Interferon beta-1a SubQ injection: uses & side-effects | PatientsLikeMe

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How do members experience Interferon beta-1a SubQ injection?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose	Patients	Evaluations	Perceived Effectiveness
This item is relevant to you: Multiple sclerosis	10,832	1,393
This item is relevant to you: Stiffness/spasticity	39	27
This item is relevant to you: Fatigue	28	5
This item is relevant to you: General health	18	12
This item is relevant to you: Improve mobility	9	4

Common side effects

Side effect	Patients	Percentage
Injection site redness	180
Headaches	162
Muscle aches	160
Fever/chills	138
Injection site pain	109
Fatigue	69

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity	Evaluations	Percentage
This item is relevant to you: Severe	277
This item is relevant to you: Moderate	439
This item is relevant to you: Mild	501
This item is relevant to you: None	201

Member evaluations

tigger13039

evaluated on Aug 15, 2015

Perceived effectiveness for multiple sclerosis: Moderate
Side effects: None

1955chevy

evaluated on Nov 10, 2015

Perceived effectiveness for multiple sclerosis: Can't tell
Side effects: Mild

blackmanathome

evaluated on Feb 06, 2015

Perceived effectiveness for multiple sclerosis: Slight
Side effects: Mild

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