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238 patient evaluations for Glatiramer acetate

  • LSK
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 20 yrs
    Type: Secondary Progressive
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: severe
    Vision: none
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Jan 01, 1999)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 01, 2004 20 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Side effects:
Injection site reaction, Redness, Lumps and bumps, Bruising
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Jul 01, 2001)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 15, 2003 20 mg Daily ?Can't tell MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Aug 01, 2000)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 01, 2003 20 mg Daily ?Can't tell ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Itching under skin
Date
Mar 01, 2003
Advice & Tips
They were quite painful; a couple of times I had pretty severe reactions including racing heartrate, severe flushing and even difficulty breathing. After experiencing a major exacerbation my doctor changed me to beta seron.
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Jan 10, 2000)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 10, 2003 20 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone NeverNeverNeverNeverNever Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jan 10, 2003
Advice & Tips
Copaxone didn't work for me at all. Taking a daily injection made me think I was helping myself, but really I was just fooling myself.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • duderock
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 25 yrs
    Type: Secondary Progressive
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: severe
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Apr 30, 1999)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 04, 2002 20 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
no visible efficacy as seen on MRI
Date
Apr 04, 2002
Advice & Tips
This is the only one of the so-called "disease modifying drugs" that did not make me sick. However, it did not slow my progression. MRI from onset in 1997 to MRI in 2009 showed no "modification" of disease. Same lesions, some a bit healed but new ones appeared in there place.
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  • mbgm14
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 23 yrs
    Type: Secondary Progressive
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Jan 20, 1999)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Nov 15, 2001 20 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Nov 15, 2001
Advice & Tips
Initially Copaxone seemed to make what we thought were relapses a little easier, but after a year and a half I felt that I was living in a permanent exacerbation. At that time my neuro agreed with me that I was actually SP and we changed treatment to Betaferon.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • pem12
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 0 stars
    MS: 23 yrs
    Type: Secondary Progressive
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Apr 20, 2000)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 20, 2000 20 mg every other day ?Can't tell SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere NeverNeverNeverNeverNever VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Date
Apr 20, 2000
Advice & Tips
Had anaphylactic shock
Cost
$200+ monthly
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Purpose: Stiffness/Spasticity (Started Feb 02, 1988)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 19, 1987   Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Injection site reaction, Redness, Lumps and bumps
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