If I remember correctly, Avonex is titrated (each dose bigger than the last) until you get to the full dose, but the prefilled syringes you get are filled with the full dose amount. There should be some leftover until you get all the way to the full dose.
I've not been on Avonex, but for some reason that sticks with me.
re having a discussion on the MS forum about whether one can skip a dose of Avonex to avoid the major side effects during the holiday festivities. Some who take Avonex feel quite sick for a day or two. I'm lucky not to, but still this is a good question. Perhaps you could answer in terms of all 4 DMDs.
Thank you.
I am on Tecfidera 240 mg dose. It just occurred to me I missed the morning dose. I have a call into the specialty pharmacy for direction. I didn't find much on the web except "take it as soon as you remember and if close to your next dose take it then but don't double up". This is the first time I missed since starting therapy last month. I feel terrible. Is this incredibly bad?
Do I still take the ribavirin pills since I missed the dose? After 4 weeks I was tested and no virus was showing so I am worried that this is going to be a set back. I am anemic as well. Just need to know what to do??? Hep clinic closed for weekend as is doc office and pharmacist had no clue. Anyone been through this?
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.
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.
Hmmm. I've not heard of this. In my teaching in Immunlogy where we used a lot of steroids, it is held that prednisone does not begin to take effect for about 12 hours. High dose IV you can see an earlier effect. But, I've not heard anyone suggest that it would likely be effective within 5 to 6 hours, which is when they say the side efects of Avonex usually appear. Mine usually rear their head about 5 hours after the shot, so this matches what the lit says.
I was to the point of being in my Hoveround unable to stand without help and not being able to get into bed without help. After one dose of LDN I was able to not only stand but to walk holding on to furniture and walls from the bed to the bathroom about a total of 15 steps. I continue to feel the effects of this medicine. I no longer have any pain, my numbness is completely gone and my last MRI shows there are no new plaques on the brain.
I had forgotten that Plegridy even exists, so I looked it up for more info. Turns out it is made by Biogen Idec, who also make and market Avonex and Tysabri. It is a kind of interferon, and is administered via injection every two weeks. The doses are stepped up, with full levels reached after several weeks.
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