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(also known as Interferon beta-1a)
Interferon beta-1a is a drug in the interferon family used to treat multiple sclerosis. It is believed that Interferon-Beta based drugs achieve their beneficial effect on MS progress via their anti-inflammatory properties. Studies have also determined that Interferon-Beta improves the integrity of the blood-brain barri... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | 876 |
65% |
| Narcolepsy | 1 |
100% |
| Financial Challenges | 1 |
100% |
| Coming Out | 1 |
100% |
| Antiphospholipid Syndrome | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 66% (883
Members)
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Avonex Reviews
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I'm scheduled to receive my first shipment next week. I'm pretty scared since I'm not sure how my body is going to react to this txt.
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Couldn't handle the Flu side effects
Took it for 6 months.
Took it for 6 months.
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Very little weakness on the Right Side of my Body i.e... Leg, and Arm, as well as some lost of eye sight.
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Worded for a while. Not as well as needed. Flue like symptoms
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Was switched to Copaxone after my initial two years of diagnosis. I think it helped but not real sure.
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This drug has not worked yet the said by the third shot I should notice its effect.
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Since on it I've not noticed any worsening of symptoms. I've not had a problem giving myself the shots because I have a medical background and already give myself B-12 shots every month.
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Just had my second shot 5 days ago. I'm not to happy with it yet. My MS flared in December and has not gotten better but worse and now with avonex it is worse then ever.
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Side affects were extremely bad
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Did not like it. Developed Antibodies. Did not like the injection due to the size of the needle.
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Discussions
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Anti-bodies to Rebif
Building antihodies to Rebif is actually saying you build them to interferon beta 1a which is the same thing to avonex. It is just taken in a differen... [More] -
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Hi Heather Yeah my doc said right away that they will need to monitor my liver function, which I am already doing every 3 months for the Avonex (inte... [More] -
If You Have "Flu-Like Sxs" frm interfers, why take
Well, I take Rebif cause it works for me. I started with the "China Rat Club" almost two years ago. Since I've been taking it my MRIs have ... [More] -
Top MS Myths Debunked
HEALTH FACTS & MYTHS Top Multiple Sclerosis Myths Debunked (NAPSI)-More than 400,000 Americans are affected by multiple sclerosis (MS), a ... [More] -
Rebif???
REBIF is an interferon beta-1a which is similar to AVONEX. Here is the subtle difference between the two: The specific activity of interferon beta-1a... [More]
