rebif ms medicine

t get upset I asked as many ????? as I could abt my blood wrk. They told me based on lab wk it was MS but they told me my blood wk showed me being borderline for another disease WTF. But anyhoo she gave me two medicine to read on betaseron and rebif. Both are injections I was told they have a new pill out that is very expensive and medcaid isn't paying at this time. I'm very uneasy abt the injections. Can anyone tell me if they've taken either one and their experience with it.

My boyfriend has ms and has been using rebif for 6 years now. The doctor says that he needn't take it anymore because he has improved. I am very afraid that he wont be ok if he quit rebif.

I have to change my medication and I'm not sure what medicine I should go on. I'm left with 4choices Rebif, Betaseron, Tecfidera, and tysabri.

Earlier Phase 2 studies showed that treatment with alemtuzumab reduced the accumulation of disability and the frequency of relapses in people with early relapsing-remitting MS, compared to Rebif® (interferon-beta-1a-rebif/index.aspx, interferon beta-1a, EMD Serono, Inc. and Pfizer, Inc.). (New England Journal of Medicine 2008 359;17:30-45) Rebif is a registered trademark of EMD Serono, Inc. and Pfizer, Inc. http://www.nationalmssociety.org/news/news-detail/index.aspx?

my husband has has ms since 2004. he has been on betaseron for 2 years, ivig for 2 years and tysabri for 2 years. he has not ben on any meds since aug 2010. he is now on steroids and has to decide what med to go on. he had to stop the tysabri because he was building up antibodies against the medicine. he former doctor suggested he go off it and consider the oral medince. since then his doctors prtice closed and now we are seeing a new doctor. we are very confused. does any one have any advice?

I don't know much about MS but I was wondering if certain medications can cause lesions on the spine (or brain) to shrink or disappear temporarily on an MRI? Or if medications are meant to just alleviate the symptoms?

Hello! I've just been diagnosed with MS and am wondering which drug is better. I've read the material for Copaxone, Rebif, Avonex, and Betaseron. I've narrowed it down to two -- Rebif or Copaxone based mainly on side effects. Which drug is the best?

Can I still have MS with a normal MS panel?? Now I will have another MRI of my neck and back Thursday to see if anything else if going on> Please give me your input!

After a while since the left palm stiffness was not going, I changed the Neuro. Apparently this guy is the best Neuro here. He Changed my medicine from Rebif to Avonex. and he gave me couple of vitamins such as Cod Liver oil capsules, Omega Fatty acid supplements etc. symptoms have been okay until couple of weeks where I started feeling stretchy and weakness in my face.Seems it will drop down . Also, there this temporary weakness in my right arm which comes and goes.

usually you are going to make that decision in concert with your neuro, who may make a recommendation as to which DMD is best suited for your MS. I did lots of research before I got to that point and knew which drug I preferred, based on the side effects. An excellent resource about all the available DMDs is this one through the UK - http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm?

I do not take Rebif, but from what I understand about DMD like Rebif, it is unlikely to make you feel less ill. However, if it is working for you, it will slow down your attacks and allow your brain to heal. After being on Copaxone for a while, I noticed that I do not feel as ill as I used to. I am also walking without problems and my outlook is positive-- something it wasn't before starting the medicine.

Can anyone comment on their experiense with rebif? I have used it for over 2 years and had my first relapse. I have searched rebif and seen positive results, but i thought it would be nice to hear from others using rebif. I'd like to think my ms was caught early because i never had a relapse until 2 and a half years after being diagnosed. i am still taking rebif. All comments on rebif welcome..

All of the companies will furnish you a training nurse to come to your home and teach you about your medicine. Contact your medicine company or MS lifelines for help. Remember, not all Neurologist are specialist in MS, so YOU must be incharge of your care!

I relize that there is no medical studies on the effects of joint smoking and MS, however I doubt it is that bad. Hopefully I am not outcasted as an outlaw! Just looking for opinions.

For me, I could not tell the difference between MS feeling like ****, or Rebif feeling like ****. I really did not have enough time w/MS to know the difference. Now that I've had this gap in time, I feel I will know the difference too. What was your timeframe between dx and starting meds? Also, even though you don't feel well on an interferon, Avonex is a lower dose of the same interferon as Rebif, and administered differently, so my guess is "you never know.

Good evening! I'm sorry you feel so bad! You definitely have a good reason to be upset! I will be using Rebif once the Doctors decide which MS I have for sure! I'm beginning to fear they know mine is PPM and haven't told me for sure yet. But they haven't started me on a DMD either! PPMS was mentioned to me by my Family Doctor.d I know they won't put me on Rebif with PPMS And it takes a year to DX PPMS from what I've read.

I've been on Rebif for about 13 years. My insurance recently stopped covering it, but offered Aubagio as an alternative--sounded good to me! I'll be switching, but I'm worried about just stopping Rebif cold turkey (which my neurologist suggests). Has anyone had any experiences with stopping Rebif?

Cohen, MD, Professor, Davee Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurosciences at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and incoming Chair of the National MS Society’s National Medical Advisory Committee. “As with any new therapy, the long-term safety of Aubagio will need to be carefully monitored,” he added. Dr. Timothy Coetzee, Chief Research Officer at the National MS Society agreed.

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.

s only for RRMS, but my neuro says he puts all of his MS paatients on it, and he is an MS specialist, or so his credentials say...Any info would be helpful, Thanks!

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?

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