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Glatiramer acetate Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Copaxone

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

bbblooze

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

MS: 6 yrs

Type: Progressive Relapsing

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by bbblooze
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**Purposes:** MS (Multiple Sclerosis) and Fatigue *(Started Jun 17, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness	Fatigue Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 31, 2011	20 mg every other day	None	None	Moderate	Always	A little
Aug 12, 2010	20 mg every other day		None	Severe	Always	A little

Date: Mar 31, 2011
Advice & Tips: I decided the side effects were not worth the unseen bebefits in 6 mo. of taking the drug and discontinued

Date: Aug 12, 2010
Advice & Tips: So far I have only been getting the side effects. I get golfball sized painful lumps at the injectino sites which are red and hot to the touch for up to 4 days following the injection. The lumps have yet to go away or lessen in size. I have been told, "this happens" and I can "rub them to minimize the size". Okay......NOT WORKING!!! Then I had what they called 'seepage' the last injection. Once the needle was remove my body basically spit the solution out. Not drip, drip, but a steady flow until just about all of it was gone. Again, I got "this can happen". These do not sound like normal reactions, nor positive things ones body should be going through to me. Just saying.

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Blueiisofmine

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 17 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by Blueiisofmine
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**Purpose:** MS (Multiple Sclerosis) *(Started Feb 12, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 09, 2011	20 mg Daily	Moderate	Severe	Always	A little

Side effects:: Hives (urticaria), Dizziness and feeling faint, Infectious Cellulitis

Date: Mar 09, 2011
Advice & Tips: I found it is better to take the shots in the evening an hour or so before bed.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

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loisa

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 20 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Mild

Overall: None

Cognition: mild

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: none

Walking: none
by loisa
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**Purposes:** Other and MS (Multiple Sclerosis) *(Started Aug 25, 2004)*
Date	Dosage	Other Perceived effectiveness	MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 08, 2011	As needed	?Can't tell	Slight	Mild	Usually	Not at all
Jun 17, 2010	As needed	Slight	Slight	Moderate	Usually	Not at all
Jan 05, 2009	As needed	Slight	Moderate	Mild	Sometimes	A little

Side effects:: Lipodystrophy (lipoatrophy or loss of fatty tissue), Lumps and bumps, Injection site pain, Injection site itching

Date: Mar 08, 2011
Advice & Tips: 1. it's pretty well managed, as long you rotate the sites better that any nurse could do. Do not give any injection in a hard spot, otherwise you will get lipoatrophy over time. Copaxone is daily but there are no flu symptoms, so it's great 2. can't tell if it did anything besides to try stoping my MS 3. I took Copaxone at breakfast and then go to work. So till the time I got lipoatrophy on my arms and legs, everything were going smoothly... only a recent MRI to the brain, cervical and lombar showed small lesions everywhere. So here I go to Tysabri, under my doctors orders. God and I will make it work, hopefully!
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Jan 05, 2009
Advice & Tips: Copaxone seems to work for me because it seems my MS almost disappeared. With Copaxone I had only 2 relapses a year, but they were always slight and they left almost no sequela. This winter (2008-2009) I didn't have relapses, so it is working. The only down side are the lumps, redness, itching that results in mild lypoatrophy. But I give the injections every other day and carefully rotate the injections sites. It's all perfect now, I simply give the injection and forget! Useful hints: - rotate injections sites (keep the planner updated). - ice before and after (if you need. I do!) - give the injection in the morning (it give less anxiety, because you don't have time to think about it!). - put the injection under your amrpit for a 1 or 2 minutes till it reaches your body temperature. - if you can, give the injection manually, because it seems to be less stressful in the skin (works better to avoid lypoatrophy). - smile and breathe!
Cost: < $25 monthly

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francesca

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 6 yrs

Sensation: Mild

Overall: None

Cognition: mild

Vision: mild

Speech: none

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: none

Walking: mild
by francesca
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**Purpose:** MS (Multiple Sclerosis) *(Started Aug 17, 2007)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 01, 2011	20 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Mild	Usually	Somewhat
Aug 23, 2008	20 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Mild	Usually	Somewhat

Side effects:: Injection site reaction, Redness, Lumps and bumps

Date: Aug 23, 2008
Advice & Tips: It takes time to get used to the idea of having to do this everyday. It doesn't make you feel better. It is not like an aspirin for a headache. So it's more of a cerebral fight...you have to believe that you are benefing from it. There is no sure way to know, as MS is so diverse.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

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KKmom

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

MS: 3 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: mild

Walking: mild
by KKmom
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**Purpose:** MS (Multiple Sclerosis) *(Started Sep 25, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 26, 2011	20 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Injection site reaction

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Sherry61

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 13 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by Sherry61
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**Purpose:** MS (Multiple Sclerosis) *(Started Jun 21, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 18, 2011	20 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Mild	Always	Somewhat

Side effects:: Rashes (redness, swelling), Itchy lumps at injection site

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snwbnny

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 4 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by snwbnny
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**Purpose:** MS (Multiple Sclerosis) *(Started Jul 07, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 07, 2011	20 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Bee sting sensation

Date: Feb 07, 2011
Advice & Tips: keep a chart available so that you can remember where the shot should be on a given day, rotate the shots. helps that my husband can give me the shot.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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burrwarren

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 11 yrs

Mentor

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Relapse: Moderate

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: severe

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by burrwarren
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**Purpose:** MS (Multiple Sclerosis) *(Started May 13, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 01, 2011	20 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Moderate	Usually	A little

Date: Feb 01, 2011
Advice & Tips: I am on a vacation of the shots it has been 8 years doing shots, will restart a drug with my next neuro apt.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

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BlancheD

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

MS: 18 yrs

Sensation: Unreported

Overall: Unreported

Cognition: unreported

Vision: unreported

Speech: unreported

Swallowing: unreported

Upper limb: unreported

Walking: unreported
by BlancheD
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**Purpose:** MS (Multiple Sclerosis) *(Started Oct 01, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 18, 2011	20 mg Daily	Slight	Mild	Always	A little

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sarahbellum

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 29 yrs

Type: Secondary Progressive

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: None

Cognition: none

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by sarahbellum
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**Purpose:** MS (Multiple Sclerosis) *(Started Aug 07, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 17, 2011	20 mg Daily	?Can't tell	None	Usually	Somewhat
Sep 19, 2009	20 mg Daily	?Can't tell	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Sep 19, 2009
Advice & Tips: I was WAY more anxious about the injections than I needed to be! No big deal at all so far
Cost: $25-49 monthly

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