COPAXONE Reviews (GLATIRAMER ACETATE)Average Rating: 3.5 (300 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare COPAXONE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR COPAXONE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Multiple Sclerosis | A bit of itching/stinging at injection site which only lasted the first month or so. No other side effects noticed. | In the two years I've been taking Copaxone I've noticed that my fatigue level has dropped, and my heat intolerance (a problem for many people with MS) has completely dissapeared. | F | 34 | 2.5 years | 11/3/2003 | 3 | MS | tachycardia/palpitations, anxiety, painful injection sites,nausea, new pigmentation at injection sites on right thigh, pain on injection | Not so bad once it got into system except for cardiac sx. Probably is decreasing severity of MS. | F | 45 | 120 days | 8/29/2004 | 2 | Multiple Sclerosis | Painful, swollen, bruised injection sites with subcutaneous lumps of hard tissue at injection site. I have previously taken Avonex. As there are only 4 meds available for treatment I must endure the lesser symptoms. At least I no longer want to | My MS symptoms though I realize are not going to be altered by the use of Copaxone are increasing. I was taking Avonex for 2 years but the psychological problems created by those injections were unbearable. | F | 40 | 1 years | 8/29/2004 | 1 | Multiple Sclerosis | Disturbing images, might be described as hallucinations. Severe anxiety, blushing and nervousness. | The anxiety was so severe I decided that any symptom of MS would be better than this experience. I finally realized how serious anxiety could be, and I really believe I could have ruined my life if I hadn't stopped the medication. | F | 31 | 380 days | 11/26/2004 | 3 | Multiple Sclerosis | I had itchy and painful site reactions. However, it only lasts a few minutes. I have had one anxiety attack. All in all, I would say there are only minimal side effects. | After one year of taking Copaxone, the MRI of my brain didn't show any new lesions. However, I still had just as many. I have started developing lesions on my spinal cord now. So, I am having to change to a new drug. | F | 22 | 1.5 years | 3/22/2005 | 3 | Multiple sclerosis | Long-lasting injection-site lumps (long=months); discoloration in those areas; stinging and burning (mitigated somewhat by applying ice packs right after injection); sensitivity to touch and pressure (pain) in old injection sites. | It's hard to know if it's helping. I feel I am just slowly sliding into deeper MS with less functionality of hands and legs, but maybe I would be having full-blown exacerbations instead of the softened flares I have now. I am very grateful that Copaxone doesn't have the problems with antibodies that the betas do, and that it's easy to inject. | F | 50 | 2 years | 3/27/2005 | 2 | MS | Very severe reaction. Chest constrictions with the feling that I couldn't breathe. This went along with nausea, vomiting, loss of bladder/bowel control, swollen face and arms. Felt like a severe allergic reaction. Didn't inject again after that episode. | F | 42 | 4 months | 6/9/2005 | 3 | Multiple Sclerosis | Burning and itching at injection site and for the next day. | I don't know how to evaluate its effectiveness. I have had one major relapse with severe muscle spasms, but the Copaxone is better for me than the beta. With the beta, my immune system was lowered too much, I think, and I was sick all Winter with flu and colds from my students. That did not happen before the beta, and did not happen this Winter on the Copaxone. | F | 58 | 10 days | 8/8/2005 | 4 | Multiple Sclerosis | bumps at injection site | I was on Rebif for 1 year prior to starting Copaxone and I had flu-like symptoms all the time. I stopped taking Rebif when I could no longer function because of the adverse side effects. | F | 48 | 3 years | 10/17/2005 | 3 | MS | After using this drug for 15 months I had a servere reaction to it. Seconds after injection my chest became tight,I couldn't breath, my body became very hot and felt that my organs were disintergrating, I had a terrible metalic taste in my mouth, and felt nauseated. The pain was excruciating and then subsided after about 90 seconds. My chest was tight for several days and I was weak for several days after that. | Prior to this reaction, I had no severe side effects. | F | 41 | 15 months | 11/7/2005 | 3 | MS | I take my shot at 11 pm feels like a bee sting, the shots in my arm creates a bruise for a day. | I am hoping it will postpone my gradual decline. I did notice it helped my eye starting to twitch so that was an improvement! | M | 69 | 6 months | 12/21/2005 | 3 | MS | I've had the chest pain reaction twice in the last 5 yrs. It's unnerving, but subsides within minutes. Awful injection site reactions -- welts, lumps, bruises, itchiness and even blistering and abscesses that last for weeks. Given that injections are daily, i'm running out of skin to destroy. | For all the side effects, Copaxone works quite well. My MS is pretty much "in remission" and my MRIs actually showed a decrease in plaques on my brain and spine. So the Copaxone working, assuming i can tolerate the injection site reactions. | F | 40 | 4.5 years | 1/12/2006 | 5 | i have ms | i recently started copaxone about2 months ago,previous i was on avonex which my bones ached everyday flu like symptoms for 2days or longeri actually lived on advil,but since i switched to copaxone im doing much better the fatigue,achy bones flu symptoms are much better. the only problem i have is that some on the injection sites leave a discoloration... i have stinging and red at site right after the injection and maybe the redness lasting into the next day but overall doing well on copaxone | F | 39 | 2 days | 1/26/2006 | 4 | MS | Usually only injection site reactions (itchy, red, hot, and swollen at injection site for a few days), and occasional flu like symptoms such as mild fever (but I usually sleep through most of it and wake up drenched in sweat...worse some days probably due to menstrual cycle and hormone changes throughout the month). Occasionally I have the severe rare side effect reactions (maybe once every other month): rapid heart beat, flushing, difficulty breathing, metallic taste in mouth, nausea, urgent bowel/bladder feeling. These symptoms are frightening, but don't last more than a minute or so. Have been able to tolerate them so far due to infrequency (if it was every day I would consider quitting the med). Seem to be related to injection directly into blood vein/vessel (sort of difficult to predict). Even rarer reaction are the bone racking convulsive chills following the rapid heart etc. Apparently I'm one of the 4% who experience these. My chill episodes last just over an hour, and o | Although I have been experiencing frightening side effects, they are infrequent enough that I intend to continue on Copaxone at this time. If I ever reach a point where these side effects become too severe to tolerate, I will consider switching meds (e.g., if the cure is worse than the disease). For now, I have experienced significant reduction in MS-Symptoms as a result of taking this medication and believe it is helping to control my disease. Plus, fear of the unknown is worse than fear of the known. I've read that the side effects of other MS meds can be much worse, so I'll stick with the med I am familiar with for now. | F | 35 | 3 years | 2/6/2006 | 4 | Because Avonex didn't work for me | I get swelling,redness urticaria and"lumps" at some sites, mainly abdominal and arms... but I've only been on Copaxone a month and with Avonex I was sleeping all the time and experiencing flu-like symptoms. I am hopeful with Copaxone. | F | 43 | 1 months | 2/18/2006 | 5 | Multiple Sclerosis | Multiple Sclerosis A bit of itching/stinging at injection site which only lasted the first month or so. A little bit of color change at the injection site. Teh color change comes back to moral after a year or so. But when injected cold no side effects. I have been on the drug for 4 years now. Thank god, I am doing well. | So far so good. | F | 28 | 4 years | 3/1/2006 | 3 | MS | The normal stinging upon injection, occasional lumps. Once I hit muscle, which was very painful, but if you do it right that doesn't happen. My main concern is that my heart sometimes starts beating very hard and fast sometimes, and not just after the injection. | I've seen a cardiologist who says it's okay for awhile, but it scares me. I've only been on the drug for a brief time. The current exacerbation has mostly disappeared, and I haven't been on the drug long enough to know if it's helping. | F | 28 | 1 months | 4/17/2006 | 4 | muliple sclerosis | I have been taking copaxone for 6 months. The only side effect I have experienced is injection site reaction - swelling, itching, and lumpy. Other than that, so far so good. I am hoping when my next MRI is due, the progression will be minimal | F | 48 | 6 months | 5/11/2006 | 4 | MS | My only side effect has been an immediate 'bee sting' feeling at the injection site. This lasts up to 10 minutes. | I am a former Betaseron user. Although one of my lesions did improve, it made me feel like I constantly had the flu and I would sweat profusely. So far I feel much better with Copaxone, but I haven't been on it long enough to do a comparison MRI .... we'll see :-) | F | 31 | 7 days | 5/12/2006 | 5 | m | non | non | F | 38 | 1 days | 5/27/2006 |
COPAXONE (GLATIRAMER ACETATE): This medication is used to treat a certain type of multiple sclerosis (relapsing multiple sclerosis-MS). It is a protein that is thought to work by preventing your immune system from attacking the nerves in your brain and spinal cord. This effect can decrease the number of periods of disease worsening (relapses) and prevent or delay disability. It is not a cure for MS. FDA Approval Date: 2014-01-28 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)