Novantrone Because I couldn't feel my arms from my shoulders to my finger tips, nor my torso my doctor put me on a "new" treatment. Novantrone had just been introduced ('00), and the Betaseron wasn't helping, so I thought I would try it. Needless to say, it was hell from the word go. I got sick after my first transfusion, and stayed sick the whole time I was one it. I was nauseas and throwing up the whole time. I had rapid weight lost, and my hair did thin. By the middle of the year my doctor reduced each treatment, so I had six treatments, instead of the normal five. I also weighed 103, I'm 5'8". I saw small results from putting my body through hell, and I was still on a cane. Also, I did get highly addicted to pills I had been taking for the side effects.