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One of 54 patient evaluations for Avonex Prefilled Syringe
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- anotherOne
- Sex: F
- Sensation: None
- Overall: None
- Cognition: mild
- Vision: mild
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: none
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by anotherOne
Jan 11, 2009
- dosage:
- 30 mcg weekly
- time on dosage:
- about 1 year
- purpose:
- Slow my MS progress
- EfficacyCan't tell
- Side-effectsMild
- AdherenceAlways
- BurdenSlight
- Slow my MS progress
- Advice/Tips
- I take my shot on Fridays between 5:30pm and 7:30pm. Then I stay home and have a lazy evening and Saturday morning. Usually by Saturday afternoon I feel normal again and still have a weekend. I take 3 extra strength Tylenol 30 mins. before injection and again 3 hours later. I have found that a solid meal after the injection is necessary for controlling my side effects. A few times I had uncontrollable chills - the heating pad was the only thing that helped ease them. I don't know if it's really working or not but I haven't had any flare ups since I started the treatment so I feel optimistic about the treatment.
- Specific side-effects
- Body Aches
- Chills/fever
- Burden
- I am terrified of needles. My husband gives me the shot. I have never watched. I close my eyes and try to breath. Even though it really doesn't hurt I can't shake my anxiety when it's time for the shot.
- Cost
- $25-49 monthly
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