# Avonex (Kruffley) **URL:** \ **Category:** Everyday living\ **Created:** [12 October 2011 08:35 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/avonex-kruffley/17555 "2011-10-12T08:35:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [12 October 2011 08:35 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/avonex-kruffley/17555/1 "2011-10-12T08:35:32Z")
Hello everyone, I will be starting avonex soon. any tips/help/ideas greatly accepted. Thanks Kathryn ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [12 October 2011 09:14 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/avonex-kruffley/17555/2 "2011-10-12T09:14:13Z")
Hi Kathryn I’ve been on Avonex for about 3 months I take 2 ibuprofen about an hour before i inject at 7PM then 2 paracetamol when i go to bed about 10pm. With the injection I just take the approach of a quick jab and job done. You might be offered the Avonex pen which uses a a shorter neeedle, As I have no trouble I turned it down. I do sometimes have some headache and leg ache in the morning and for this i will take some more paracetamol. Take care Kaz ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [12 October 2011 11:42 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/avonex-kruffley/17555/3 "2011-10-12T11:42:55Z")
thanks Kaz ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [18 October 2011 09:22 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/avonex-kruffley/17555/4 "2011-10-18T09:22:24Z")
When I was on Avonex I would numb my leg with an ice cube wrapped in kitchen towel to numb it first that take 2 paracetemol and 2 ibuprofen afterwards no side effects ---
**Author:** ![alison100](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/alison100/32/1019_2.png) [@alison100](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/alison100)\ **Post date:** [18 October 2011 09:26 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/avonex-kruffley/17555/5 "2011-10-18T09:26:03Z")
> [@ChrisHants](#): > > I started on Avonex last week. Took Ibuprofen an hour before and injected immediately before going to bed. Slept thru any side effects; no problems the following day. > > Last night, did the second injection. On the basis of the first injection, I decided I wasn’t going to be hit by side effects. Took no Ibuprofen. Injected 90 minutes before going to bed. Stupid, stupid. Quickly developed violent shivers and shakes. Sweaty. Got up and took Ibuprofen. All settled down after about another 90 minutes and managed to sleep. > > Next week, will go back to the week one regime!! > > Chris > > x Chris, if it’s any comfort, something similar happened to me very early in my10 year Avonex career. It thought I had malaria, and crawled off to bed with my teeth chattering, shivering incontrollably, unable to get warm. It only happened once - nothing remotely like it ever happened again. Let’s hope it’s the same for you. Alison x ---
**Author:** ![alison100](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/alison100/32/1019_2.png) [@alison100](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/alison100)\ **Post date:** [18 October 2011 09:28 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/avonex-kruffley/17555/6 "2011-10-18T09:28:40Z")
My regime was to inject last thing at night, take a couple of ibuprofen, sleep. Then take a couple more first thing before getting up, even if I felt I did not need them. For me the side effects, mild as they were, were much easier to prevent in this way than to fix. I hope it all goes well for you. Alison x