COPAXONE Reviews (GLATIRAMER ACETATE)

Average Rating: 3.5 (300 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 3  MS Large red lumpy welts on legs but just small pea like lumps on stomach and buttocks. Itchy post injection. Changed from Rebiff because had developed anti-bodies and had a no. of relapses. Too soon to say if Copaxone better but difficult to find new places to inject as lumps take a while to subside. Had conflicting advice re depth of injection with injector pen and comment that pre icing my diminish effect of drug. Don't fancy manual injection but may have to resort to. F 44 45 days
3/19/2007
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 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
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 3  MS So far only redness, some after injection site lumps. Soreness in legs but I think that's becuase I may be going too deep there. I'm mainly concerned about any long term side effects that this drug may cause if I stop taking it or if I continue to take it for years. Not enjoying the daily injections. M 46 2 weeks
3/6/2007
 3  MS So far only redness, some after injection site lumps. Soreness in legs but I think that's becuase I may be going too deep there. I'm mainly concerned about any long term side effects that this drug may cause if I stop taking it or if I continue to take it for years. Not enjoying the daily injections. M 46 2 weeks
3/6/2007
 4  Anitbodies against Betaseron I am getting redness, large bee sting like things that form on my skin after the injection and then large lumps that form for a few days afterwards that are sore. If this medicine is working though ( I find out in July ) then I am not worried about it. F 23 2 months
3/5/2007
 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
 4  I have ms My side effects are ususally just stinging and welts at the injection sights. Sometimes, I get a metallic taste in mouth, along with heart palpitations and swelling in my face. This lasts approximately 2-3 minutes. Once I did incur flu-like symptoms (chills, achiness & fever). F 32 3 years
2/9/2007
 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 I started on Rebif but hamered my white blood cell count (2.7) so I switched to Copaxone. When I first started it hurt like heck, but I found I was injecting too deep. Once I got that right, it was limited to some swelling, itchiness, and redness. M 36 2.5 years
2/4/2007
 5  MS Redness and swelling at injection site. This medicine is making me feel so much better then the Betaseron I was taking. I am even walking better. F 34 14 days
1/21/2007
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 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
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 4  FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS REDNESS, ITCHING AND LUMP AT INJECTION SITE F 54 30 days
12/9/2006
 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
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 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
 3  MS 1st week no reaction at all; then following 5 weeks (where I'm at now) bruising, itching, swelling,lumps. And now swollen lymph glands in female groin area. Told by Shared Solutions happens to 12% of women... didn't say when or if they go away. Very uncomfortable. Anyone other women have swollen lymph glands in female area between upper thigh and personal parts? HELP! Need some suggestions. Saw gyno and he said all tests came back normal so it's the drug! F 34 40 days
11/6/2006
 5  RRMS I had a slightly stinging sensation in the injection site but that disappears quickly. Other than that, I don't have any side effects I take my injection at night and moisturize my skin with baby lotion in the morning. I haven't had any skin problems and it's been close to a year. F 43 330 days
10/26/2006
 4  ms injection site becomes red, burns and has a hard lump for days. i have been taking copazone for 4 years. although it is daunting at times to take the injection, knowing it burns and i feel im running out of spots to inject that dosnt have a lump, i wouldnt stop. i know it helps. its a small price to pay for peace of mind and body. i am wondering if anyone out there, taking copaxone, has joint pain. I am experiencing such pain in most of my joints. Im wondering if its related. F 46 4 years
9/14/2006
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 5  MS Mostly I have only had lumps or swellin/itching/stinging at the injection site but recently I began applying heat (a suggestion from Shared Solutions)when I do my injections and it has helped reduce the swelling/itching/stinging problems significantly. For the most part my symptoms have been non-existant until recently and i think that is a good portion of my fault because I had gotten realllly relaxed about doing my injections and began missing injections (very often). Until recently, June, I had not had any symptoms since November 2001. Yes, almost 5 years. Silly me!! F 31 4 years
8/29/2006
 4   Just stinging and a few welts, and the occasional bruise.But once i learnt what spots reacted more than others, i did not use them again Stopped using copaxone when i had my baby at 35. And resumed using copaxone a few days after my daughter was born. I also breast fed. I have not had any attacks since being on copaxone. F 36 6 years
7/27/2006
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