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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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Got my year MRI to check the progression, and so far the MS is "stable". I haven't gotten any worse, so I guess I can safely say this is working.
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Side effects were horrendous in the beginning, and they're bad when I move the day/time of the shot. Especially knocks me out when the needle hits a vein!
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It works. I still have relapses but no new symptoms.
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Since my initial full on exacerbation when I started avonex, I haven't had another exacerbation
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It's seems as those I am immune to the Avonex. I 've had a number of relapses.
Working / Worked
I take my injections every Friday and am usually sick with flu-like symptoms. The good news is, overall, it works. Ive struggled with injection anxiety but once you get a pattern goin, its really worth the trouble. AND, i havent suffered with any serious episode since i began this therapy. Some symptoms still remain, and the shots are painful too, i cant lie.
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this didnt work at all I think I was alergic to it
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HATED THE LONG NEEDLE I still have scars on my legs ('deep bruises") 3 years later Obviously permanent scars
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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]
