rebif benefits

In the mean time, hopefully he can get another job with benefits. I figure reducing my Rebif to 2 times a week and making it last another month, is better than not having Rebif at all for the month of September. Does anyone have any research on this matter, or know where I can find some? Preferably I would like research that is not done by a pharmaceutical company, as of course they want you to take the drugs as prescribed.

s scary, but you are doing the best thing for yourself. Rebif has excellent benefits in slowing progression. Less progression = less symptoms. Yay! You are young and that will help to tolerate the Novantrone. I pray you start feeling better soon.

He had so much more knowledge and was worth every penny. He told me that Rebif only stays in the system for half an hour but the benefits from it last a month or more. He said i dont have to wean myself off and that i can stop taking it right away. I just need to get a chicken pox vaccination in the next week as i have no immunity and it is very dangerous to catch while pregnant. After that i can start trying for a baby woohoo!

My question is how goos is rebif for treating MS.

One the Rebif site it asks how can we tell if Rebif is working. The answer is to keep track of your symptoms and write them down because you may be having a relapse. It also says you may need to try another DMD if you are having relapse. My neuro has asked, unless things become even more out of control to give Rebif a full year. I will say since being on it, I have had no new symptoms. Look under the question, "How can I tell if my current treatment is working". http://www.

My new neuro suggested Tysabri based on increased lesions on Interferon (Rebif). Any persons out there on Tysabri that could share their experience?

i cant afford to pay for my med, been taking rebiff 44 for over 10 yrs and last month ODSP closed my case. i lost my benefits; glassess,medications,and the little money i was getting from them..im really scared of what might happen to my MS without the med. please give me some kind of hope, thank you.

Is there anyone on here who is or has breastfed while taking interferons. I was diagnosed with ms last week and my dr. has prescribed Rebif. If the diagnoses wasn't bad enough, I found out that I will no longer be able to breastfeed my son due to the medicine. Through online research it looks like the interferon molecule is too big to get into the milk and would be destroyed in his digestive track anyway. It also looks like interferons are naturally occuring in the milk.

I was diagnosed with MS in 2007 and used rebif for 7 years. I was doing well until late 2012. I started having problems with spasticity in my legs. At first I was able to control with baclofen but it continued to get worse and I started having weakness also. My MRI showed that there were no changes in 3 years, my antibodies test to rebif was negative but I continued to feel worse. In March my dr started talking about tysabri. I was freaked out but desperate to feel better.

What is usually the cost of these meds? ( I am considering trying Rebif or Avonex) I have heard they run about $1500/month. I have to meet a $3000 deductible which means I may have to pay for my first dose. I don't have an extra $1500 floating around. I am really starting to freak out! But then again part of me figures I have probably had MS for 15-20 years an I am fine so far. I guess waiting another 1-2 months to start taking DMDs can't hurt. Can it?

Hi all, my neurologist really wants me to go on Rebif 44mg immediately. I said no. After reading all the side possible side effects like it stressing your liver and making a low white blood cell count, plus it sounds like it makes you sick most days . . . AND then seeing the line on the Rebif website that said: "The PRISMS study also showed only 26% of people taking Rebif 44 mcg had disability progression—as opposed to 37% of those taking a placebo.

Hi there, So very glad you saw this, and still check in when you can. Your note is lovely. And, don't thank me, it's that blessing that was put on this forum. I sure don't know who asked for it originally, but I do know where it comes from. I, like many of us, seem to never forget those who have touched the forum in one way or another like you have. Despite our many limitations, we have enough memory and strength to reach out to ones we think about and remember.

Initially I was advised by my MS doc to get the shot. Then, after it was discovered my absolute lymphocytes count was low due to Tecfidera, I was advised to hold off. I now have blood drawn weekly to test this level. I went yesterday and was told if I'm back in the normal range I should get the flu shot. So, it seems as if it's advisable.

what MS shots copaxone, rebif, betaseron & avonex has the smallest recetage of blood fractions

Let us know how you make out and what if anything you think Rebif may have to do with this. I start Rebif next week and am keeping fingers crossed that it doesn't disagree with me. Another thought --- have you tried calling the Rebif patient support program to tell them about the hives? Perhaps they have heard from other patients with the same problem? Good luck to you.

While I understnd the potential benefits of avonex, I am concerned that the side effects from avonex and once again facing everything will set him back again. He tends to get depressed at times so I am specifically concerned about that aspect. In addition, he works in a very high pressure job and I am concerned that this may leave him sidelined from work (in an environment that he does not want to open up to about the situation yet)....

am anticipating a call from my neuro tomorrow and though technically the PA couldnt give me a diagnosis at my last appt cuz the doctor was not available I am about 99% sure of what he is going to say...He's already had me research the different DMD's and told me at my 1st appt he wanted them started right away though I never really got an "official" diagnosis. I am leaning towards rebif and thats the one they suggested for me..

I've got the nurse coming out tomorrow to take me through my first Rebif injection but this morning I've woken up with cold sores covering almost my entire lower lip....is it still ok to go ahead with starting rebif or should I put it off til I'm less run down? sorry if this is a silly question but I want to get off to a good start being as I have waited so long to start a dmd!

As some may have seen, Abagio the 2nd oral is now approved. Important to note (my opinion) - When compared to Rebif. Don't mean to be skeptical my friends, I'm just the type of person who wants some comparisons to existing meds with track records.

I will start Avonex, as soon as I can get an appt with an injection nurse. I had an allergic reaction to Rebif, but my neuro feels that it was likely a reaction to something specific to Rebif- not interferon. I am also now taking Baclofen. It is helping. I still feel the "hug", and spasms in other places- but it doesn't seem to get quite as severe. I would like to still take my zanaflex, but don't think he refilled it. I think the baclofen is replacing zanaflex.

I am really liking Avonex. I took my third dose on Saturday and I can honestly say I don't think I had any side affects. The only thing I noted was waking a few hours into the night and being a little sweaty but nothing worse than what a light workout; otherwise, yesterday felt no different than having an "off day." I also think I read somewhere that Avonex works faster as well.

in clinical trials people taking Ocrevus had about 50% fewer relapses than people taking Rebif. During the clinical trials, Ocrevus appeared to reduce disability progression and significantly reduce the number of lesions seen on MRI scans compared to beta interferon. Brain volume loss was reduced and more people with no evidence of disease progression (NEDA) were seen in those taking Ocrevus compared to those taking Rebif." https://www.mstrust.org.

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