User Reviews for Copaxone subcutaneous

I have been taking Copaxone for just over two years. My MRI shows no new lesions, and no active lesions. Some of the lesions appear smaller. I have very few MS symptoms and most days I forget I have MS. I did have two post-injection reactions in my first year(when med goes straight into bloodstream; pounding heart for five minutes), but they passed quickly. I find that an ice pack pressed on my wrist and neck helped me stay calm while these happened. I look forward to an effective oral med, but am grateful that Copaxone is working so well for me now.Read More Read Less

So far I have had no problems with taking copaxone injections. I feel it has kept my MS from progressing and sometimes I forget I even have the disease. That is, until I get tired or aching.

I have been on copaxone since May 09. I get the usual injection issues, but I recently was found to have melanoma and now wonder about a coorelation based on what my doctor said about immunosuppression. I don't want to change meds as the side effects are minimal

Was diagnosed around Halloween 2009. Have been on copaxone for only 2 months, so i cant judge its effectiveness yet. Easy to use. I dont like shots and the autoinject makes it very easy. I have been very satisfied with the Shared Solutions calls checking up on me. I havent noticed any change yet, but hopfully soon!

I just wrote before. I do want to say one thing which isn't usually addressed here, and I hope it gets posted. I noticed first of all that copaxone takes a couple of months to build up before you really start feeling better. When I stopped taking it, my ms felt worse. It took a couple months back on it again for me to notice it was making a difference. SO, it does't happen right away I don't think. It actually seems like to a point, the longer you use it, the better it works. I have been like that for the past 5 years. It is starting on the 6th year though and I am starting to slowly feel more symptoms again. I hope i don't have to switch. The other thing that is NEVER mentioned that I hope is, is this. I HAVE ACCIDENTALLY GIVEN MYSELF TWO SHOTS IN A DAY. Having MS, or just in general, you sometimes get forgetful, esp after taking for so long. This has happened twice. The first time I called the copaxone line. They said it was fine, just don't take the normal shot the next day. The second time I knew I was ok, and I was. I also took my shot at the normal time the next day and just kept going. So,if you accidentally do this, don't worry. Just don't do it on purpose! thanksRead More Read Less

I have been taking copaxone for almost 6 years. During this time I have only had one exacerbation and it was small. I think it works great. There are some downfalls. The first couple months I lost about half of my hair (YES, it was the copaxone) but then it stopped falling out. I know this is true because I stopped taking it for about 4 months when my insurance was dropped (I felt much worse btw), and when I restarted it, my hair began falling out again. Luckily I had a lot of hair to start with, I have no bald spots, and again after a couple months it stopped. Also, it left large irreversible dents and most of my shot areas have scar tissue. I gave up on my legs and arms because it was making me deformed and I had kind of a nice figure, so I just put it in the fatty layer of my buttocks. This has helped. I don't get dents there. Its worth it to me, even if I have to reuse sites, but I do my best not too. I have had a few reactions, a couple times I turned flush, had severe chest pain and couldn't breath but it went away really quick, just scared me really bad at first, and once I injected it and got chills and felt like I was freezing and achy (like terrible flu with severe chills) all night. That was miserable. However, 3 times out of 6 years is not a lot and I shoot myself in the but so I don't get the bumps anymore. I have had little progression or side effects other then what's mentioned, so I am truly very happy with it.Read More Read Less

I don't know if it is helping me. I have been on copaxone for nine months now. I have the usual stinging, swelling, and itching. On several occasions I experienced extreme shivering for thirty minutes. I don't have the flulike symptoms that I had with the other injection medications.My strength and coordination has not improved.

5 years of use, injections are simple, minor irritation occasionally, have epipen available, if you inject in an area with a lot of capillary right under skin you will have a reaction similar to allergic reaction.

The standard side effects (itching, redness and lump at injection site) have gotten better over time. I did however, gain approximately 40lbs within a few months of taking the drug. They say that's not normal - I beg to differ. On the positive side, I've been relapse free for two years

my urine has a foul odor since i began using copaxone. i have also become totally paralyzed once. after about four hours i got the feeling back in my arms and leg.

I've only been taking it a week, but it makes me feel horrible! Headaches, nausea, and I hurt everywhere! The shot doesn't hurt, but in an hour I feel like I've gone through a knot-hole backwards!

My mother began taking Copaxone 14 years ago, the one thing to discuss with your DR. is the fact that it supresses the immune system (virtually eliminates it) making one more prone to getting melanoma, a deadly skin cancer, and the only skin cancer that is fought off directly by the immune system. Unfortunately, my mother ended up with a melanoma, which spread VERY quickly throughout her body. After having the melanoma and lymph nodes removed in February, a PET scan showed her to not have any other active cancerous areas. As of August, it has spread to her liver, her back, pelvis and both legs. While copaxone works rather well, remember, it ACTS as an immuno-suppressant, making you more prone to other, and deadlier disease.Read More Read Less

I was on Rebif and got the flu for 24 hours after each shot, three times a week, and the injection was very painful causing anxiety everytime I had to "shoot myself". The Copaxone has not resulted in any side effects and the injections are not painful at all, unless I hit a nerve :-). I have had no new episodes since starting on Copaxone three years ago. I am very satisfied.

I am SO not satisfied with this powerful drug that "they" tell me I need to take. How do we know what we are exactly putting in our bodies? To me its all a scam for TEVA to make money off scaring us into thinking we need it. I have been doing accupunture for 10 years and have had wonderful success-along with all the POSITIVE side effects. We'll have a class action suit before you know it!I have had all the severe side effects of this drug that I or my body wants!

very easy to schedule into morning routine, get up,take meds out of fridge,get dressed, eat breakfast, inject. Doesn't take long to become part of daily routine. The main thing is injection site rotation, keeping a record helps.

I was recently diagnosed in December 2008, and with the help of Shared Solutions, I am slowly getting the hang of the injections. I have improved, especially in my feet and legs. I am really thankful.

THE INITIAL SIDE EFFECTS WERE REDNESS & TENDERNESS BUT THIS MEDICINE HAS BEEN TERRIFIC COMPARED TO A BETA INFERON I WAS ON BEFORE