betaseron treatment

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?

Or usually the same for everyone? Found out last week I have ms and hoping whatever the treatment that my symptoms will go away.(weakness,twitches,). I would love to walk normal and not feel like I might fall while walking. Thanks for any advice!

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.

Have MS but only on sx control - currently Gabapentin - but live in UK so nothing unusual.

I was then undiagnosed after I had a 2nd opinion. During that period of time I was on rebif and betaseron. I stopped the treatment after the 2nd opinion and had little minor problems that did not affect my life until 2009 when I woke up with double vision that lasted 6 months. I had new lesions on my brain and I had lesions on my spine..I had previously had brain lesions but not spine. I had another episode of double vision in 2011.

When I had an allergic reaction to Copaxone after being on it for a couple of years I went on Betaseron. Now, for a couple of years, I've been having strange feelings with my heart - the fluttering associated with Afib, slight pressure, thudding beats I can feel, especially at night when I lie down to go to sleep. My doctor says to put up with it, but it scares me with the bad heart history in my family. Has anyone experienced this and what did you do?

This agreement reinforces our commitment to people taking Betaseron and demonstrates our belief that when patients are adherent to their treatment plan, there may be a greater chance for positive outcomes by reducing clinical exacerbations," said Alex Santini, Bayer's vice president of managed markets, in a statement. Another Bayer spokesperson said the average cost of hospitalization for severe MS relapses is about $12,000.

ve kicked around the CRABs here, a lot. Copaxone, Rebif, Avonex, and Betaseron are the primary four. Your doctor didn't offer Tysabri as your fifth, did he? I like the Decision Maker tool in the uk that walks you through the drugs and helps you figure what is important for you. You can access this at http://www.msdecisions.org.uk welcome to the world of drugs aand bills. I'm glad to hear you are getting treatment for your CIS. Congrats on that one.

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.

Okay, first of all, both of these drugs are interferons. That means that it modulates the immune system response to reduce the number of relapses. Both drugs are sub-cutaneous injectables, which means an injection every other day with a very small needle. (This may sound terrible, but it's not so bad. The injection is painless.) I've recently become disenchanted with interferons in general, especially Betaseron.

....is 3 months long enough to know if the Tecfidera is having any effect? Does anyone have any idea? Thankfully, I have a 3 month follow-up with a new neuro on Monday. Unfortunately, I have had and continue to develop increasing mobility issues with my right leg (which will be entirely new). My partner thinks the Techfidera isn't doing anything and wants me to go back on Betaseron............. :: sigh ::.

should I get a second opinion / redo the tests before I start treatment? Should I wait for another attack? How long is a remission period, usually? I'm aware it's probably denial but I find it hard to deal with it, while I have no symptoms Thanks!

Over the last 12 years he has been on Avonex, Betaseron, Copaxone drugs. Now he is completing the 2 year mark of using Tysabri. Dr Appointment in 2 weeks assume he will stop infusions. I wonder what is next???? How are others doing after all these treatment and now what do they take???

I started it in July of this year after giving Betaseron a try. My life became a living h*ll on Betaseron. It was definitely not the drug for me. My doctor went over all of my options, but at that point trying another shot was not going to happen. Ty I would never even consider since I have children to raise. Anyway, I knew going into the appt that I wanted to try LDN and was prepared for a fight to get an RX for it.

Never forget MSers have options now, and someday there will be individualized treatment eliminating trial and error where treatment is concerned based on biomarkers to identity who will be more responsive to individual treatment. Hang in there and stay positive!

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.

A quick refresher of my statis: 1. August 2007 my nutso neuro diagnosed me with MS. (I sought a specialist, since I did not want to see this guy again.) 2. November 2007 my conservative MS specialist did not want to "label" me. 3. Today I saw a third neuro, hoping he would serve as a "tie-breaker" . . . and he did. He sat me in front of the computer as he pointed out one >1cm lesion and 8-10 smaller lesions (from 2006 MRI).

Hi and welcome to this amazing forum, where you will find so many answers and opinions to your questions. Last year I went to see my 'ex neuro' who wanted to put me on Tysabri, I, after many arguments with him declined this treatment, due to the s/e and have opted for Copaxone again with another Neuro. Like Lulu said, I also think that Tys. is a last resort - so why do you want to come off Betasaron?

First thing Monday I called the neuro, and they suggested calling Betaseron. Betaseron said that the interferons would cause a fever, but not 24/7. So my first assumption was that it was a UTI or something similar. (Although I didn't, and still don't have any symptoms of a UTI.) So I called the neuro back about the spasms and told them what Betaseron had said. The nurse suggested going to the PCP to see if there was another reason for the fever.

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