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The website’s information about Avonex provides the phone number I mentioned earlier, 800-456-2255, and the folks at that number will be of great help to you. When I clicked on the “coupon” for Avonex it simply routed me to the Avonex website, where they offer the first month of treatment for free, as they’ve done for a while. Don’t know how that program works, but I think you’re just best off for now calling Avonex and exploring your options.

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.

//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.

If you stay on the Avonex I would ask your doctor to check your liver function and other levels with a blood test every 3-6 months for the first year to make sure your body is handling it well. Are you having any side effects now from the Avonex, such as depression, flu-like symptoms, etc? I am on Avonex now and the website is helpful. Also, did you get an info packet when you started? I found that helpful, too. Why do your doctors think its MS? Have you seen an MS specialist?

Hi anuj, I read ur question. I also diagnosed ms just few days ago, nd I also prescribed injection avonex. But I wish I could give u exact answer but I don't have any personally experience about avonex coz I don't start avonex yet but I know I will.Just m saying that i found on google that when ever u inject just relax, don't take any stress, u may get flu like symptom so take ibruphen, take rest how much u can, then of course, u can manage it.

Wondering if Avonex can cause itchiness & rashes throughout body after a few mos. of using. Was on it for 1 1/2 yrs., stopped for 8 mos. & resumed. Started getting some rashes & itchiness throughout body. Thank you !

You should read all the information that came with your shipment of Avonex. You can also talk to your doctor about this. I do my shot before bed, and take an Aleve at the same time. That's a long-lasting pain reliever you can buy anywhere. Then I sleep through the Avonex effects nearly every time. If I don't, I take another Aleve after 12 hours (what the package says is safe). Try this or something similar. It helps many people.

Hard to answer your question without more information. Why do you have only those four choices? Avonex (which I’ve used for 11 years) and others are notably absent from your list. Avonex, Rebif, and Betaseron have been around longest and have the strongest safety profiles. If your MS is more aggressive, then you may be more inclined to consider Gilenya, Tecfidera, Aubagio, or Tysabri. All of the DMDs are discussed from a neutral perspective at the link below: http://www.nationalmssociety.

s known that some people on the Interferons, Avonex and Rebif have had no additional lesions, that have lasted years. That was my experience when I took Avonex. Since I now take Copaxone and have only been on it for a little over a year, I cannot give you a personal view of how well the drug is working for me. I am beginning to notice less relapses, though. How DMD's work is not fully understood.

I was dx in January & started Avonex in February. Prior to this I have always been known as very easy going. I work in a highly stressful job, but have for 15 years and I have always rolled with the punches. After my dx & starting Avonex I noticed myself becoming a bit testy. Now 8 months later I believe I am no longer able to roll with those punches. So my 2 parted question would be, does this sound remotely familiar to anyone and any suggestions to controlling emotions?

Hi, I have been taking Avonex for 6 yrs on and off. I stopped for 2 yrs when I had my third child and have been back on it for the past 2 1/2 yrs straight. I was diagnosed in 2005 and have been fortunate to have little to no changes in my MRIs. That is until I recently experienced vertigo which triggered an order for some MRIs. I have a new active lesion in my brain and one in my spine. My doctor thinks tysabri would be a great next choice.

https://www.news-medical.net/drugs/Avonex.aspx I hope that helps........JJ ps/ feel free to ask any question and i'll do my best to answer them for you.

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 have figured out that if I take my injection out of the frig at least 6 hours before I inject, then the next day goes much much better. But, I am starting to wonder if the Avonex is working for me because I am having more symptoms. I am also looking for a new neurologist. The last visit with my neurologist left me feeling baffled. He just didn't know why I am feeling vibrations in my body especially when I am lying down.

Hello! I was just Wondering if People who are taking Weekly Avonex Injections Have To OR Should Wait a Certain amount of Days Until they can Get the H1N1 Vaccine? I usually take my weekly injection on Sunday and the H1N1 Vaccine will be Available the Following Day (Monday). Should I Go Ahead and Get the Vaccine on Monday or Wait? THANK You For Any Information/Advice!!!

Hi and welcome to our little corner of the web. If you haven't done so already, I highly recommend you have a read of our health pages, you'll find them at the top right of your screen, the yellow icon. They cover a wide range of MS information and well worth the time they take to read.

efficacy of combining Avonex and Copaxone; and a natural history study, as an adjunct to the Avonex/Copaxone study. I declined all of them as I live about 450 kms from the research facility and being in a study involves monthly follow ups. Winter was around the corner, I was overwhelmed by my dx, and did not want to make a commitment to be doing all that travel. In hindsight I wish now that I had opted to do the Avonex/Copaxone study.

My daughter will be starting on her MS medication and was given options for about 6 different drugs. They are all injectables. She is starting on Avonex once a week, and is dreading the weekly shot and the awful side affects. I know there are a few clinical trials going on right now for a pill form. Are there any nearing FDA approval?? And if so, when might we expect them to be available to the public?

I did attend one presentation from Biogen, makers of Avonex and Tysarbi and the entire presentation was about Tysarbi and the new oral drug to be marketed soon. No information was given on Avonex. The dinner was ok, the company was very pleasant though.

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.

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