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Old 12-20-2009, 11:11 PM
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Copaxone takes at least 6 months to begin showing a positive effect (slowing progression is the ideal). As others have mentioned it's not a cure, and it won't work for every person on it.

With that said, if you've tried the other options and it's a last shot, I'd still give it a chance if your budget allows. Or get a second opinion maybe?

I still feel that 6 months on Copaxone is not enough time to be looking to MRIs to see if it's working or not. I'm very sorry regardless to hear that your MRIs were showing a lot of progression, and that your doctor called you with someone else's info That alone would freak me out and question his or her integrity.
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2004 to present - Trigeminal Neuralgia
2007 to present - Burning Mouth Syndrome
March 2008 - Multiple Sclerosis DX
05/2008 - Relapse
05/2008 to 02/2009 - Copaxone
10/2011 - Relapse - Optic Neuritis developed
9/2012 - Relapse - Balance issues 1 sided
8/2012 - Erythema Nodosum - diagnosed 10/2012, reaction to Topiramate (Topamax)
April 7/14 - Raynaud's Syndrome DX
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