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 |
| 3 | ms | injection pain, red lumps | I just recently got diagnosed with ms. I started copaxone this week and have taken 3 shots now. I am sooo scared. Not just because of the injections but because of the ms. I know I am not alone but I am afraid. I am trying to be consistent with injections. | F | 48 | 3 days | 3/6/2009 | 1 | Multiple sclorosis | I had lost my eye sight with this med not completely blind but couldn't see much be careful with this drug I started with a light in my eye and it got worse ! I couldn't see my grand kids well and I wanted to die! I got so depressed ! Stop the med per Nero and it came back after 4 weeks on a lot of steroids ! | F | 44 | 3 days 2X day | 8/11/2015 | 5 | CIS (probable MS) | My first injection with the nurse was a peice of cake. I chose to do it manually because the autoinject was more intimidating. I used to have a fear of needles but I'm fine now. I like the control of doing it manually. I have had no side effects other than a little redness in abdomen spot on first try in that site. Lasted less than an hour. It's probably because I'm still getting used to poking my skin firmly enough. I'm happy that it's going so well. Much better than I anticipated. | My M.S. nurse taught me to do my injections. She told me to warm them up under my arm beforehand so they are body temp. The Shared Solutions nurse argued that they want it room temp. I am taking my nurse's word for it since I have had no reactions. Also, my nurse told me not to use ice and the S.S. nurse contradicted this. I think my nurse is right. Ice constricts and then the med needs to find the path of least resistance. Maybe it makes the med pool up in the area longer creating a site reaction. Who knows. I am fine without it though. The S.S. nurse also is pushing the autoinject. I am starting to wonder what their agenda is. I trust my nurse who deals with people with MS face to face over someone who sits at a desk with a script. | F | 34 | 4 days | 2/15/2008 | 4 | MS | I have only very recently started copaxone as of last week. My MS was caught in the very early stages, and since starting this treatment it has really lessened my fatigue and I feel great after a dose. I get the bee stinging reaction but it fades quickly. I had one red bump but it faded within 15 minutes and has not returned. After reading a lot of the reactions, I am horrified at the side effects that it can cause for others. I do not use the auto injector, but instead do it manually as much as I hate needles. | F | 29 | 4 days | 8/25/2009 | 4 | MS | Silver dollar size lump at lower thigh injection sites - think I was going too low on leg & too deep (6mm & 4mm). Was also using heat 5 minutes beforehand. Massage with lotion 24 hrs after injection helped eliminate lumps. Burning/Stinging for 45 minutes to upward of 3 hrs experienced. Ice packs helped make it more tolerable. I'm supposedly following all the right steps. Was told it would get better after my body got used to it. Don't like the side effects... but it's tolerable & much better than what I hear about the alternatives. | M | 41 | 4 days | 3/9/2007 | 3 | RRMS | I HAVE ONLY BEEN ON IT FOR 4 DAYS AND OF COURSE I HAVE THE SITE ITICHING, I JUST TRY MY BEST TO IGNORE IT. I REALLY HOPE IT HELPS WITH THE FATIGUE. I'M AN RN AND MY WORK IS 12 HOUR SHIFTS, STRESSFUL, BUSY AS HELL SOMETIMES. I HAVE GOT TO SLOW DOWN BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW, HAVE BEEN NURSING 28 YEARS 13 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN WITH THE MS. IF THIS HELPS MY FATIGUE IT WILL BE ONE FOR THE BOOKS WILL LET YOU KNOW. B IN CA. | I WAS ON AVONEX HATED THE SIDE EFFECTS. NOT SO MUCH THE FLU THAT GOES AWAY AFTER A YEAR OR SO IT WAS THE DEPRESSION. | F | 47 | 4 days | 11/15/2009 | 3 | MS | Painful injection sites lasting days..flare up at other times, as well. | Wonder if it causes fatigue and pain in legs and hand? | F | 54 | 4 days | 7/26/2007 | 5 | MS | None | M | 27 | 5 days 20 1X day | 3/21/2012 | 1 | Multiple Sclerosis | I took the injections for 4 days..with no reactions. On the 5th day...I walked up 14 steps to go to bed about 4 hours after taking the shot I went to get up to go to the bathroom and literally landed on my face. I had lost all muscle control in my legs..I had been able to walk with not even a cane before all of this...I ended up bedridden for 4 months and then wheel chair bound. | Four years later i am now able to walk with a walker, though still no real strenght in my left leg so can't stand for any lenth of time.I had done my own house hold chores and grocery shopped and drove my car...now none of this is possible. I use a motorized scooter for shopping now and hopeing to get hand controls installed on my car. I would NOT recommend this drug to anyome. I had the MS for 22 years before this happened, with small attacks through out that time and always came back. | F | 59 | 5 days | 3/4/2007 | 4 | ms | swelling at injection site. Initially stinging sensation and abit painful, but not so bad now. | Have developed swollen lymph glands in the groin and have had them since October. Told categorically by my MS consultant that this is not a side effect of Copaxone and no occurance has ever been recorded. Therefore had a biopsy done on one of the glands and have ended up with a far bigger swelling as a result. I am waiting for the results but am going to be very annoyed if it turns out to be drug related.Initially felt much better and have joined a gym. not feeling so good now but am worrying about biopsy results. | F | 39 | 6 days | 3/2/2007 | 3 | RRMS | Injection site stinging, intense pain, redness, bumps. | I have been taking this drug for 6 months and im really getting used to the side affects. it barely hurts at all so hang in there. Something else a little less conventional that has been very successful is the medical use of marijuana. it helps with just about every MS symptom that i have had. Keep a good attitude and exercise!!! IT WORKS! | M | 22 | 6 days | 8/23/2008 | 5 | MS | I have a "stinging" sensation 30 seconds after injection. I've only been on it for a week so time will tell if any other side effects show up. | I've started dreaming a lot. I usually don't dream or at least I don't remember them. In the last 6 days I've dreamed and remembered them 3 times. Really weird. Anyone else experience this?? | F | 41 | 7 days | 1/4/2007 | 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 | 4 | MS | I've experienced site reactions that include itching, swelling, burning for the first 15 minutes. It Looks like welts. In my case, the injection spot is tender for three days which explains why we need to rotate. | F | 31 | 7 days | 11/24/2006 | 4 | diagnosed in July,2012 with MS | The only side effects so far are a little welp after injection that has left before the morning. I do have burning at time of injection and do use heat before and cold after per the nurse. I have some pain in the sites still but only if touched to hard. I feel better, but I am sure that is only because I now know what I have and that Copazone will make it better. (Hopefully) | I feel like I have made the right choice taking Copaxone because of the least amount of side effects. I can deal with the medicine buring at time of injection and if I have a post injection side effect 20 mins. will end alot faster then being sick for days after as some of the other meds. can cause. I will check back in a few months though and let you know if I feel the same way. | F | 37 | 7 days 30mg 1X day | 8/1/2012 | 4 | MS | I have only been on Copaxone for a little over 1 week, but so far I like it. The only side effects I've had so far have been redness,increased warmth, pain, and swelling. I was on Avonex for about 5 years and I think these side effects are much better than having flu-like symptoms. | Does any one have any advice about how I can reduce these side effects? | F | 22 | 8 days | 11/30/2006 | 4 | RRMS | First 5 days, only mild-moderate injection site reactions. But the last 2 days, I get an awful reaction about 3 hours after I inject: I get bone-wracking convulsive chills, nausea and vomiting that lasts 1-3 hours. The next day I have a headache and it feels like I have a bad hangover. Has anyone else had these chills? They are so bad that it is hard to walk or talk while they are happening. | It's hard to say how it's working. I was diagnosed just 3 months ago, and after my initial 4-week-long set of symptoms went away, I haven't had any symptoms. So I can't say if this drug is helping my MS; I can only say that my quality of life has taken a nosedive since I started copaxone. (Since I get these chills/nausea/vomiting at night, I am very tired the next day. But the alternative is to have them happen in the day, and then I wouldn't be able to go to work). | F | 40 | 8 days | 2/9/2007 | 4 | MS | It feels like a bee-sting and I get a pretty nasty welt after, which lasts a few days. Nonetheless, I have to say it beats injecting into the muscle! | F | 36 | 8 days 1X day | 12/8/2010 | 4 | MS Therapy | Bee Sting sesation lasting about 2-3 minutes. New to this medication and I will update any additional side effects in the event that they occur. | I had periodic symptoms from mild to severe since 1989 and I was definitively diagnosed with MS in 1995. Began Therapy (Betaseron)in 2001. Minor to no flare ups--almost asymptomatic. Follow-up MRI revealed numerous-active lesions, indicating that Therapy was no longer effective. Blood Test confirmed that I had developed Anti-Bodies to Betaseron. Copaxone was my next line of defense. Initially, I was aprehensive about starting Copaxone after researching the side affects. I have been taking the Copaxone shots for the past 8 days and have seemed to tolerate the therapy without any problems to this point. I am hoping for the best for myself and all of you who have been touched by this disease. Best of luck and God Bless. | M | 51 | 8 days 20 MG 1X day | 4/11/2010 | 3 | RRMS | I have now used all 7 locations and, although certain locations hurt more than others, they all have hurt so bad I can barely move for about 30 minutes. I use the autoinjector which is great cause I can't even feel the needle (after using Avonex it seems amazing) but after about 10 seconds the pain starts and begins to spread. The legs are the worst for me and hurt for days. I don't have the itching or really all that bad of welts but the pain is just so unbarable. | F | 23 | 8 days 20 MG 1X day | 4/21/2010 |