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hi everyone! talked to the nurse about the avonex side effects, and they were not fun!! She told me to take pain medication 1 hour before my avonex injection, eat fresh(not canned) pineapple the day before my injection, the day of the injection, and the day after the injection, and to take a tylenol pm when I go to bed the day of the injection. Knock on wood, the symptoms are few! i don't know if its the pineapple or the tylenol pm but my symptoms are few!!!! Thanks to the nurse from avonex.

i am starting next week, i hope i have the same results as you, i will try the pineapple...good to hear you are handling it well!

I started Avonex in october, i follow the instructions the Avonex nurse gave me and and i have very few side effects, I take the medication out an hour before I inject it to bring it to room temp. , I drink plenty of water the whole day of the injection, i take ibuprofen an hour before and six hours after and I eat fresh pineapple that day when i have it. sometimes but not too much at night I get a slight fever but not bad and maybe a slight headache but the advil takes care of that. I do my injection about 4 hours before bedtime on sat. night so if i do have side effects its while Iam sleeping and I am off work the next day sunday.
I think the drinking a lot of water is the key,
hope it goes well for you

I note that these are your first posts so I welcome you to ThisIsMS, pbcb8835 and offroad44.

Pineapple contains a substance called bromelain, which reduces inflammation and congestion. Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory, I believe; however, it is my understanding that Tylenol (acetaminophen) does not reduce inflammation. Perhaps it is bromelain's and ibuprofen's effect on inflammation that is reducing your side effects with Avonex.

Tylenol can destroy your liver.

http://www.healthiertalk.com/acetaminop ... weeks-0671

Oh wow....I am going to try that. Thanks!