Ampligen 1

Ampligen is an interferon inducer which stimulates the immune system to fight viral infections. Ampligen has been shown efficacious for ME/CFS in a phase III clinical trial. Ampligen is licensed as an ME/CFS treatment in Argentina, but not in the US or Europe, so is difficult to obtain, and not normally covered by insurance. Ampligen is expensive, costing around $15,000 a year (excluding the medical costs of the infusions). Ampligen is administered by intravenous infusion twice a week.

• ME/CFS patient (Kelvin Lord) — after a year on Ampligen infusions went from severe ME/CFS ("I was barely able to get out of bed") to mild (2-level gain) ME/CFS. He said "Ampligen makes you feel like you have the flu twice a week. The reality is when you are on it, it is pretty much hell. Hell with hope". See his Ampligen blogs here.​

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• ME/CFS patient (niall) — improved "by 30%" after a course of Ampligen.​

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• ME/CFS patient (LaurelW) — was on Ampligen for 7 years, improved from severe to moderate (1-level gain), and maintained their gains in health even after stopping Ampligen.​

Some other Ampligen stories **here**