betaseron nurses

Anyway, I know this was really long and wordy, and I hope it helped in some way. Regardless, I highly recommend the number for the BetaSeron nurses, as they helped me out a lot. They can talk you through whatever problems you are having, or teach you how to hold the autoinjector. Good luck!

Call MS Lifelines (the Rebif nurses) now. I think Rebif is contraindicated in pregnancy. If you don't have their number handy, find it on their website. Congratulations!! First baby?

I have been off of Betaseron for about 2 weeks now and my eyes are back to being very uncomfortable. Before I started Avonex eye pressure and pain was a huge problem. Now it is is starting again.

m not on betaseron, but am glad to hear you are making a change to see if you can find a combination to slow your MS. Getting the new MRI done on the stronger machine is so important for your baseline... it will give your new neuro a good view as to where you are coming from. And you're right, it might show where you have new damage that is causing your changes.

I hate when Dr's an nurses tell you not to freak out because that just makes me freak out! Ugh I just wanna go home...

I've been on Betaseron since a year after I was diagnosed in 2000. On August 20th, I quit taking Betaseron cold turkey when I finally received my new oral medication Tecfidera. For the last few days I have been dealing with horrible body aches, diarrhea, cold sweats & the inability to eat (not feeling sick, just not being hungry or interested in eating). I do not have a fever, a cough, allergies or anything else I can conclude to be at fault for these annoying symptoms.

My Neuro wants me to switch from Rebif to Betaseron. 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?

Well, as some of you guys may remember, I had a blood clot in my leg last October. This was right behind my right knee, which is the knee with all the problems - weakness, numbness. I also have phlebitis in my left leg. I also have Reynaud's, apparently since 2009. Well, I hadn't been taking my Betaseron, because I'd read some anecdotal evidence that indicated there was a connection between blood clots, reynaud's, and Betaseron.

I have used the MS lifelines nurses when I first started using Rebif. They were very encouraging to stay on the meds (what else would I expect....they work for the drug manuf) and basically just gave the same info I had already read about in all the materials put out by the drug manufacture. I would not expect much from them, as they work for the drug company, and they can't give you medical advice (call your doc) - so in my mind they are just there to keep the patient taking the drug.

I have been taking Betaseron for over 14 years, with no substantial side effects. I was told I would have to switch over to Extavia after the first of the year. ??????????? I have a couple problems with the Extavia, One being it looks to me that Extavia may be trying to save some money ,[[ At the patients expense ] one--a possible cheaper syringe???

The specialist at UCSF is switching me to Tysabri and has told me to go ahead and stop my Betaseron. It has now been 2 shots that I missed (well didn't take) and for the past 2 days I have been feeling like someone beat the crud outta me. My husband is insisting it is cuz I am not taking my shots. I don't see how that can be. We went to UCSF Monday night (4 hr drive), had my Dr appt Tues which took 4 hrs.

He did warn me about the miscarage risk. The last visit, he said to get off Betaseron 1 month before ttc. The BetaPlus nurse said give it two months. My husband and I discussed this. The current plan is to get off the Betaseron at the end of next week. That would be 2 wks in to the last pack of bc pills. We are planning to use alternate methods of bc for the next cycle. That would put me off of Betaseron 8 wks prior to the hoped for conception, and off the bc pills for 6 wks.

I saw on your other post the mention that they want you to take Rebif instead. Be sure that your neuro is fine with that - they are both interferons and work the same way.

Pretty much said I wouldnt be sitting there looking like this if I had been on meds (not sure that that is entirley true only a 30% chance in my opinion) She gave me the option of another med covered by my health insurance which is Betaseron. Gave me the CD to watch and sent RX to pharmacy. Of course I come home and read all teh possible side effects and its making me want to do nothing now. I am so med paranoid (and Im a Nurse for Pete's sake!

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.

I have been on Betaseron since 1995. I have not had an attack since I started using the Betaseron. 3 1/2 year ago I slipped on the stairs and landed hard on my tailbone. A pain shot up through my back and gave me a terrible headache. Over the next few days, my leg started going numb. Went to the doctor and he sent me for x-rays and gave me muscle relaxants. Nothing on the x-ray. Sent me to my neurologist. He examined me and said it was MS and had me take three courses of solumedrol.

So the doc tells me I don't have a UTI. That's the good news. The bad news is that I'm still experiencing muscle spasms and spasticity on Betaseron. I thought this would go away when the fever resolved, but it hasn't. Who else on here is taking Betaseron (or some sort of interferon?) And if so, did you have problems with muscle stiffness, and did it resolve?

Momma is just sore and a few bumps and bruises. Any nurses out there work home health and how long did you work for before your due date? After this fall I'm afraid.

OMG these nurses are pissing me off ugh they come in every 2hours on the dot the last one woke me up so she could check my sugars and the nurse before her I almost cussed out I hope in pray my test come back okay so I can go home before I cuss these nurses out they are so rude it's un real

I just want to say that I LOVE my midwife she is awesome knows her stuff and always listens and helps with anything!! But I keep getting these student nurses they have all been nice and helpful but up til today she has been there with them and today she sent one in by herself!

There is to much of a stigma that exists . Im just in shock. I didnt think that Nurses where so prone to addiction. I didnt really think anything about how easy it was for her to get the drugs. I thought that maybe the people she worked for and with where informed enough about addiction that they would interveine before something like this happened.

d they said tp get him monitored and i was closer to a different hospital so i went there and omg. Those nurses were so rude like ugh, telling me to calm down when they were being bitchy with me was not going to happen, then they lttierally just push you onto a different side like ahhh. Anyone else ever head to a different hospital then usual and get treated like crap? I was so irritated when i left.

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