Purpose:MS (Multiple Sclerosis)(Started Mar 29, 1999)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Sep 17, 2008
Weekly
Major
None
Usually
A little
Date
Sep 17, 2008
Advice & Tips
First, it is a Once a WEEK treatment. After you get past the size of the needle needed for am IM injection, it is nice not to be tied down to every day or every other day. The flu like symptoms go away pretty quickly. After I was on it for several years, I talked my neighbor into going on it and she improved as well. I think this injection has done wonders for me and my neighbor!!!
Purpose:MS (Multiple Sclerosis)(Started May 17, 1999)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
May 17, 2004
44 mcg/0.5 mL
Weekly
Moderate
None
Always
Not at all
Date
May 17, 2004
Advice & Tips
I took this out of the convenience of being administered only once a week. I didn't think it was working well enough over the years. If I had stretched and had a proper weight machine + recumbent bike; my physical decline would not have led me to trade this for Copaxone, etc.