avonex dosage

But for the first time i missed my ms dosage (it never came in the mail like usual) and am not sure ill be getting in time...i take it saturday now. Anyone ever missed a **** Avenox and couldnt take it to the following week so technical it be 2 weeks of not being on it? Any advice would be great thanks! im going to call the dr.

Take some ibuprofin before injection. It helps alot! I still take it on injection night after a year and half or I get achy and chills. Good luck today!

t see my neuro until next month, and I have had more difficulty with allergic reaction to Avonex. For the last couple of months, I've been able to control it with 10mg of oral prednisone, and two benadryl tablets- along with the usual pre medication for interferon. Last week, the rash persisted for an additional day. This week, the rash/itchiness is still present, three days later. I don't want to give up! Other than the skin rash, this dmd has been the most tolerable for me.

I really am sorry to hear that you have become frustrated wtih Rebif. Perhaps you would do better on a lose dosage and Avonex may be for you. Hope you feel better and decide which treatment to use in the near future. Slowing down this disease is vitally important.

Sorry to hear you're still experiencing some side effects from the Avonex. Hopefully, with the additional reduction in dosage you'll feel better soon. Like you, I am relatively new to Avonex (started Dec. 07) and am still experiencing new symptoms. I suppose its hard to know if its working or not since the symptoms could be worse. Granted, I'm starting to have difficulty walking which is surprising to me since I was just diagnosed in November.

An MSWorld user "zeldaz" lost her Avogrip, a plastic piece that clips to an Avonex syringe and makes it easier to handle. Apparently they are no longer available from Biogen. The draconian forum admins there deleted offers to send "zeldaz" a new, unopened one. If "zeldaz" sticks her nose in here, send me a PM.

I was diagnosed when I was having some numbness in my arm. I have been on Avonex ever since. I have not had a relapse since I was first diagnosed. I am on thryoid medication. In Sept. after a blood test my doctor upped my dosages from 88mcg of Synthroid to 175 mcg Levithyroxine. The pharmacy questioned the large increase and called him to verify the dosgage he confirmed.

Hi, I'm on Avonex, which is once a week. I just reached the full dosage, and the side effects are getting somewhat better: I still am very tired and ache some the day after my injection. I'm told that they will continue to lessen for another 3 months or so; if so, they'll be no problem. The company that makes it has a great program with people to talk to and help with financial assistance, a nurse to ask questions of, and so much more.

s, and wanted to treat me aggressively. Rebif and Avonex are exactly the same type of interferon, but the dosage and type of injection are what differs. Avonex is 33 mcg once a week...Rebif is 44 mcg 3 times a week. (And it's made from Chinese hamster ovary cells - how hysterical is that??) lol! I have talked to numerous people on Avonex, and they said that they felt llike they had the flu for a day or two after their injection each week.

I had been on Avonex since diagnosis but decided to make the switch to Tecfidera so I no longer had to do injections. I lasted approximately a week and a half. I had stomach pain and nausea which progressed to vomiting and diarrhea when I stopped taking titer dose and took full dose. My doctor decided to have me go back to titer dose and stay on it for a full month before taking full strength. Has anyone else tried this and did it work??

I started Avonex last week Friday. I started with 1/4. The very next day I felt amazing, better than I felt in years. Even my brain fog was better. However as the week went by I noticed that my fatigue started to return and increasing got worse. I figured it was because the medication was leaving my system. Friday I took my second dose. (1/2 dose) I didn't get the same boost in energy that I had the first week. I am more tired than I was last week.

But, it is quites possible that Avonex would also be okay for you. Avonex is a far lower dose per week, and since you have already acheived the immune response with the Rebif would kick in quickly. But, if you are very sensitive to the side effects of the Rebif, you might have them also with the Avonex. Now this is based on what I have read and NOT on experience. I am actually pretty ignorant of how these meds react in different people. But, these are my thought anyway.

Hi, I was recently diagnosed with MS and had my first Avonex injection Friday. Friday night was tough (fever, chills, pain and eventually heavy sweating) but I felt pretty good by Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon I started feeling kind of down and by Sunday morning I feel even more so. I can't decide if this is a result of the drug or just the situation as a whole.

Sigh, I have a question from a friend. She would like to know if avonex causes calcium deficiency? She is diagnosed with ms. Not like me.

Is anyone on avonex? My dr. wants to switch me to avonex, but with having lupus, I really don't want to go on an interferon. I'm on copaxone, now but because I have large welts on my arms he wants to switch me. I don't want to switch. Do I have the right to deny a new medication I feel would be detrimental to me?

Flu-like symptoms are a fairly common side effect during the initial weeks of Avonex treatment. It is recommended that you take your Avonex injection before bedtime. Immediately before your injection, and for the 24 hours that follow the injection, patients have found that use of over the counter pain and fever reducing medications can help with this common side effect." You could also get on the Avonex website for further info. good luck. hope that you feel better soon.

I have been on copaxone for little over a year its not working for me so my neuro has asked me to try avonex. My avonex nurse is coming this evening but I am wondering how long you actually gave it to get the symptoms of the shot to calm down. I am crossing everything to hope I dont get the flu symptoms so bad but we will see. I have a husband that works away and 3 small kids to care for, I dont want to be in bed all weekend when its the only time we get to spend as a family.

Hi guys, has anyone not heard from the AVONEX people once they were put on it.??? I have heard from heath nurses, and today, got my WELCOME package, but still no product. I don't know what is going on, and of course the lady or the rep from Avonex is away on holidays till the 2nd. of Dec..... so, I guess we will do it next week ... Just to let you guys know, they stopped my antiobiotic IV today, and said that it was an MS attack. Wherever there are nerves, MS can strike.

Hi Candy, When I was on the Avonex I had terrible itchy skin. I would start scratching and I would well up from the scratching. I also found that it dried out my skin as well. I use pure coconut oil right out of the shower then gold bond lotion right over the top of the oil. It seems to be helping tremendously. The oil soaks in quickly and the lotions seems to seal in the moisture. I hope this helps. Sorry you have this to deal with on top of everything else.

The interferons do have a lot of unpleasant side effects, though for me a preventive dosage of Aleve usually did the trick quite nicely. Since effects of Avonex would hit me a few hours after the shot, I'd do the shot before bedtime, take Aleve and go to bed. Whatever works. Now, though, we have many more options. Have you thought about one of the oral meds? A pill sure beats a shot in my book.

//www.themcfox.com/multiple-sclerosis/ms-drugs/avonex/avonex-blood-counts.htm updated 2004, it might be worth finding out if your having a negative reaction and need to change DMD.

I've been on Avonex for 2.5 years and it's suited me well but I have just had a 4 week break. I then took my injection on Tuesday night and was strangely fine on Wednesday and Thursday but on Friday, Saturday and today I have lost about 50% of my strength from my left arm and leg. Is this likely to be a side effect from restarting the Avonex (muscle weakness) or a relapse?

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