doctors aoproval.

The drug companies usually have some sort of program to help if insurance doesn't cover or only partially covers treatment. I can't say for sure what the US process is since I was diagnosed after I left the States.
Good luck and God bless

copaxone is the one with the least side effects and works well for most people