Dej, I can't remember if I talked about it at the time, but I had arm spasms from injecting there and my Shared Solutions nurse told me to skip the arms and do 6/7 shots weekly, doing 2 shots in the stomach.

Prior to that, I was a faithful 'shooter' .

Of course now, I don't even do any shots.

I've been inconsistant lately.... It has been a rough year and I've been letting it get the best of me but I'm trying to get back on track. I've taken my shot every day this week and I'm going to take it today!

I find my mood affects my ability to stay on track, when its a rough day I'm more likely to skip my shot and I've got to stop doing that.

The best we can do is try , try again when we slip off track and get back on.

I know god doesn't give me more than he thinks I can handle but some times I wish he wouldn't trust in me so much .


Take care every one.

Actually, Dej, I skip them all now.. But, when I was taking them...I never skipped.

I skipped yesterday. I had a bad day, and just couldnt talk myself into it. I did however make it a massage the lumps out day, and as long as I do that, I dont feel so bad.

its so easy when you skip one, to start making excuses to skip more. a slippery slope indeed.

Missing a day here and there Dej is like taking a mental health day. Nothing to fear!

I did not vote. Like Msarkie, I intentionally give my Copaxone shots less frequently. I had also read the research that indicates that once every other day injections are just as effective as daily injections.

I inject only in my abdomen, rotating to four different spots. I made this decision, due to pain that resembled a bad tetanus shot at other sites (thighs, arms, hips).

Shared Solutions does not recommend using one spot more than once per week, so, since I use only my abdomen, I inject only 4 times per week.

When I told my MS Specialist what I was doing (several months after the fact), I thought she might not approve. However, she just said, "We do what we can."

Initial results seem to indicate that Copaxone may be effective for me, even at this reduced fx.

I acknowledge that the study regarding every other day injections used a small sample group, and, therefore, is considered to be less valid than if a larger sample had been studied. But, I am hopeful that the results for me will remain positive.

~ Faith