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14 patient evaluations for Interferon beta-1a SubQ injection

  • Cassiopeia
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
  • Cassiopeia
  • by Cassiopeia
    Oct 13, 2008
dosage:
132mcg weekly
time on dosage:
about 1 week
purpose:
Slow my MS progress
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  • EfficacyCan't tell
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenSlight
  • Slow my MS progress
Specific side-effects
Muscle ache, whole body
injection site redness
Itchy shot site
Headaches
painful, burning injection sites
pink injection sites
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  • florije
    Sensation: None
    Overall: None
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: mild
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: none
  • florije
  • by florije
    Oct 01, 2008
dosage:
44mcg weekly
time on dosage:
about 1 years
purpose:
Slow my MS progress
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  • EfficacyCan't tell
  • Side-effectsMild
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenSlight
  • Slow my MS progress
Advice/Tips
After you had an injection it is important not to wake up in the middle of the night and to sleep 7 or 8 hours not less. The side -effects can carry through out the following day.
Specific side-effects
Chills/fever
injection site pain
Headaches
pink injection sites
injection site redness
Muscle ache, whole body
Burden
injection process, side-effects
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  • irievibes
    Sensation: None
    Overall: None
    Cognition: none
    Vision: mild
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: mild
  • irievibes
  • by irievibes
    Sep 23, 2008
dosage:
60mg weekly
time on dosage:
about 3 years
purpose:
Slow my MS progress
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  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenModerate
  • Slow my MS progress
Advice/Tips
they don't have to do it themselves
Specific side-effects
Muscle ache, whole body
Burden
not able to give myself intermuscular injections...fear of needles.
Cost
$200+ monthly
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  • penny81
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: None
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: none
  • penny81
  • by penny81
    Sep 22, 2008
dosage:
44mcg daily
time on dosage:
about 1 year
purpose:
Slow my MS progress
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  • EfficacyCan't tell
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • AdherenceUsually
  • BurdenModerate
  • Slow my MS progress
Specific side-effects
Headaches
Muscle ache, whole body
injection site redness
painful, burning injection sites
Chills/fever
Burden
Muscle aches, fevers, and headaches
Cost
$50-99 monthly
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