User Reviews for Copaxone subcutaneous

I am on this treatment for 15 years. I am now having my first major relapse. The doctors are going to start me on a new treatment. I pray and hope that the next treatment will be as good.

tell your dr if you have mental disorders...i found that copaxone heightened my paranoia, which can be very scary, but luckily it's one of those extremely rare side effects...sometimes get "needle fatigue" or scared because of the anticipation of pain the needle will cause...guess what? the auto injector really helps...i don't see the needle and whoosh, with the push of a button, you just gave yourself a shot...overall, i think the copaxone is doing something, i just don't have any experience in having something else to compare it to....i have mostly bad days, with some worse than others...sprinkled with the occasional awesome day! Having a good attitude and open mind are keys to dealing with living with a chronic and incurable disease...Read More Read Less

I was finally diagnosed with RRMS In March 2009. I started Copaxone right away. I have had 2 MRI's and my lesions have gotten worse not better!!!!! I HATE the way my belly and hip look from the shots!!!!! Waiting for VG-12 oral to be approved by FDA. I stopped Copaxone per my neurologist earlier in the year and am on Avonex once a week and its no better. My calves are worse.

I was officially and finally diagnosed with RRMS in October of 2011. I started taking Copaxone immediately following this appointment. VERY EXPENSIVE. I was able to get assistance with the costs, including my medical insurance. I absolutely hate the pain, swelling and look of the injection sites. I have tried everything and will continue to seek advice for lessening the pain of injections, swellings and itching. I take out 5 days at a time to keep at room temperature. I may try a warm pack tonight before injecting. I started off with autoject, then manual, now back to autoject after a stroke in June 2012. I am still trying to determine which of my symptoms are MS related and differentiate between residual stroke and a relapse. Any thoughts would be appreciated. I am and will be looking for alternative treatments. I don't know enough about this drug, except I did hear that they are trying to make a 3-times-a week injection. I would be grateful for that! I'm still weighing all the odds of taking this strong medication. I have trouble with my eyesight having retrobulbar optic neuritis more than once, dealing with blurry vision and horizontal and vertical lines not matching up. Hard to read and type. May the Lord bless you and yours as you walk this walk and journey through MS.Read More Read Less

I have been on the medication for a few years and despite the daily injections and marks around the areas where I inject I have no complaints. On a few occasions I have apparently injected into the bloodstream by accident which can cause difficulty breathing for a few minutes but this has only happened a few times. No relapses though so that is well worth it!

Been taking Copaxone for nine months now. The daily injections are second nature now, but still have site reaction swelling and pain. Equal to about a bee sting and last for about 5 to 10 minutes. Icing area after injections helps releave pain. No side effects except those mentioned above. Waiting for the day an oral medication is available without serious side effects. I had to take injection at night due to reaction of Niacine (multi-vitatem) casuing my face to flush. Now no reactions as I take the pill in the morning and shot at night.Read More Read Less

I have been on this medication for 13 years. I went off of it for a year and was put on Avonex. I had a horrible experience with the Avonex and welcomed returning to Copaxone. It can be left out of the refrigerator for up to one month. And must be injected in fat, not muscle, which can be painful. The only side effect I have experienced are the indentations or the loss of fatty tissue in areas I have reused over the years. I really like that it does not affect my liver and does not make me feel sick after an injection. Read More Read Less

I was diagnosed over 9 months ago. i still havent stared meds i just want to know how to get stared be for my inc..rejected my claim, what am i to do i just need help please!!!!!

Have only been taking copaxone for one month. Diagnosed 3 months ago. Side effects include welts, lumps, and itching at injection site. Just started having difficulty emptying my bladder. Don't know if this is related to copaxone. Hope not because this med seems so much safer than the other treatment options. Plus, I love the autoinjector. Keeping my fingers crossed that this works. This episode has improved, but I still can't walk more than 10 minutes a day without my nerves going haywire and causing severe shock sensations. Difficult to cope with this because, up until my episode, I was doing 7-10 miles a day on the elliptical. Frustrated that I cannot work out because I am trying to lose 20 pounds! How long do these episodes last??? It's been like 3 months.Read More Read Less

been on medication 5 months had occassional episode of "feeling funny" after injection and tender injection site but so fae all tolerable. Last week within a minute of injecting into abdomen experienced excrutriating spasms of pain accross lower back lasting about ten minutes. This pain had me screaming for its duration and was VERY scary - anyone elose had similar ??

I was on Copaxone for almost 6 years. I have never had problems with needles. Had the rare reaction about 5 times. Had site reaction and pain with every single shot every day. I am very slim so I understood that was part of the issue. Jan 2012 I had a horrible reaction. The area that I did the shot ended up scabbing over and the tissue all died. I had to have it cut away - It is 2 mons later and I still have a hole in my thigh - originally it was 3/4 of an inch deep! Several doctors and all nurses that have been treating this have all said there has never been an infection. This is 100% due to the injection. Has ANYONE else had this type of problem? I am now off the Copaxone. I really miss the boost it gave my immune system as I was not sick in 6 years even when everyone around me was very ill. Read More Read Less

Diagnosed with MS in November 2011. Chose Copaxone because of the lack of side effects such as flu like symptoms, depression, liver function issues. For about a week I had a headache after the shot but that was the only side effect. I take the medication out of the fridge when I leave for work in the morning so that it is room temperature when I take it at night. That is the key for the itching and burning for me. If it's room temperature I have no welts, burning, or itching.I have experience with needles thanks to a year of Lovanox injections twice a day and I hated the Autoject so I just do it myself with no problems. Read More Read Less

I was diagnosed with MS April of 2011 and have been using Copaxone since then. After researching all the options, I chose Copaxone basically because of the lack of side effects and that it worked with your immune system vs supressing your immune system. So far, I have no new lesions and am very pleased. I was very nervous about giving myself a shot everyday, but it is a piece of cake (with the Autoject)! I get the goose eggs but they go away in a few days, plus I rotate all my injection sites so I don't hit the same site for a week. I hope that I will be able to stay on this drug as it appears to be working and have experienced very minimal side effects. Read More Read Less

After 6 years of use I started to get severe injection site reactions.Within a few hours the site swells to become a very red lump 2 1/2" around. Itching starts and continues to it's peak at the 3rd or 4th day. It continues for 6 days and the itch is not calmed with cortizone cream. I have applied heat prior, gental pressure after injecting and have applied cold compresses. I am now taking Zertec daily and apply generic preparation plus to the site frequently.This has given me considerably relief but I hate adding more drugs to the mix. I do need assistance with low libido. Somewhere I came up with a drug called "Filmancerin" but cannot locate this anywhere so I must have the name wrong. Does anyone have a suggestion?? Help! Read More Read Less

I was on Beta Seron (interferon beta-1b) for 15 years. It worked great, but ultimately my doc wanted me to try Copaxone, since it seemed that the interferon caused depression for me. I have to say that the ease of use with Copaxone, and the minimal site reactions (in comparison with Beta Seron), for me, has been an improvement. The autoject is really the key - if I experienced a large bump, I adjusted the needle to mimimize the depth of the injection. I have used Copaxone for a year and a half now, and that veil of depression did lift within a couple of months after beginning Copaxone!Read More Read Less

Copaxone has been an effective treatment. It has been easy to use. Since 2002 I have not been able to manage the symptons of anxiety. I have found it is best to take this shot in the morning. The minor irritation at the injection site is also very annoying. I take St John's Wort...this helps to manage the anxiety. I use herbal supplements after considering and discussing with my doctor OR pharmacist. Copaxone has been good, if there was an oral form it would be better. Do NOT like injections...Read More Read Less