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| 5 | Diagnose with 2013 with RRMS | Cops one has really helped me. I was crippled and couldn't speak well. My doctor put me on Avonex and it had so many side effects. Then I ask about cops come and I'm speaking better,can move the top part of my body now. Only bad affect I have had was cramping in my leg but I will deal with that considering all the disabilities I had before. My focus is to walk again. Those that have site reactions put ice on before and after your injections to avoid site reactions and bruising. | F | 1 months | 9/2/2016 | 5 | RRMS | It always blows my mind to read about severe side effects being attributed to Copaxone. I have never experienced a single adverse reaction in the 18 years I've been taking it (that's over 6,500 injections!). I consider the mild discomfort at the injection site a small price to pay for the benefit of experiencing fewer relapses -- and ultimately protecting my brain for the future. I am 100% certain that I would be in a wheelchair by now if Copaxone hadn't come along when it did. I do envy the patients who are newly diagnosed and can get started on the 40mg right away -- as they will likely experience very little lipoatrophy -- the only adverse reaction I've had to "endure." But I'm not in a wheelchair, I'm still working full time, I cycle at least 1,500 miles per year (in rainy Seattle!), and I honestly believe that none of that would be true if I hadn't started on Copaxone immediately after my diagnosis. | Of all the medications out there now (there was only Avonex & Betaseron when I was diagnosed -- we've sure come a long way since then!!), I believe Copaxone to be the most convenient (3x/week injections with an AutoJect) and most effective with the least amount of side effects. If I were newly diagnosed, I would start with Copaxone. If it doesn't seem to work, or if the injection site reactions are too severe, there are more than a dozen other FDA approved meds to try. But I feel like I "won the lottery" when Copaxone was released right after my diagnosis. | F | 50 | 18 years 40mg 1X day | 10/23/2015 Patient History | 5 | MS | I have done very well on Copaxone 3x a week . All was ok for about 3-4 mos. then started having severe itching, redness, and pain at injection site. I started warming area to be injected and also getting syreinge as close to body temp as possible. This really helped a lot and severe itching and pain eventually subsided. I still get a little redness and pain but easy to deal with now. | My experience with Copaxone has been very good! Feel better than a year ago. | F | 57 | 1 years 40mg | 8/8/2015 | 5 | MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS | Flu like symptoms, and injection site burns for hours | F | 44 | 2 years 40 mh | 7/22/2015 | 5 | RRMS | When I first started Copaxone I was taking the 20mg.daily for about 6 years No side effects but maybe a little red and itching. I then startedtaking the 40mg. 3 times a week. It was great but in 7 months I gained about 60lbs and was so extremely tired ALL of the time and am now so week with hip and shoulder pain for no reason. I am switching back to the 20mg. This next week because myself and my doctor believe it is a possibility that is was the medicine switch because it all began 3 weeks after the change. | I love the lack of side effects on the 20mg. | F | 43 | 7 months 40MG | 3/31/2015 | 5 | Multiple sclerosis | I have been taking copaxone for 19 years. I have been incredible successful with thre results. My choice for starting, minimal side effects and the fact that it uses amino acids found within your body naturally | F | 47 | 10 years 20/40 | 2/22/2015 | 5 | RRMS | Injection site soreness. | Switched to 40mg, 2months ago,experienced more symptoms,so say hint back to 20 mg,as soon as new script,arrives. | F | 61 | 4 years 20mg /40mg 1X day | 1/30/2015 | 5 | Multiple Sclerosis | None | F | 40 | 1 days | 1/12/2014 | 5 | Multiple Sclerosis | Have been on Copaxone for 18 years,(study participant), and have NEVER experienced the "post injection" reaction like you describe. Have been extremely happy with the lack of adverse reactions to this medication. | F | 63 | 1 days 20 MG | 3/31/2013 | 5 | RRMS | Redness, flushing, fevers every once in a while. For fever times I take a Benadryl and it seems to help. Had one episode 13 years ago none since, I will defiantly stay on copaxone even with some lousy side effects | M | 50 | 10 years 20mg | 1/10/2013 | 5 | ms | The usual nasty skin reactions most times. I HAVE FOUND THAT KEEPING ABSOLUTELY STILL FOR ABOUT 1/2 HR. AFTER INJECTION HAS HELPED DRAMATICALLY WITH THE PAIN. After 13 yrs. my skin is in pretty good shape (discoloured, lumps but no degredation). I have had the severe body side effects occassionally. In the last few years have become more frequent, severe, lasting longer (several hours). Yesterday was really bad so I am researching if there is anything I can do to lessen the reaction. | The first time I had a severe reaction was about 1 yr. after taking Copaxone in 1998. My MS doctor took me off it immediately. After about 6 month I felt my symptoms getting worse so I asked to start again. Copaxone has really helped and I do not want to stop, but am concerned about severe reactions. Others have suggested 25 mg. of benadryl and an Epipen. I will try the benadryl and talk to my Dr. about the pen. Anyone have any other ideas? | F | 60 | 15 years 20 1X day | 10/20/2012 | 5 | MS | none | been working great | M | 50 | 7 years 20mg 1X day | 8/27/2012 | 5 | MS | None | M | 27 | 5 days 20 1X day | 3/21/2012 | 5 | MS | Injection site reactions vary each day; redness, burning, itchy, bruising, soreness, lumps. Reactions lasting anywhere from an hour to several days per injection site. ONE time, immediate post injection reaction; rapid heart beat, chest pain, flushing, lasted half an hour. | I have been on and off COPAXONE for 9 years. While I was on it, my MRIs never changed- and I had no relapses (except for the ongoing fatigue, and mild cognitive issues) however because the injections were painful and tiresome I would stop taking it occasionally, and finally quit for 2 years. After I quit, I started having small relapses lasting 3 weeks- 3 months. Then after 2 years I had an MRI showing new and active lesions. Needless to say I have chosen to go back on COPAXONE and put up with the pain, as I know it was working for me before. | F | 33 | 9 years 20 mg 1X day | 1/9/2012 | 5 | RRMS | Little stinging not bad. Some welts that go away within an hour. Large egg formed with one of my arm injections with no pain it may be because I dont have a lot of fat there. Other than that it has become just another part of my daily routine. | I was recently diagnosed October 24, 2011. This was after years of issues that could not be explained. I had no health insurance so an MRI was out of the question. After getting insurance i was diagnosed within a few weeks. I am doing very well and have very positive outlook. My symptoms were mostly numbness in hands and feet and some days of severe fatigue. In the past month all symptoms have gone away. I have high hopes for capaxone and look forward to staying as active as I have been all my life. I am a 10 year old in a 41 year olds body and believe capaxone is going to help me stay this way!!! Stay positive and give it a chance. | F | 41 | 30 days 20MG 1X day | 12/25/2011 | 5 | rrms | the expected itching , lumps in thighs, slight stinging...... All things I can live with vs. The alternative. | Copaxone has helped me greatly! No more tingling in legs, no more weird sensation in my back when I tilt my head down, no more numbness in my hand! Yaaaay copaxy! Only thing I am is extremely exhausted tired.... Boo! Not sure if that is related to the meds or just an MS thing.... | F | 35 | 9 months 20 1X day | 7/28/2011 | 5 | MS | Minimal side effects--I think. My weight has fluctuated a lot over the last 21 years, so I don't know if Copaxone has anything to do with that. Same thing with anxiety & back pain. I've been treated for anxiety since before I started Copaxone almost 12 years ago (started 10/99) and I'm quite heavy and my lifestyle is very sedentary, so that's probably why I have back pain. Sometimes I have injection site reactions (big lump, pain, hot feeling) but they don't last very long (just a few minutes). The injection itself almost never hurts. Sometimes I try to inject in a place where scar tissue is present and that hurts quite a bit and the needle doesn't want to go in. So of course I try another spot and don't force it. | I think Copaxone is a great medicine. The symptoms I used to have frequently (dizziness/light-headedness, numbness in limbs) have all but disappeared. And I haven't had a major relapse since I started Copaxone. I continue to have severe, chronic depression and a lot of anxiety, but it is unknown whether that is caused by my MS. | F | 45 | 11 years 20 MG 1X day | 7/24/2011 | 5 | Multiple Sclerosis | Redness and soreness at injection site; It can be a little embarrassing in a bikini to have welts but it is well worth it to be healthy and relapse free. | I have been on Copaxone for over 9 years and it has been terrific. Although the injections are not fun, the medicine really works. Not only have I been relapse free, but my lesions have gone away. Despite the injection daily (which I have gotten used to), I cannot see myself changing medications since it is working so effectively and without side effects (other than the welts from the injections). I am looking ahead to kids and research shows you can continue to take it during pregnancy without harming the baby and continue taking it while you breast feed. Copaxone has kept me healthy, feeling great, and looking forward to not having another relapse for many years to come. | F | 29 | 9 years 1mg 1X day | 7/15/2011 | 5 | RRMS | I experience the usual site redness, bee string appearance, and wt gain. | Asked WHOM motivates me to take the THERAPY...it is NOT a medication, ME,ME,ME I am the only one who suffers if I don't, my Dr.,hubby, son, don't!!! Take responsibility for YOURSELF. If you are deciding to "go off" copaxone, ask yourself how you will feel NOT being on it..you can't answer that one!!! Let alcohol swabbed area DRY before injecting!!! | F | 61 | 6 years 20mg 1X day | 6/14/2011 | 5 | Diagnosed with MS 6 years ago | I inject at night before I go to sleep. slight sting, sometimes not even that, a small welt that is usually gone the next day. | I was diagnosed 6 years ago and starting taking Copaxone right away. I used to ice the area to be injected and that was good. But one night I just injected to a nice fatty part usually my stomach or my thighs. I don't know if it's working but so far there have been no changes that would effect my quality of life. It seems my doctor picked the right medicine. | F | 52 | 6 years 30 mg. 1X day | 3/28/2011 |
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)