With Copaxone I do not have any medication side effects, but do have injection site reactions. After 7 months of being on the daily injection, I notice that even my injection site reactions are getting less and less. This is MY experience.
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.
I have been taking Rebif since March 09 and have had to do one round of Solu Medrol in May and will find out tomorrow if I have to do another. I also have pretty bad injection site reactions which is why the Neuro wants the switch. I guess Rebif has acid in the injection and it makes the site reactions worse?
My question is, I am under the impression that Betaseron is not pre mixed and also that there is not an auto injector?
Is this correct?
ve been on Rebif since April and am still getting use to sticking myself..... The injection site brusies are horrible. I stopped doing my arms because of the marks, but its the marks or my health so I guess I'll have the marks!
That's how I decided. I didn't do a lot of research as I didn't want to have to inject anything at all :( The important thing is to get on something to help reduce the chance of progression or a relaspe.....Good luck with your decision....
At least with the Interferons, they are a once a week injection (I think Rebif is like Avonex, once a week) You may have some slight injection site reactions, in that you will get a slight raised area (maybe) and some feverish feeling at the the injection site, but I found when I was on Avonex, that it was a very short-lived reaction.
Don't wait too long before you start back on some type of DMD. With the Interferons, they must be kept refrigerated until you are ready to use them.
But I also stopped using the alcohol wipes all together and do my shot after I shower. That helped alot with the injection site reactions. Another thing that helped the site reactions, was to self-inject, instead of using the auto-injector, which seems to "slam" the skin, making the shot worse.
I get the help of my "other half" for areas that I cannot reach. It seems to be important that the needle goes all the way into the skin.
Now that I'm taking Rebif I'm noticing injection site reactions. I know it will happen, but is there anything I can do or something others have done for it. Please help!!!!!!
Those made me feel terrible and had horrible injection site reactions. Gilenya has not caused me any digestive problems. I did loose some hair for the first year or so, but not too bad. Also, though it is not listed as a side effect, I have had joint problems that came on just since starting gilenya. My knee, then my neck, then my back cause me problems now and I have had terrible sciatica for the past 3 years. But again, I can't guarantee this is from the gilenya. I loved switching to it.
Last night I had my first Avonex injection. I had a lot of hesitation about going on any drug, but figured I need to fight MS. The injection did not hurt at all. After the medicine was in it stung just a little bit. I woke up at 2:30 in the morning with the chills and by 5 I had the full flu like symptoms. By 3 in the afternoon, I felt pretty good except for a headach, but I've been having frequent headaches lately anyway.
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