interferon beta 1a side effects

It is not an interferon. I am actually on this med because of the low risk of side effects. (I have none, except for the occasional welt.) It works differently then interferons, in that it acts kind of like a "decoy" for the cells that are attacking your CNS. Maybe g o o g l e it for more info, or others here will tell you about it.

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/04/19/early-use-of-ms-drug-may-cut-likelihood-of-progression THURSDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- A new three-year study finds that a multiple sclerosis drug is more likely to prevent patients from progressing to a definite form of MS if it's given early in patients who appear to be ill. The drug, a form of interferon called "interferon beta-1a," is not available in the United States.

if i react with depression to interferon beta 1a, is it also highly likely i will develop depression as a side effect in response to interferon beta 1b? i can see that my neurologist probably wants to enable me to be more flexible with having to inject less- but what good is it if i'm depressed- can't do anything then anyway. now for something completely different: i hope you are feeling better again! i saw your post saying you would be off for a while as you weren't feeling great.

A few people breeze through tx (treatment) with hardly any problems, the majority seem to have a couple of mild to moderate level sx (side effects), a smaller percentage have severe side effects that may prevent them from working and may require additional "rescue" meds to manage, and a very few may have such severe sx that they have to be taken off tx early.

I am currently taking the Telepriver protocol with copeg/pegasys interferon/ribavirin etc,,, am in my fourth week and I have some very uncomfortable side effects. 'Roids are a BIG issue,,, traditional treatments are offering minimal relief/results,, anyone had similar complaints? How did you handle it?

The standard therapy options include intravenous immunoglobulin and plasmapharesis, corticosteroids, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, etanercept, mycophenolate mofetil, interferon alpha 2a and tacrolimus. Current ones are interferon beta 1a, rituximab, and high dose cyclophosphamide. Your neurologist needs to apprise you of the long-term side effects since prolonged therapy are required. Botox shots are not known to be used in therapy.

Up until the protease inhibitors were approved this year the standard treatment for 1a was pegylated interferon and ribaviron. This treatment was only effective in ~50% of 1a patients. Now 1a is treated with a protease inhibitor, pegylated interferon, and ribaviron. I'm in week 8 and treating with Incivek, Peg, and Ribaviron. There are a lot of side effects. The next thing I'd suggest you do is find out how much liver damage you have with a liver biopsy.

one study i looked at said that a dose of 30 micrograms/week of IM interferon beta-1a was well tolerated but a dose of 60 micrograms/week caused severe flulike symptoms and elevated liver enzymes. im assuming that this type is similar to infergen, really strong. it seems like pegasys and pegintron dosages are somewhat similar.

My genotype is 1b. I am nervous about side effects. I hope that they are not hard for me. Have a good summer everybody!

the side effects and the damage it was doing to my body was worse than MS. I hope it works well for others, but Imy body couldn't handle it.

3 yrs of Tx attempts with interferon were not pleasant and each time the side effects got worse. I went from a stage 2 (of 6 ishak scale) to a stage 5 after these 3 Tx attempts....in only a 3 year period. In my mind I blame it on the interferon...but cannot back it up with any evidence. This time around (sofosbuvir/gs-5885/riba) I have no side effects. Alot of folks are advanced and can't wait the 2 yrs or so for FDA approval of the new drugs...understandable.

I was a previous 1a null-responder to many tries with interferon and ribavirin. I cleared on Viekira Pak. I am also cirrhotic. The SVR rates of cirrhotic non-responders or relapsers in the Turquoise Trial (VIekira Pak) were over 91%. Side effects were minimal and overall it was very easy. Best to you.

In this post-hoc study, MRI scans were analyzed from patients with relapsing MS participating in a placebo-controlled trial of interferon beta-1a. The brain parenchymal fraction, defined as the ratio of brain parenchymal volume to the total volume within the brain surface contour, was used to measure whole brain atrophy. The relationship between disease features and brain atrophy and effect of interferon beta-1a were determined.

The one used for MS is Interferon Beta. They are not interchangable. Interferon beta is not effective against Hep C, and interferon alfa is not efffective against MS.

So wonderful to hear that Harvoni worked for you, what a blessing this drug has been. When I did my tx with just (SOC) interferon and ribavirin, I'd read the posts from those on triple tx and it made me shut up about my side effects. Mine were bad, but the triple tx had so many more horrible ones, and some were doing it for 48 weeks, etc.

What should I expect from my first dose as far as side effects. I will take my first ribavirin 600mg on this Friday morning with my second dose and my injection of Peginterferon in the evening. I HAVE to work that day. Will I have side effects from the morning dose?

In another study, called TENERE, Aubagio was compared with Rebif® (interferon beta-1a, EMD Serono and Pfizer) in relapsing MS, and did not reach its primary endpoint (the main question posed by the study) -- the “risk of failure,” meaning the first occurrence of a relapse, or permanent discontinuation of the study treatment, whichever came first.

I am 1a, treatment experienced with Victrelis/interferon/Ribavirin. I was on the 48 week regime due to F3/4 status. I never hit undetected...got to VL of 16, and had to stop at week 24 in September 2012. My doctor and I chose the Sovaldi +SOC this go around as my MD was concerned about mutation from the Olysio. One week post treatment today. Hope it worked...MD appt 8/25. One revolution at a time. Best wishes to all!

Interferon beta 1a side effects

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