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HepC Interferon same as MS version?
Sorry this may not seem relevant but my friend is the only person I know in real life who is using Interferon and although everyone is different I was wondering if I can draw hope from her experience with it. My friend was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 6 years ago and since then has had to inject Interferon 3 times a week. She only has mild side effects (she describes it as flu-like symptoms at night). Is MS Interferon altogether different than the Hep C version or just a weaker concoction. By the way if you saw her in the street you wouldn't know there was anything wrong with her so I guess the meds are working but she has to do them forever.
I had always wondered that myself, never got a straight answer.
Infergen is not a inteferon produced by the body, it is a designed one, unlike the other inteferons, the liver produces.
Your right Cruel it does not stay on the body, it leaves much quicker.
Infergen is not a inteferon produced by the body, it is a designed one, unlike the other inteferons, the liver produces.
Your right Cruel it does not stay on the body, it leaves much quicker.
Thanks that really clears it up for me.
I guess if I chose tx it will be a whole different experience and I can't really compare.
I guess if I chose tx it will be a whole different experience and I can't really compare.
guess I should add that interferon alfa used for Hep C is PEGylated (has attached polyethlene glycol) which makes it stay in the blood longer, so once per week injection. Interferon beta is in not PEGylated and must be injected 3x weekly.
The interferon used for Hep C is Interferon alfa. The one used for MS is Interferon Beta. They are not interchangable. Interferon beta is not effective against Hep C, and interferon alfa is not efffective against MS.
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ive tried to research this to compare concentrations and dosing levels.
it is also taken for skin cancer and once again its a whole new set
of medicines.
it appears that the interferons are kind of all the same thing but just a different
name and strength and flavor. it seems like the ms versions are more like
infergen in the sense that the doses are smaller than ours but still pretty
strong but this is just a guess. 3 times a week would tell you that it wears off
more quickly and would probably be more like an infergen. i would guess that it has no time release component.
it is also taken for skin cancer and once again its a whole new set
of medicines.
it appears that the interferons are kind of all the same thing but just a different
name and strength and flavor. it seems like the ms versions are more like
infergen in the sense that the doses are smaller than ours but still pretty
strong but this is just a guess. 3 times a week would tell you that it wears off
more quickly and would probably be more like an infergen. i would guess that it has no time release component.
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