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Avonex and Rebif are both Interferon-1a which means theyre the same drug just in a different dose While on Avonex and Betaseron I developed an uncountable amount of lesions but while on nothing but fruit and vegetables ive only developed 2 lesionsl. I dont want to conclude that fruit and vegetables...

None of these drugs claims to prevent the disease from getting worse. The best they offer is a chance that they slow the process down from what it would have done otherwise. Right! Good call on that. I did want to say that. Just being too optimistic I spose...so in lieu of that has anyone noticed a...

Don – I am not qualified to give a recommendation on medications. I can only share my experience: I used Avonex for over seven years – I saw no improvement during that time. I had used Betaseron, the first interferon approved for MS, in the three years before Avonex. I used Copaxone for about six m...

Hello everyone.

We were given a choice to make on 2 different therapies for my son who was recently diagnosed, those being:

-avonex; once a week dosage...or
-rebif; thrice a week

Thoughts, recommendations, advice, experience?

Thanks!

Just want to say hi to everyone. I am sure a world of knowledge is to be had here. My wife and I just found out that our son has been diagnosed with MS. I am grateful this board exists as we will certainly have questions on how to proceed. Want to thank everyone in advance for all the answers.