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Old 08-07-2013, 01:43 PM #1
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Since they figured out a way to give you the same amount of
medicine, the price will be the same. Or maybe they'll up it,
just for the heck of it.
Well Sally, the syringes will need to be larger which I'm sure is worth a few thousand dollars more, lol.
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I stopped using my arms in less than one year. Too many dents as mentioned by Jules. Instead, I added some extra sites to my abdomen and both anterior legs.

Does anyone know or have a reference about whether we will have a choice of the 20 mg daily or the 40 mg three times a week? I don't want to inject 40. Can you imagine what the skin problems might be?

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I stopped using my arms in less than one year. Too many dents as mentioned by Jules. Instead, I added some extra sites to my abdomen and both anterior legs.

Does anyone know or have a reference about whether we will have a choice of the 20 mg daily or the 40 mg three times a week? I don't want to inject 40. Can you imagine what the skin problems might be?

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Good point, I didn't think that larger dose might likely increase the skin reactions. I wonder if they will have people injecting 2mls or increase the mg without increasing the mls.
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I can't wait for the change, I have been taking Copaxone for going on six years total. I stopped using my arms after the first year, but I am very careful rotating my stomach area, thighs, hips and behind. I keep very detailed records on my phone calendar so I only use the same spot once or twice in a month and only after it has completely healed. I still have some craters but it has kept me healthy so it is well worth the risk.
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Well Sally, the syringes will need to be larger which I'm sure is worth a few thousand dollars more, lol.
That was my thought too, Jules! The syringes would need to be bigger, unless they decide to put it all in the same size they are using now which brings me to Ann's post . . .

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I stopped using my arms in less than one year. Too many dents as mentioned by Jules. Instead, I added some extra sites to my abdomen and both anterior legs.

Does anyone know or have a reference about whether we will have a choice of the 20 mg daily or the 40 mg three times a week? I don't want to inject 40. Can you imagine what the skin problems might be?

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I started having too many IPIR's on C and had to stop taking it. I always got skin reactions, even when they went to a smaller gauged needle. I did wonder if others would have more skin reactions and IPIR with the larger dosage.
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I stopped using my arms in less than one year. Too many dents as mentioned by Jules. Instead, I added some extra sites to my abdomen and both anterior legs.

Does anyone know or have a reference about whether we will have a choice of the 20 mg daily or the 40 mg three times a week? I don't want to inject 40. Can you imagine what the skin problems might be?

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My neuro also mentioned this and said that people were reporting similar injection site reactions or LESS than the 20mg dose. I would like to see that data, but I'm hopeful!
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i don't see why you couldn't skip sites as long as the remaining sites held up to the schedule.
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I was imagining too what the IPIR's might be like on an increased dose. I had to quit taking it too, because I had so many and they were scary.
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