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Old 05-22-2011, 07:54 AM
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Copaxone takes AT LEAST 6 months to start to work. it took a full year for me. PLEASE dont make assumptions about this one. most of the folks on copaxone find its just fine and dont really have issues with it. I have tons of allergies, and I am a sensitive girl. it was on the 3rd year that copaxone started really bugging me. It was the 3rd year that the dents started happening, and that I started loosing mental clarity and struggling. I had NO idea it even was the copaxone because i had been on it 3 years and no worries, but as the 3rd year rolled on, the side effects started to mount. My stomach stopped, my pancreas went crazy, my skin became reddened, and thick and dry, and my psoraisis went crazy. It was a process rather than a jump. I didnt wake up one morning and go EEEWWW Look what happened. it was hour by hour, day by day, and it took literally 3 years. The last year I simply watched the side effects list grow. Many MDs told me this couldnt be part of the C profile. It just doesnt happen. It wasnt till I spent a month in the hospital and they withdrew ALL my meds and gave them back one by one before we figured out C was an issue.

Anxiety is a huge part of having MS. I hope you will speak to your MD about getting some anxiety relief. I will simply worry myself to peices. All the what ifs that march thru my head are amazing. So, for now, lets look at your anxiety before we look at the copaxone. I hope you feel better.
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