I have had a nurse come once a week to inject the Avonex because I am scared of needles and the side effects were horrible, chills, fever, pain, etc... I had every side effect that you could imagine, it got so bad that I was ready to stop the medication. But my dr has put me on copaxone, I don't know how I am going to be able to do this myself - is it hard? Are there any side effects?
My dr is switching me from Avonex to Copaxone I am so scared of needles is it hard to inject?
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- 12 weeks ago by pnt0421
- Topics:
- avonex, copaxone, fever, multiple sclerosis, pain, side effect
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See http://www.drugs.com/copaxone.html
and http://www.drugs.com/sfx/copaxone-side-effects.html
for a full and accurate list of side-effects of Copaxone.
You may wish to try our forum to chat with others who have used Copaxone
http://www.drugs.com/forum/
Copaxone has an autoinjector that you can use to inject yourself. I also had bad side effects from Avonex and went to Copaxone. I am now on Rebif. Do you have a family member or friend willing to help you inject daily? It is very simple, fast, and you don't even see the needle go in your skin. I injected myself with Avonex and then, I injected Copaxone with and without the autoinjector. Good luck. Let me know if I can help.
