Re: Re: Avonex & Ibuprofen

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I've been taking Avonex for a little over a year now. I take ibuprofen

for the pain and stiffness. It used to work quite well, but I finding

I have to take more and more just to get rid of the pain. I take it at

night before the shot and all day the next day, and sometimes the day

after that.

On Mar 11, 2006, at 1:31 PM, wrote:

> Hi ,

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> What are you taking the advil for?  Pain or temperature?  The reason

> I am asking is, I found the advil worked well for me pain wise while

> on avonex but the tylenol worked better for a temperature.  Are you

> taking it 1-2 hours before shot and after?

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> I am so glad to be off the avonex.  Be careful and in tune with any

> depression related thoughts.  Report it right away.

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> Take Care

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> > Took another shot of Avonex last night.  I've taken 4 ibuprofen

> > starting at 7:30 (EST) this morning.  It's now 9:53 and I don't

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> > it's working.  Anyone know if you build up a tolerance to

> ibuprofen

> > over time?  Maybe I should switch to another pain reliever for the

> time

> > being. At least until I switch to Copaxone or LDN or both.  Any

> > suggestions?

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