Filgrastim for Neutropenia User Reviews
Brand names: Zarxio, Neupogen, Nivestym, Releuko, Nypozi
Filgrastim has an average rating of 9.0 out of 10 from a total of 5 reviews for the treatment of Neutropenia. 80% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 0% reported a negative experience.
- Jessa...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- April 16, 2021
Zarxio (filgrastim) "I had severe neutropenia (count dropped to 0) and was given an injection of Zarxio for five consecutive days in the hospital. It effectively jolted the bone marrow back to woking properly; blood counts have remained in the normal range for the eight months since my treatment."
- Cheya
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- March 25, 2021
Neupogen (filgrastim) "I have taken neupogen a few times over the years without any issues or pain. I was prescribed neupogen again, an injection for three days. The first two days were fine and the third day a few hours after my injection I had horrible pain in my lower back, radiating down to my thighs and up to my neck. It was so intense I had to take pain medication with did not seem to help and I considered going to the ER. I read online that Claritin helps because it relieves the histamines that are created when your body makes white blood cells. After taking Claritin my pain slowly started to get better within the hour. I strongly recommend asking your doctor about taking Claritin before your injections. It’s just not worth going through that type of pain. However, that said this drug is extremely effective at raising white blood counts and besides this one incidence of pain I did not have any other effects over the years."
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- BJano
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 25, 2018
Zarxio (filgrastim) "I was changed from neutprogen to zarxio by insurance company. I have had to take 6 shots in about 3 months due to low neutrophil count. I have had several bone marrow tests which point to autoimmune neutropenia. Seems to have developed several years after banked bone and metal were placed in my neck during fusions. Not sure if it works as well as neutprogen, but was told it is the same med."
- prior...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- October 28, 2023
"Make sure to get a prior authorization from your doctor, sent to insurance, to allow for this medicine so you don't have to wait for your levels to be so low. Prepare in advance. It's great for preventative use, best to use it early."
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Neupogen (filgrastim) "Was neutropenic, and after several (3) injections of Neupogen, my white cell count was greatly increased. I had one injection in the arm and two in the stomach. Achy and tired for several days after injections, but feeling much better less than a week later."