caseyd's Copaxone History : PatientsLikeMe

caseyd: Sex: F; Data Quality: 2 stars; MS: 3 yrs; Type: Relapsing-Remitting; Sensation: Mild; Overall: None; Cognition: mild; Vision: mild; Speech: none; Swallowing: none; Upper limb: mild; Walking: moderate

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caseyd's Copaxone is for:

caseyd's Copaxone History (Ongoing)
Copaxone (glatiramer acetate)
20 mg Daily Aug 28 - 28, 2009
20 mg Daily Aug 28, 2009 - Last Update

Evaluations
Date	Dosage	MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Efficacy
Jul 29, 2011	20 mg Daily
Aug 11, 2010	20 mg Daily
Mar 26, 2010	20 mg Daily
Oct 22, 2009	20 mg Daily	?

Date: Jul 29, 2011
Advice & Tips: I've only tried the auto-ejector once and since that first time, it's been manual for me. I've been on this med for two years and I've done well on it - - that's enough of a motivator to continue with whatever inconvenience the daily injection poses.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Aug 11, 2010
Advice & Tips: Recent MRI shows no new or enhancing lesions. Before Copax and estriol, fresh attacks hit every 2-3 months. Free of attacks since 9/09. Hallelujah!
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Mar 26, 2010
Advice & Tips: From what I understand, Copaxone takes 4 - 6 months to kick in. In my case I began taking it 8/09. One month after I began treatment I had another attack. But this flare-up was much milder than previous ones (they had been running every 2 - 3 months, putting me in bed for days). Since 9/09, I've had fatigue hit me pretty hard but my balance has recovered enough so that I'm walking without a cane and the fatigue has diminished enough so that I can walk roughly a mile. For a bit of perspective, in the late Fall I had to sleep for an hour after taking a shower in the a.m. Please keep in mind that I take this med with other pills.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Oct 22, 2009
Advice & Tips: I did a bit of research on patients taking copaxone prior to beginning treatment and I decided to go with manual injection. Compared to the one instance I used the autoinjector (with the SS nurse during training), I believe this was the right choice for me as the manual injections seem less uncomfortable. That being said, I'm still keeping an eye on oral meds slated for FDA approval in the near future.
Cost: < $25 monthly