I had my 4th Avonex injection last night, it was the first full dosage, I had been working my way up. I noticed that a lot of the threads are about people having the 'flu' symptoms while on Avonex and I just wanted to share my rituals that may help reduce the flu like symptoms. I take my shot around 7:00 at night, about 20-30 minutes before I take 800mg of MOTRIN, right before bed (11-11:30) I take 800mg more, and then another 800mg when I wake up in the morning. I asked my nurse if it was safe to take those amounts when she suggested that I do so, and she said yes since its only once a week. Also, the day of my shot I hydrate myself, I try to drink AT LEAST 3L of water during the day, and another 1L at night. I haven't felt any aches, shivers, fever, headache, nothing. I was also on Rebif and never had side affects either.
Just a suggestion that you might want to try if you are feeling crappy after your shot.
Just a suggestion that you might want to try if you are feeling crappy after your shot.
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