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View Poll Results: Do you Skip Shots?
Never! I take every shot, when expected. 14 48.28%
Never! I take every shot, when expected.
14 48.28%
Occasionally or rarely, but now and again, I miss or skip one. 8 27.59%
Occasionally or rarely, but now and again, I miss or skip one.
8 27.59%
About once a week, I either forget, or just skip it. 2 6.90%
About once a week, I either forget, or just skip it.
2 6.90%
About once a month, I either forget or just skip it. 4 13.79%
About once a month, I either forget or just skip it.
4 13.79%
I forget more often than I remember, and am lucky they keep me on this stuff. 1 3.45%
I forget more often than I remember, and am lucky they keep me on this stuff.
1 3.45%
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Old 05-12-2009, 11:17 AM #21
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Actually, Dej, I skip them all now.. But, when I was taking them...I never skipped.
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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.
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Missing a day here and there Dej is like taking a mental health day. Nothing to fear!
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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.

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