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Dave from Reston: my advice to you is stick with Avonex if it is working for you. I was doing great on Rebif but tried Tecfidera since it was an oral med. after 6 weeks on it, I had a bad flareup, first one in 8 years! Different drugs work differently for folks, and if you find one that is working, ...

Now I have started to get nausea in addition to the flushing (taking for 6 weeks) but worst of all, I just got an exacerbation, first one in 8 years on Rebif ( which I switched from). Seeing my neuro on Saturday, I will probably switch back to Rebif.

I'm in week 4 - no stomach problems, but still experiencing flushing of face, neck and arms, intensity varies quite a bit day to day.

I have been taking it for 3 weeks and have pretty bad flushing of face, neck and arms. It is much worse if I have been doing physical activity before or after (even several hours after). The redness is noticeable enough that I wouldn't want to be out in public. It is getting a little less severe ove...

CureorBust - flushing looks like a really bad sunburn, I feel like my face is hot, but it sent to the touch. What's odd is I get flushing every morning after my pill, but never in the evening.

I've been taking for almost 3 weeks, terrible flushing side effects over face, neck, chest, forearms. It s lessening a bit, hope it eventually goes away. I had been successfully on Rebif but don't miss the shots.

I started BG-12 today (switched from Rebif). About 90 minutes after I took the first pill, I got a very strong flush on my face, neck and chest. I looked like I had a terrible sunburn, it was almost funny. It finally started to ease up about 90 minutes later, then I was fine. Fortunately I have not ...