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    Please tell me this is not in my head

    O.K. I had to go back on interferon...doc chose Rebif. I was on Avonex before.

    Am I the only person who feels the medication sting when going in? All the Nurses at the Rebif Company think I am crazy. I don't mind the burn..it is short, but I just want someone to tell me it is normal.

    Does anyone else get the burn?
    Katie
    "Yep, I have MS, and it does have Me!"
    "My MS is a Journey for One."
    Dx: 1999 DMDS: Avonex, Copaxone, Rebif, currently on Tysabri
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    #2
    Rebif DOES sting! It has a pH of 3.8, so it's pretty acidic.

    Try a warm compress for about two minutes before injecting. It really helps alleviate the sting for me.
    Diagnosed with RRMS on 3/15/2013...beware the ides of March!
    Rebif from 5/2013 - 09/2014.
    Gilenya since 11/2014.
    Also taking vitamin D3, fish oil, magnesium, and B12.
    EDSS 3.

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      #3
      I get it sometimes with Beta, so it isn't just you
      DX 10/2008
      Beta Babe 12/2008-07/2013
      Tecfidera 07/2013-01/2018
      Aubagio 01/18-09/20
      Ocrevus 09/20-present

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        #4
        Thank-you both. I am going to try the tip of a warm compress.

        The sting isn't bad and lasts only a few seconds.

        This is my third DMD and the drug company nurses are really nice...super nice...but sometimes they don't seem to always tell the truth.

        Thanks again!
        Katie
        "Yep, I have MS, and it does have Me!"
        "My MS is a Journey for One."
        Dx: 1999 DMDS: Avonex, Copaxone, Rebif, currently on Tysabri

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          #5
          burn is quick

          Mine burns too. What I hate about it is it makes me so apprehensive to do the shots, I know what is coming... Your not crazy we all just live in a world of uncertainty.
          Don't forget to use the good china for Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches.

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            #6
            Yes, it stung. Not as much as Copaxone, but there was a sting.

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              #7
              Mine sting too! You are not alone!

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                #8
                Rebif doesn't sting like copaxone for me. I dreaded copaxone, but rebif only stings occasionally. I do let everything come to room temp.

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