When I first looked up information on Avonex I knew that the side effects would be awful. I couldn’t find anywhere that people would take the shot go to bed and wake up the next morning as if nothing had happened. This is just not the way Avonex works.
You will feel like having the flu. And the first weeks and months you might feel bad for even the next day. Later on you will only feel bad during the night. This is the reason why I am taking a sleeping pill every Friday. If I can sleep through the side effects I am so much better of on Saturdays.
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