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01-23-2008, 10:50 AM | #1 | |||
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I've been Copaxone for 3 months and for the last several days,I'm not sleepy at night at all I'm wide awake and I can't figure it out. I've had to resort to taking Tylenol PM at night just to get a good night's sleep I don't want to get addicted to the drug and then feel like I can't go to sleep without it. I also take baclofen but only a small dose 10 mgs at bedtime. Maybe it's stress I don't know I did read the copaxone brochure that comes with my medicine when it's delevered and it say in 2 percent of patients it talks about insomnia and or sleep disorders.And copaxone also causes dry month too,I went to the dentist last week for a check-up and it's not good.I have early peridontal disease at my last check-up most of my teeeth were 2's and now I have 4's and one tooth is a 5 and I need about 6 teeth deep cleaned they have to numb me up and they clean under the gums or something like and it costs alot of money and I have No dental insurance. The hygentist said alot of people with auto-immune diseases suffer from alot of dental problems. I guess it could be stress as I am stressed out about all this. Thanks for listening Kristi.
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01-29-2008, 12:59 PM | #2 | |||
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Do you take your shot at night? Maybe changing it to morning would help.
I've read elsewhere that it has caused sleep problems for some people. I take other meds that disrupt my sleep pattern, so I take 0.5 mg of Ativan at bedtime. I've been doing that for years. Hope you work it out.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Kristi (01-29-2008) |
01-29-2008, 04:20 PM | #3 | |||
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react to amino acids this way. It depends on your metabolic status.
Everyone has different ratios of aminos in their systems. Glutamic acid is a neurostimulant, and may be the culprit. One remedy for reactions to glutamate in foods, is to use vitamin B6 to offset reactions. You might try using a P5P product-- activated B6 and see if that helps. NOW makes one: One a day of this is plenty. http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?c=1&pid=740 Stores that have a large NOW section may have it.. but it is reasonable online at iherb. I do not know enough about MS and vitamins however, to suggest that B6 is helpful or interferes with other MS treatments. So keep that in mind. If you can use B-complex okay, then try that or the more active P5P.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Kristi (01-29-2008) |
01-29-2008, 05:50 PM | #4 | |||
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Thanks Miz Barbie, I have though about taking my shots in the morning instead of at night I may try it and see how I feel.
Thanks mrsd, what you said sounds very interesting indeed. Thanks again Kristi.
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01-31-2008, 02:30 PM | #5 | |||
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Kristi
When I was on Copaxone, I took my shot in the morning. I didn't need any more sleep interruptions than I already had. When I first started it, I took my shot at night and had trouble sleeping. I just figured it was the C so changed the shot to morning right after my shower. I also didn't use the autoinflictor which cut down the site reactions but in the end, I had to quit C because of the severe fatigue that I was experiencing.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Kristi (02-01-2008) |
02-01-2008, 05:07 PM | #6 | |||
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I have a question for you so how long were you on Copaxone before your sleep was interrupted see I 've been on C for almost 4 months now and this sleep issue justed started for me about 2 weeks ago out of the blue,I think I'm going to switch to morning shots and try it. See with me I'm not getting tired at night like I should be maybe it's the C or maybe stress heck I dunno. Thanks moderator
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