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.
Hi I have a question- I have been on Copaxone for over 10 years and I am suffering with indented sites which can no longer let my shots be injected. My question is which of the ms treatments should I go to next? My MS dr. gave me papers on Avonex but the side effects is what I'm worried about. My Copazone has worked so well I'm afraid to change but just running out of places to give the shot. Thanks for any reply's..
First, contrary to what maxthecat wrote, this is from the Avonex medication guide: "AVONEX PEN should only be injected into the muscle of your upper, outer thigh."
Anyway, I hate the shots too, so I completely know how you feel … although I’ve been taking them only half as long as you have.
) Also, Avonex is only once a week. Biogen Idec, maker of Avonex, is also offering Plegridy, which sounds exactly like Avonex but maybe shallower shot, and I believe only once every 2 weeks. You might read up on this.
My neuro is not big on Gilenya, because of possible cardio effects, though for me that could be age-related, as I'm now about 500 :-) I don't know much about Aubagio, and it isn't often discussed here.
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.
Just wondering how long it takes to get out of your system. I just want to see how many of my symptoms are from my MS and how many are from Avonex. Im just so low and I'm tired and I just want to feel normal again. I haven't taken it for 2 weeks and I feel like I'm starting to feel better. I went from being diagnosed to getting the solumedrol and then to avonex a couple of days after finished the taper.
Thank you for the reply!
I did have intravenous 1000mg of corticosteroid 3 days for three weeks. But my condition was not improving much so the doc and I decided to try for another course. The doc said it would be dangerous to do a fourth course and even more so to try for another. So ever since the fourth course they put me on oral pred that's right now down to 1 pill a day.
I take Avonex which is inter-muscular and they told me that after the skin there are no nerve endings. Many times I don't feel anything but sometimes it just seems to hurt more. Last night was one of those times. I wonder if my menstrual cycle has anything to do with it?
I tend to deal with this by "forgetting" to take my shot. Any advice to make this easier would be appreciated.
Optic nuritis 2 times loss of facial movement all kinds of things. I have been on Avonex and now rebif. I recently stopped taking rebif it was making me have a fever and just feel crummy. It's been 5 week s and I feel great.I'm concerned with not taking it I may have a large relapse. Iv changed my diet all natural food any thoughts on this?? Was thinking of starting it again but just don't want that feeling.
She summed up that I was having more issues with Avonex than MS. She recommended that I switch from Avonex to Gilenya. I like the fact that it is oral, but I would like to hear opinions from others. I don't know much about Gilenya because my old neuro said that it was not for me. I am in the process of reading all the stuff the neuro gave me. Please respond and let me know what you think.
I have used Avonex for years, and I consider it a “success” because my condition has not deteriorated and I haven’t had a relapse in years. But you will find Copaxone, Rebif, and Betaseron users that will tell you the same thing. On the other hand, others take those medications and still face significant disease progression and/or find the drug side effect intolerable.
Many users of newer oral drugs also find success, although those drugs have not yet stood the test of time.
I recently was DX in May 2010 with RRMS and I was given Avonex for treatment; which I stopped using in Dec because I just had panic attacks each time I gave myself the shots even though they don't hurt and I was okay with the side effects. I just grew a fear of the needles after a while until I couldn't do them.
I see they now have a pill approved and wanted to know if anyone is using it yet?
Can I request this treatment?
How much is the cost after insurance so far?
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