240 patient evaluations for Glatiramer acetate

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May 24, 2012 (Started Oct 15, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Always took it at night so I would not forget and I always wrote down the time and day.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: lumps and bumps, itching, injection site itching, injection site reaction, redness, bee sting sensation, injection site pain

Feb 20, 2009 (Started Oct 15, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for General health)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (itching, injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps, injection site pain, injection site itching, bee sting sensation)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: lumps and bumps, itching, injection site itching, injection site reaction, redness, bee sting sensation, injection site pain
  • 0 helpful marks

May 15, 2012 (Started Aug 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site pain)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
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!
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 14, 2012 (Started Mar 06, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (pain, fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: only take if effective
Cost: $200+ monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 25, 2012 (Started Jun 01, 2004)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
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

May 4, 2011 (Started Jun 01, 2004)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
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
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 1, 2012 (Started Nov 05, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (burning sensation, chest pain, fever/chills, anticipatory anxiety)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 26, 2012 (Started Mar 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
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
Side effects: lumps and bumps, injection site itching

Jul 6, 2009 (Started Mar 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (lumps and bumps, injection site itching)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
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
Side effects: lumps and bumps, injection site itching
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 15, 2005 (Started Jul 01, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (injection site reaction)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 1, 2012 (Started Jul 30, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (lipodystrophy (lipoatrophy or loss of fatty tissue), flu like symptoms)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 10, 2012 (Started Feb 05, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (burning sensation, injection site swelling)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 14, 2012 (Started Jan 06, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site swelling, stinging sensation)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I have found using heat before the shot and cold right after greatly reduces the size of the welt and any site discomfort except the stinging from the meds. But it has stopped the site / welt from hurting. The sting is really minor, I take the shot as I start making dinner, so I'm busy and don't have time to think about it stinging :)
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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