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Old 07-14-2009, 08:26 AM #1
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What are some side effects that YOU have, that you blame on taking Copaxone?
Other than site reactions, I don't have any side effects from Copaxone.

Won't repeat my site reaction story, today, as I've posted about it before. (Can find a link to a previous thread to post, if anyone want to hear it.)


Hope that you figure out what is causing your symptoms, Dej, and that your break from C does not throw you into a relapse.
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Old 07-14-2009, 08:40 AM #2
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When I was on Copax, before the IPIR stuff made me have to try something else....I had to take the shot in the morning. Could not sleep at night if I took it after 5 pm.

The only place I had issues with dents was my arms, but that's because I have short ones and was very limited on where I could reach.

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I was on Rebif, felt a little icky, but not overwhelming, Insurance shipped it to me, totally without cost BUT took a week off for vacation (no frig) and being PPMS, two years taking and MRIs showing no results, doctor had no problem agreeing with me to stop totally.

Good luck, only you know the worth (pluses, minuses of drug)
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Enjoy your "vacation" and I hope it helps resolve and/or pinpoints some of the issues you are having. Let us know how you do.


BTW - I am not sure why they think that a little vacation from C would cause a flair. I took a month vacation from C due to neuros nurse not submitting the paperwork to the insurance for approval. I didn't immediately go in to a flare and when I did 5 months later the neuro blamed it on the 1 month vacation.
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Enjoy your Copaxone-free time. I hope everything goes okay.

I took a two week vacation from Betaseron in December, on my own without discussing it with either of my doctors. I just needed to get away from the darn stuff for awhile. Then, I began the shots again, like a good little girl.
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Enjoy your break. I only had bad site reactions to the C but apparently it wasn't working for me because I had more lesions after my 1-year MRI.

My biggest problem was having enough areas to inject myself. Even with rotation the areas were not healed enough by the time their turn came around again. It was frustrating.....and painful.
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I had no bad side effects, except for progressing to SPMS, while on it..bahhhh!!!

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