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October 4th, 2009
I take my Avones injection (30mcg prefilled) on saturday night and about 6 hours after i take it my right hand goes numb or has pins and needles sensations. I had a month off from the injection about3 months ago and had no problems while off the medication. Not sure what to do.

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Lori Impens
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replied October 7th, 2009
Avonex injection, the numbness and tingling feelings in my hands start getting worse about 3 or 4 hrs after the injection. It is much worse in my right hand which always feels worse than the left anyway. The intensified numbness/paresthesias start easing up by the next day. If the numbness resolves, I probably would just assume it is a side effect. You could call the Avonex rep. But it has done that to my right hand every time since I started in April. k
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