Avonex Prefilled Syringe Treatment Evaluations
Most Popular Brands: Avonex, Avonex Prefilled Syringe
Generic Name: Interferon beta-1a IM Injection
One of 60 patient evaluations for Interferon beta-1a IM Injection
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- anotherOne
- Sex: F
- Data Quality: 3 stars
- MS: 5 yrs
- Relapsing-Remitting
- Sensation: None
- Overall: None
- Cognition: mild
- Vision: mild
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: none
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- by anotherOne
- current dosage:
- 30 mcg/0.5 mL weekly
- time on dosage:
- about 2 years
- purpose:
- Slow my MS progress
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| Slow my MS progress Efficacy | Side Effects | Adherence | Burden | Specific Side Effects | |
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| Jan 07, 2009 |
Can't tell
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Mild
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Always
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A little
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| Jan 11, 2009 |
Can't tell
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Mild
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Always
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A little
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| Feb 25, 2009 |
Can't tell
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Mild
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Always
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A little
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| Oct 20, 2009 |
Moderate
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Mild
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Always
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A little
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| Advice/Tips | Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 07, 2009 | Since beginning with Avonex about 9 mos. ago I haven't had any relapse. I assume that means the meds are doing their job. I control the side effects easily by staying well hydrated, taking Tylenol before the injection and have a meal shortly after the injection. After first few months side effects are less frequent. | $25-49 monthly |
| Jan 11, 2009 | 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. | $25-49 monthly |
| Feb 25, 2009 | Eating a meal right after the injection has helped minimize my side effects. Also taking the max dosage of Tylenol or Advil right before the injection and often 3-4 hours later have helped to manage the side effects. I schedule my injections for a time when there is the least amount of other activity planned. This way, if I do have a crappy reaction I can veg out, have a lazy day and just relax. After a year and half using Avonex the times when I experience side effects are very infrequent. | $50-99 monthly |
| Oct 20, 2009 | I did have a mild flare up a few months ago - Optic neuritis strikes again! It was mild and more of an annoyance than anything. Didn't have to do the steroid treatment because is wasn't extremely disruptive to my day-to-day activities. When I met with my doc a couple of weeks ago she expressed that it was a good thing I was sticking with the Avonex. In spite of the flare up, after reviewing the most recent MRI results and talking with me she feels that the Avonex IS working. | $50-99 monthly |
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