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Reviews for Copaxone to treat Multiple Sclerosis
MS12 (unregistered) said:
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I have used Copaxone off and on for about 5 years. I don't like the injection sight reactions but they are small compared to some of the other treatments I have used. I was on Tysabri and it was great. I felt normal as before MS for about 2 weeks every month and 2 weeks waiting for the next infusion. Due to Liver problems my Doctor recommended I go back on Copaxone but with injections every other day. I have done this for 2 years and no relapse.
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Really nasty side effects - The injections are so painful that I had to find ways just to tolerate the pain. I put a Lidaderm patch on as soon as I take the shot. This helps with the pain, but then I get these large welts that last for days and are very itchy. I found a Lidocane cream to help with the itching, but suffer from having under the skin turn into a leathery hard tissue. These do heal, but the constant assault on my body has been a nightmare. I went off the drug, three weeks later had a serious relapse. I am back on the drug, I have tried everything, using the autoinjector, not using it - nothing really changes how the drug affects me.
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I have been using Copaxone for almost ten years. In that time I have had maybe two flareups. I self inject. Found the auto inject hurt more. Skin irritation lasts less than half an hour. The only long term side effect is a loss of fat cells under the skin which cause slight indentations. I chose Copaxone after many hours of research and have never been sorry. I intend to continue using this drug until someone convinces me there is something better.
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Taking shots everyday isn't great and the reactions to the shot sites are not always pleasant but there are no flu like symptoms and the results that I have had are wonderful. I've been taking it for less than a full year and the lesions on my brain and spine have all shrank, according to my last MRI a month ago.
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I have been on Auto Inject Copaxone for over a year now. I have just entered my second year. I may have the disease but it certainly does not have me. I feel great for most part. I get tired but I think that is from chasing my 9 yr old son. I have had swelling from injections but it disappears within 20 minutes. Arms seem to be the worst for me for injections.
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I have been on 3 different MS medications, Avonex was the first and I loved it. My husband gave me the shots. I had to stop because of insurance reasons. I later went on Betaseron and I loved it too, no problems with my MS on either one of them. I had to stop it because I got blood clot in my left leg in January of 09 and my Doctor said it could be from the Betaseron based on side effects so she put me on Copaxone. It is most painful of them all, where I take my shots from one week till the next, I am still in pain.
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My doctor let me choose which medicine I wanted to be on. After many hours of research I chose Copaxone. I absolutely love it. I self inject. I do not use the auto-inject. Less pain that way. I love it so much. Very easy to do - the only area I can't reach is behind the arms and my kids do those ones. Only site reactions. I feel great and look forward to many flare-free years.
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My doctor gave me my choices for what medicine I wanted to be on and I chose copaxone. I've been on it for 6 months now with little side effects. The biggest side effect I have is a skin reaction and that goes away in about 20 minutes and I haven't had another attack since I started it.
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I have R/R MS, and after having more than 2 relapses in 1 year, I was put on Copaxone. 3.5 years on I realise that this drug really suits me. The only problem with this medication is my poor memory, at least once per month I totally forget to administer my injection. This causes no exacerbations, and I feel so good on it. I had suffered for quite a few years before using this preparation, and it seems like a God send.
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I was on Avonex for the first 7 years after being diagnosed. I would lose 1-2 days of every wk feeling lousy with flu symptoms. Had to switch to Copaxone (only non-interferon) after liver tests began showing Avonex was causing problems. Been on Copaxone for 4 years now and have not had any new exacerbations since I've been on it. Now I wish I hadn't let my fear of needles eliminate Copaxone from my list of treatment choices in the beginning. Now, giving myself the injection daily is no big deal.
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This is great. I can't even feel the needle when using the Autoject2. However, I do feel the medication as it is injected. Really depends on where you're injecting (areas with less fat tend to hurt worse). This passes relatively fast (most report 10 to 15 minutes, actually more like 25 to 30 minutes). No skin reactions as of yet. Better yet no flu symptoms.
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