Does Copaxone cause b*&chiness?
 

so, I've been injecting Copaxone for 8 days now, and my DH cannot believe how irritable I am...it's difficult to control my anger.
Does Cop do this to people? Or are the roids still affecting me? Or am I just a b*&ch?:(

http://www.rxlist.com/copaxone-drug.htm

Not sure if what you are describing is a listed side effect but....it could be the steroids too. I didn't do well on Copaxone but I don't do well on most drugs! Lyrica caused me to have hallucinations for 3 days and that was on the lowest dose!!

anxiety, agitation, confusion, nervousness I think all fit into the b&tchiness category.

If you continue to read down the page, you will find the following side effects. These are all the side effects reported during the clinical trials.

I was on Copaxone for 6 weeks and had too many systemic side effects including incredible anxiety and jitteriness. I felt slightly agitated all the time. I kept waiting for the side effects to go away. I finally gave it up when it made my brain so mushy and flaky that I backed out of the garage and took the passenger side window off of the car. Ergh!! :mad: :o

I didn't do well on C but it wasn't because of the side effects so much as the fact I showed progression on my MRI while on it.

But......the injection from C caused so many site reactions and they were very uncomfortable so I was anxious all the time while on it....I knew I had to do it each day so I was not looking forward to it....which can cause b*tchiness. Thank goodness for LDN - no side effects except a nice, calm feeling..........:)

Wow, I'm the abnormal dream queen now, and prior to beginning Copaxone, it was rare for me to even recall my dreams. :eek:

Me too! While I have always been able to remember my dreams, which were "normal" kinds of dreams, since starting C they are sometimes bizarre!:eek::D And, I can't recall all of them like I used to, I just vaguely remember them being really weird.

As for the irritability, I don't know the answer to that as the cause could be the C, the 'roids, part of the flare you are in, etc. Whatever the cause is, it is bothersome to you and I would talk to your neuro about it.

I don't know but I think MS does! I was told last night I have been on the bi*&hy train for about a week now!

Agree with talking to neuro about it. :hug:

I got a "high" after taking the shot for the first 3 months. Made me a little giddy (had to switch shots from night to morning because of this), so I guess it's possible there's a chance for the opposite end of the spectrum.

My Neuro wasn't sure if this was caused by the C or by the flare I was in when I started, but it did go away. Hope things get better for ya! :hug::hug:

Hi Deb,

I never had that side effect from Copaxone but I really did from steroids. DH hopes I never have to take them again (same here). :rolleyes:

I agree that you should let the neuro know. Do you take an anti-depressant? I had to start taking one not long after being dx with RRMS and I've been on one since then.

Feel better soon... :hug:

I was unhappy while on copaxone because of the site reactions, IPIR's, etc. But I think steriods may be more the culprit. Took me about 3 to 4 months to get over the effects of 5 days of IVSM.