What are some tips to make some possible side effects more manageable?
There are many things you can do to help make some side effects more manageable: • Titrate (gradually increasing your dose) Your doctor may start you on a lower dose, and then increase the dose gradually as your body adjusts to the therapy. • Take an over-the-counter pain reliever Before you inject, take an over-the-counter pain reliever as recommended by your doctor. • Use an autoinjector Autoinjectors are optional devices that make it possible to give an injection just by pressing a button. It’s a little like clicking a ballpoint pen. The BETASERON autoinjector is called the BETAJECT®Lite and many people say it makes injecting easy. • Rotate your injections To help reduce what are called injection- site reactions, you should always rotate your injection sites. Never use the same injection site twice in a row. If an area is sore, red, infected, or swollen, use another area. If you don’t like needles, an autoinjector like the BETAJECT Lite may help ensure you don’t see the needle when
