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26 patient evaluations for Glatiramer acetate taken for the purpose of 'MS (Multiple Sclerosis)' with a perceived effectiveness rating of SlightSlightSlightSlightSlight

  • 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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  • beckeeboo
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 0 stars
    MS: 12 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 beckeeboo
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Jul 30, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Feb 01, 2012 20 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
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  • Kryssie
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 18 yrs
    Type: Primary Progressive
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: severe
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: severe
    Walking: severe
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  • by Kryssie
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Mar 01, 2003)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Nov 21, 2011 20 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Nov 01, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 02, 2011 20 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Jun 02, 2011
Advice & Tips
I stopped taking Copaxone because I started taking LDN on October 12,2011
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  • lf in nc
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 5 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • by lf in nc
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Jun 22, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 05, 2011 20 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Side effects:
Injection site reaction
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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
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  • 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 Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight MildMildMildMildMild UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Jun 17, 2010 As needed Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Jan 05, 2009 As needed Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes A littleA littleA littleA littleA 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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  • 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
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  • 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 Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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  • lou1202
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 29 yrs
    Type: Secondary Progressive
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • by lou1202
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Sep 01, 1980)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Nov 29, 2010 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 29, 2010
Advice & Tips
I was on copaxon since 1990 or there abouts. I had no side effects in all these years. After speaking in depth with my Doctor we decided to change our course of action and try this new drug.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • sdr24
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 15 yrs
    Type: Secondary Progressive
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • by sdr24
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Jul 06, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Aug 31, 2010 20 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
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  • stytru
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 0 stars
    MS: 5 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Relapse: Moderate
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • by stytru
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Aug 18, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 23, 2010 20 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone NeverNeverNeverNeverNever A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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