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Old 04-04-2009, 10:38 AM #1
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Another down side of the copaxone is the daily factor and the size. Those shots are freakin HUGE. More than 4 times as much liquid, 100mcl vs. 22mcl. And it's the manitol that makes the difference not the med. Course you need both.

The rebif 22's are nice and small, as am I, and so far so good mostly. If I have trouble I may think about upping the dose again. I find naproxen to be the best premed because it lasts for such a long time. Since rebif is hard on your liver I try to avoid tylenol like the plauge. Course the naproxen and ibuprofen are hard on your kidneys. But I like my liver more than my kidneys anyolewhoo.
Smaller needles, cool. Can live with that since I'm a needle phobe, LOL! Thanks for the advice about tylenol.
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Someone from another board I go on swears by taking one Aleve 30 minutes before her shot.

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Someone from another board I go on swears by taking one Aleve 30 minutes before her shot.

Good luck, FinLady!
I take Advil 400mg 30 minutes before my shot (when I remember or I take it right before) and once when I wake up the next morning. But I don't know, I might need to try something new.

Good luck with the switch. Oh and I could be wrong but I don't think it's so much the needle that someone said is smaller but the amount of liquid that has to go in. I have been on Rebif for just over a year now and my side effects are the flue like symptoms and red spots at injection sites. I also get burning while the meds go in, but I'm told I'm strange and most people don't have that this long after being on meds and after trying everything to make it better.

Are you going on the full dose or the half dose? I'm on the full one and so far no new lesions, yeah!

Again good luck with the switch.

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