197 patient evaluations for Copaxone

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Feb 17, 2010 (Started Aug 10, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (I detailed the single reaction in the previous section)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Taking a daily injection is no different from taking a daily pill. There is a little more preparation, about 60 seconds, and there is often mild bleeding BUT NO PAIN and use of an ice pack deals with this easily. I travel a lot so have to carry my needles with me and sometimes am asked at security points or customs halls to show the letters I carry from my GP and neurologist. I have had 1 severe adverse reaction to Copaxone which apparently occurs very rarely in very few users. I did report this to PLM and it is on file. I would repeat that it is a rare occurance in very few users. What happened was that almost immediately after I injected I got really hot and flushed and fell to the floor with significant muscle pain, it lasted for 20 - 30 minutes and then passed by as though nothing had happened.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: I detailed the single reaction in the previous section
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Jan 1, 2010 (Started Dec 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Don't know)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Every other day
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps, bruising, injection site pain

Dec 1, 2008 (Started Dec 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Don't know)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (bruising, injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps, injection site pain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Side effects: injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps, bruising, injection site pain
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Feb 1, 2010 (Started Nov 08, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site pain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Every other day
Advice & Tips: I take this shot daily and have varied the times until I found a time that I could remember to always take, which is right after dinner with my evening dinner pills. The shots sting like a bee and hurt like the dickens. It is still to early to tell whether or not they are being effective but I am willing to give anything a chance. They leave hard knots under the injection site and after a week or so the skin at the injection site dries out really bad.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: injection site pain
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Jan 1, 2010 (Started Apr 26, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (injection site swelling, injection site stinging, injection site lumps)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: injection site swelling, injection site stinging, injection site lumps
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Jan 26, 2010 (Started Apr 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It is keeping me from a wheel chair and relaspes.
Cost: $200+ monthly

May 25, 2009 (Started Apr 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: So far this has been the best treatment I have been taking. I have no side effects, other than occasional minor brusing at injection sites.
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Jan 10, 2010 (Started Sep 30, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 1, 2010 (Started Dec 19, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I have not had any new lesions since starting on this medication. My doctor says that my relaspses have been psydo. I try to stay as stress free as possible. Stress brings on my "psydo" relaspes. They feel real to me, but there are no changes afterwards.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 30, 2009 (Started Nov 24, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (injection site reaction)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Site reactions are awful for me, but I am sticking it out!!! The cost is wonderful ($0 for me) so I can't complain, and see no reason to deny a treatment that I don't even have to pay for. SS covers my monthly copay. Wish that everyone in need of the med could have that luxury.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: injection site reaction
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Dec 4, 2009 (Started Oct 15, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (hives (urticaria))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: hives (urticaria)
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 10, 2009 (Started Feb 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
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