Reviewer: PoeticDolor, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I have been on Copaxone for over a year now and regardless of the difficulties I've experienced during injections, this drug simply works great! The bad reactions I have experienced injecting this drug are to be honest, substantially longer than claimed by the drug's maker. 45 minutes of extreme heat and hard muscle spasms followed by 45 minutes of uncontrollable shivering. And while these worse-c ... Show Full Comment

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I have been on Copaxone for over a year now and regardless of the difficulties I've experienced during injections, this drug simply works great! The bad reactions I have experienced injecting this drug are to be honest, substantially longer than claimed by the drug's maker. 45 minutes of extreme heat and hard muscle spasms followed by 45 minutes of uncontrollable shivering. And while these worse-case reactions are thankfully uncommon events, they ultimately should not become a major concern. After all, the purpose of injecting for me has been NO FLARE-UPS since I've started this drug! Just remember to always rotate your injections loyally and if you do experience difficulty with unacceptably slow injections (which will happen) simply shift to injecting twice on the stomach region - one left and one right of the navel and if needbe, high and low on each of your legs. After a few weeks, you can return to injecting in the sites which were causing you trouble. This fluid shifting may seem troublesome but if you maintain a focused and adaptable injection routine, the benefits can be outstanding! Thanks Teva Neuroscience for at the very least, sucessfully controlling my Multiple Sclerosis!
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Reviewer: SRS70, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I have no complaint about this drug other than it is a painful injection to have to take daily. If only we could take this every other day :)

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I have no complaint about this drug other than it is a painful injection to have to take daily. If only we could take this every other day :)
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I am not sure if it is helping or not. Starting using Copaxonein Nov. 2007. I was diagnosed in Oct 2007. The injection sites get swelled, itch and are sometimes painful, but if it will help delay the progression I don't mind using it. Using ice before and after the injection have helped with the swelling and discomfort.

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I am not sure if it is helping or not. Starting using Copaxonein Nov. 2007. I was diagnosed in Oct 2007. The injection sites get swelled, itch and are sometimes painful, but if it will help delay the progression I don't mind using it. Using ice before and after the injection have helped with the swelling and discomfort.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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Started out on Betaseron and was not doing well. Copaxone has given me my life back and I even work a part time job. More good days than bad days - it works wonders for me. If we only use 10% of our brains let me save it, if only 25% of MS people end up in wheelchairs then do the shots already!

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Started out on Betaseron and was not doing well. Copaxone has given me my life back and I even work a part time job. More good days than bad days - it works wonders for me. If we only use 10% of our brains let me save it, if only 25% of MS people end up in wheelchairs then do the shots already!
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Reviewer: VARONDA, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I WAS RESENTLY DIAGNOSED AND COPAXONE IS THE ONLY TREATMENT I'VE BEEN ON. BUT I COULD'NT BE HAPPIER WITH THE RESULTS I HAVE GOTTEN SO FAR. I KNOW OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN ON AVONEX, WHO DONT HAVE AS GOOD A STORY TO TELL.

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I WAS RESENTLY DIAGNOSED AND COPAXONE IS THE ONLY TREATMENT I'VE BEEN ON. BUT I COULD'NT BE HAPPIER WITH THE RESULTS I HAVE GOTTEN SO FAR. I KNOW OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN ON AVONEX, WHO DONT HAVE AS GOOD A STORY TO TELL.
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