Epoetin alfa for Anemia User Reviews

• Bel...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 18, 2019

"Been diagnosed with low-risk MDS (myelodysplastic syndromes), bone marrow not producing healthy red blood cells. Have been treated with weekly Procrit, 60,000 mg since March. Not many side effects, drug has not helped."

• Art...
• August 5, 2016

"I have had three injections for my low red blood cell production by bone marrow. I feel more energetic after the injection and for several days after. By the third, fourth, or fifth day, I feel as tired as before the beginning of treatment. Each week, the energy seems to last longer. I felt faint on the fifth day after the third injection. I recovered in about an hour and a half."

• Dea...
• September 14, 2016

"I have POTS syndrome and low blood plasma. My count in the beginning was 11.5, and a year and a half later, after going through heck twice a week, it made me very ill. Bad belly issues, just worse than I was. But I'm having that feeling I had before. I'm tired, I can't eat, I'm weak... there had to be something else they can give me..."

• Joh...
• September 23, 2015

"Went from 8.5 hemoglobin to 11 and then back to 9 after 5 months of weekly injections of 40,000 units. Did not work for me."

• Del...
• February 6, 2016

"Works well, but very costly."