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227 patient evaluations for Glatiramer acetate taken for the purpose of 'MS (Multiple Sclerosis)'

  • andreag
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 31 yrs
    Type: Secondary Progressive
    Sensation: Mild
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
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  • by andreag
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started May 21, 2005)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 10, 2012 10 mg Daily ?Can't tell MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Jul 10, 2012
Advice & Tips
Better for me to take the shot in the morning so that I didn't forget. If I waited until evening I'd forget or fall asleep.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Mar 01, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 18, 2012   ?Can't tell NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Dec 13, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 29, 2012 20 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
May 29, 2012
Advice & Tips
Fifteen months after beginning Copaxone treatment, MRI showed no active lesions and one lesion that decreased in size.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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  • sunnie
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 8 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Severe
    Cognition: severe
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • by sunnie
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Jun 01, 2004)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 25, 2012 60 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
May 04, 2011 60 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
May 25, 2012
Advice & Tips
I use an ice pack to numb the area before taking my shot. After, I take the ice pack and massage the area for a minute it help with the after sting and moving the medication around so it don't raise up under my skin and cause an irritation. I know shots get old after a while but this will help with some of the pain of doing it.
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
May 04, 2011
Advice & Tips
I have been taking Copaxone since I was first diagnosed and I think it is a life saving drug. I don't like the needles everyday but it had kept me out of a wheelchair (By the grace of God) I have had a couple of reactions when I first started it. I feel good being on it and it gives me a positive attitude that my MS Will not ruin my life I am in control of my life.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • sunset15
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 7 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Relapse: Moderate
    Sensation: Mild
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • by sunset15
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Purposes: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) and General health (Started Oct 15, 2008)
Date Dosage MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness General health Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 24, 2012 20 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Feb 20, 2009 20 mg Daily ?Can't tell MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Side effects:
Lumps and bumps, Itching (pruritus), Injection site itching, Injection site reaction, Redness, Bee sting sensation, Injection site pain
Date
May 24, 2012
Advice & Tips
Always took it at night so I would not forget and I always wrote down the time and day.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • dschipman
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 13 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Relapse: Moderate
    Sensation: Mild
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
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  • by dschipman
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started May 18, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 18, 2012 20 mg Daily ?Can't tell ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
May 18, 2012
Advice & Tips
Heat the site first, then apply a cold compress after taking the shot.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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  • TinkFan
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 12 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
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  • by TinkFan
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Apr 28, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 17, 2012 20 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Aug 11, 2011 20 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Injection site itching, Injection site pain, Injection site reaction, Lumps and bumps
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  • aragon20
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 0 stars
    MS: 3 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • by aragon20
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Aug 01, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 15, 2012 20 mg Daily ?Can't tell MildMildMildMildMild SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
May 15, 2012
Advice & Tips
use heat before and ice after!! Tried it a couple of times without and the sting that comes with the shot was unbearable!
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Mar 01, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 26, 2012   Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Jul 06, 2009   ?Can't tell MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Lumps and bumps, Injection site itching
Date
Apr 26, 2012
Advice & Tips
Shots weren't too bad for me, helped to pull the shots out and let them warm up. For me, I had allergic reactions that grew more and more frequent until they were weekly (difficulty breathing, diarhea, vomiting and chills)
Cost
$50-99 monthly
Date
Jul 06, 2009
Advice & Tips
It does get better, even after a few months, for me laying off caffeine for the hour before I took my shot reduced the sting of the medicine entering my body
Cost
$200+ monthly
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  • kljones
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 0 stars
    MS: 17 yrs
    Type: Secondary Progressive
    Relapse: Moderate
    Sensation: None
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
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  • by kljones
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Purposes: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) and Fatigue (Started Mar 06, 2012)
Date Dosage MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness Fatigue Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 14, 2012 20 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Apr 14, 2012
Advice & Tips
only take if effective
Cost
$200+ monthly
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