Portrait_default
LenaB
Sex: F
Data Quality: 0 stars
MS: 18 yrs
Type: Relapsing-Remitting
Sensation: Moderate
Overall: Moderate
Cognition: moderate
Vision: moderate
Speech: none
Swallowing: none
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
LenaB
Female, 57 years
Socorro, NM
Primary Condition
MS
Type
Relapsing-Remitting
First symptom
Diagnosis
See more

Treatment charts require Flash. If you have problems installing Flash, visit the FAQ for help.

Get Adobe Flash player

LenaB's Avonex Prefilled Syringe is for:

  • MS

LenaB's side effects of Avonex Prefilled Syringe:

LenaB's Avonex Prefilled Syringe History (Stopped)
Avonex Prefilled Syringe (interferon beta-1a im injection)
30 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly Apr 28, 2005 - May 30, 2011
Stopped Side effects too severe May 30, 2011
Evaluations
Date Dosage MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 30, 2011 30 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 SevereSevereSevereSevere UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually VeryVeryVeryVery
Apr 26, 2011 30 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default SevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVery
Oct 25, 2010 30 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 SevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVery
Apr 28, 2009 30 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 SevereSevereSevereSevere UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually VeryVeryVeryVery
Date
May 30, 2011
Advice & Tips
Side effects need to be addressed. Doctors don't help, Biogen Idec didn't help. Unbearable, just cannot do it anymore.
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
Apr 26, 2011
Advice & Tips
I will not be taking this much longer. I can't believe all the days of being miserably ill I have given to this medication. The makers of the drug are making bundles of money off this but they cannot offer me any means of coping with the HORRIBLE side effects.
Cost
$50-99 monthly
Date
Oct 25, 2010
Advice & Tips
Continue to have horrible side effects and NO pain medications work effectively. Have come close to overdosing to deal with the side effects which last for over 24 hours. Thinking about quiting.
Cost
$50-99 monthly
Date
Apr 28, 2009
Advice & Tips
The side effects may NEVER lessen and ibuprophen may not ever be enough. If you have these problems the medical professionals will probably do nothing to assist you in dealing with them. The drug companies will never disclose how common this problem is because that is not a selling point. If you have severe side effects DON'T try sleeping through them - it won't happen, take the injection in the morning so you can deal with it while you are awake and not lose sleep. Plan on feeling like crap for two days a week but it's better than Rebif where you feel like crap all week. I don't understand why they can prescribe something with such horrible side effects but not prescribe something to deal with the side effects?
Cost
$50-99 monthly

About Avonex Prefilled Syringe (Prescription Drug)

Avonex® Prefilled Syringe is a brand name for the drug interferon beta-1a, used to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). It is taken as an intramuscular injection and is available in pre-filled syringes.

Learn more about Avonex Prefilled Syringe in our Avonex Prefilled Syringe Community Report.

Back to LenaB's Profile