User Reviews for interferon alfa-2b injection

My daughter experiences spontaneous fevers, suppressed appetite, and occasional fatique. It is very hard to administer because she is afraid of shots and needles.

I took this medication for the first time yesterday & am still waiting for the horrendous side effects! I'm doing great! I think alot of the way medicines work on people has alot to do with attitude. I expected the worst, but prayed for healing, guess whats winning? 25 years of geno type 1b hep c I'm ready for treatment, Iv'e already been down in the slumps so to speak without treatment. One day of treatment & I feel better than Iv'e felt for over 2 years!

its awful...my hair fell out, i felt supremely crappy and was more tired and depressed than ever. i was unable to complete the therapy due to my husbands diagnosis of cancer at that time. now my doc wants me to start it again and i am not as healthy as i was previously--in 2007. im not sure i can live thru another bout with this stuff.

After 6 weeks of high dose infusion I started self maintnance 3x per week for the rest of the year. This was the second time I had melanoma, stage III. In the last 7 years since treatment I have had 2 more smaller melanomas that were caught early. Side effects were at times unbarable. But, I am still alive. After having major flu like symptoms; high fever, weakness, mussel loss, weight loss, nausa, irratability, exhaustion, I do not complain anymore about getting a cold or flu! It was 6-8 months to get the matelic taste out of my mouth and 2 years to feel normal again an have enough energy to return to my active life.Read More Read Less

I took this drug in 1993-94 for 6 months, shots in my legs/thighs 3 times weekly. It put the Hep C in remission, but 2 months after ending treatment I had Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and had to go through 6 months of Chemo and a Stem-Cell collection proceduce which cured the lymphoma. I haven't been the same since! I was never sick before the Hep C, but since I've had 3 Heart Attacks, a Kidney Turmor, Restless Leg Syndrome, Sleep Apnea, RSD after a knee operation and I have CONSTANT PAIN in my legs, especially where I give myself the shots and I'm CONSTANTLY TIRED and have to sleep every few hours, these conditions have gotten worst slowly over time. I still think that INTERFERON caused MOST of this and cost me a VERY high-paying job and SCREWED UP my LIFE!!!Read More Read Less

Injections 3 a week & pills.Horrible side effects.Lost vision in right eye during second month of treatment.Doctor did not seem concerned by side effects. All in all I have been negative for 10 years.But have arthritis bad now.It killed the optic nerve in my eye.

My Geno Type is #1; the first month I showed a huge drop in the viral count; by the second month minimal drops & the onset of side effects of the mood swings, aggression, fatigue, hair loss, general pain all over has taken an extreme toll on my body. During 1 of the high aggression episodes I called my supervisor a bitch & that I hated her. This is NOT my normal personality. I almost lost my job, had it not been for letters from the doctor & the fact that I do an excellent job. Even though my employer knew I was on this treatment, I am being blamed for "willfully" being insubordinate. I have been off the shot & the 800 mg Ribavirin for 37 days & am feeling better, but have a long way to go. I will not take the treatment again.Read More Read Less

Iam on week 17 with both shots and pills and the side affects are hard to deal with when telling your other,hair loss bad back pain ,headaces leg pain ,showed some good numbers still have a long time to go

I'm a 30 yearold male who is infected by Hep C type 2. The treatmentfor me is going rough. I am half way done with my treatment and I have been in the hospital twice. My heart goes out to the people who have to take this for 52 weeks.

After a month of infusion, I am now on shote 3 times per week. I have many symptoms, migrains, week and very tired. I am back working. I am really thankfull for every day of life.

I began my treatment with a daily infusion of Interferon for one month. This was somewhat difficult for me. I didn't feel like eating and I also seemed a bit agitated. Then my treatment was reduced to three shots a week for one year. I felt a little more tired and headachy but just tried to get more rest. My hair did begin thinning out a couple months after treatment, however I did not lose it completely. It has just been five years for me of being cancer-free. Maybe I was one of the fortunate ones because Interferon was vital to me making it through Stage 3 of malignant melanoma.Read More Read Less

I started treatment in 2009, for a second time. Cancer keeps coming back. Surgey again 7-26-10 for another tumor. Treatment is rough, pain, rash, weight loss, and tired all the time.

I am co-infected with both Hep B and Hep C and have just finished 48 weeks of TX for the Hep C and have to say it was no walk in the park and at times was soul destroying, but hopefully will get my SVR in 2 months time. Would I do it again, yes, but it has knocked my body around very much and nearly drove my family to breaking point with mood and temperment swings.

have no insurance so they stopped treatment has been 2 years since then I am much sicker please help me

Currently takin Rebif for my relapsing, remitting Muliple Sclerosis. I have had the disease for almost 12 years now. Initial side effects with Rebif were severe:head aches, chills, nasal congestion. After 3 months, they have all but disappeared. Very satisfied now.

whilst the drug has halted the problem,i have been injecting 3 times per week for 12 months,i have a problem with fatigue,i play golf 3 times per week,but my fitness levels are not improving,i come of the course after a round feeling exhausted,in some cases i have to sit down for a short while because i feel light headed

daily injections for 52 weeks along with ribavirin. Suffer fatigue, pain off and on over different parts of body and can't seem to get doctors to understand except for depression. Felt hale and hardy before treatment.

HEP C FROM BLOOD TRANSFUSION 1971. 20 YEARS LATER I STARTED TO HAVE FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS WEEKLY. TREATMENT WAS VERY EFFECTIVE, I IT TOOK FOR ONLY 5 MONTHS AND WAS CLEAR OF VIRUS. DID HAVE SIDE EFFECTS, NAUSEA, HAIR LOSS, FATIGUE. MY WORK PLACE ALLOWED ME TO WORK WHEN I FELT LIKE IT AND I BELIEVE THIS KEPT ME STRONGER PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY. HAD A GREAT MEDICAL TEAM WORKING WITH ME ANSWERING ALL MY QUESTIONS AND AVAILABLE WHEN I NEEDED THEM. COMPLETED TREATMENT 5 YRS. AGO. STILL DOING GREAT. CHECKUP DONE ANNUALLY FOR MONITORING.Read More Read Less

My husband is taking this meds; it has been really hard on him and our family-he is unable to do anything- having extremely bad dizzy spells; weakness; and mood swings. stays very depressed; unable to enjoy family outings. this is his second time around and this time is worse; circulation 10Xs worse; so please before taking this get all information and please tell the doctor all your medical history on family and how you feel.