copaxone and weight loss

t concerned about weight gain and copaxone use, I have been on it for three months and lost 20 pounds easily with some small dietary changes.

m on Copaxone, Celexa, Nuvigil, and just finished up a round on 1000mg of Medrol for an exacerbation. I started both the Copaxone and Nuvigil three weeks ago. Could these be causing the weight loss? Could it simply be because, now that I'm on Nuvigil, I'm awake again? lol...now i'm not complaining...I love that I'm 130 now and, heck, I wouldn't mind dropping another 5, but it just happened so quickly that it just seems like something isn't right.

Doll, I echo Lulu's comments. I was on Copaxone for 18 months and I did not suffer any hair loss Check with your doctor or call the MS nurse in his office. You can call the Copaxone nurse line and they could verify weather or not this is a side effect.

(Pill and other forms) I too, was loosing CLUMPS of hair and it has now stopped. I have been on Copaxone for 8 months now and had the same experiance at the 4-5 month mark. Best wishes!!!

I do think the copaxone affects weight, least for some of us. And if nothing else, it definitely has affected my ability to drop weight! Hope this isn't causing you a world of trouble and concern....

I'm wondering if anyone else here has had any issues with Copaxone concerning side effects other then the injection site reactions? I've been on Copaxone for 3 months now, I am agitated, frustrated, quick to anger. I've also been experiencing paranoia and mild visual hallucinations. I'm getting sick at least every 2 weeks, and have a general feeling of "un-well" or "ill".

m pretty sure that I have seen someone on this site ask about hair loss with Avonex, maybe they will see this and answer you.

Copaxone seems to be working for me. I had one large flare before Copaxone, and three small ones afterward. (I think I'm having one right now, but I won't know for sure until it's gone!) The site reactions were a real itch. I still have red marks on my skin where i scratched in my sleep, and bruised myself. Day to day symptoms have not been relieved. I still feel crummy about two weeks out of four. But at least it's not the Copaxone making me feel crummy...

In Feb 08 I began taking Copaxone for MS. Shortly after I began using Copaxone, the right side of my tongue went numb. I initially stopped taking the Copaxone to see if it would resolve itself. It didn't and I continued with the Copaxone. The right side of my tongue is still numb, the numbness on the right side of my mouth has resolved mostly but now I have the most horribly dry mouth. I have tried everything--even so much as sucking on a mouth full of vinegar.

I have read up on the sites about this drug, and they all say YES, and LOTS of weight, and I have not really heard about this............... Hope things are going well for you all, and you are enjoying the weekend.

I have MS and have been taking copaxone since Oct. 2009 and I'am a small person I have gained weight on this med. and feel bloated and my clothes do not fit everything is to tight. I would like to know if anybody has experience this side effect.

my second reading showed more small ones after being on copaxone for almost a year. but my third mri after a year and half on copaxone didnt show any new ones. so it is working for me. things have slowed down a bit. giving the shot everyday is a bummer, but you get used to it and i figure if it works its worth it. i will try to eat more carbs and lay off the protien and see if that helps. i dont eat a lot of fatty foods already tend to steer away from those.

I wish we could blame more things for weight gain but I'm afraid it just isn't so. Have been on both Copaxone and Avonex this year and have put on weight (just ask my clothes!) but I've also been snacking way too much. Gotta stop that. A lot of MSers report weight gain, and I think the fatigue just leads to inactivity, and of course, inactivity brings weight. If only we could turn down the volume on hunger.

Just want to share this with those who may be new to Copaxone and having trouble. Initially I found the sting and buring to be quite uncomfortable, so it's nice to see that my body appears to have adjusted well to this foreign invader.

That air bubble isn't anything to worry about. You would have to inject a syringe full of air into a vein for it to be a problem - and this is a subcutaneous injection. Copaxone site reactions are the worst, but it's about the only negative I've found for the drug. For about five months, I would get a giant red welt that felt hot to the touch. Inside the welt would be a hard lump.

my husband is on copaxone and his back hurts severely. also his hands hurt and he is having asthma type reactions. also he is having dizziness and frequency in urinating. eye problems as well. please tell me if anyone else is having these disturbing things.

The Copaxone rep called me yesterday to discuss my refills. I have some questions that maybe some of you can answer. She asked me if I was was still taking Copaxone or a different MS drug with Copaxone, or instead of Copaxone. In the 8 months I've been on Copaxone, I've never been asked this question before. I know the new pill is out, but is anyone here taking the new medicine? and if so... does it work, do you like it? why did you choose to take this?

s relapses and remissions. I took my first shot of Copaxone today. (This is taken just under the skin) For those that do not know about this Disease Modifying Drug, this shot will have to be taken daily. I use to take Avonex, (once a week into the muscle) which is an Interferon Beta1A drug; for three years. The flu like side-effects never decreased for me, which is unlike what others experience.

I took myself off it and finally after 2 weeks am starting to feel like myself again and have dropped the weight and the circles under my eyes are gone. I hope your experience on the medicine will be better.

Yes, this is my reality. I have lost 50 pounds in the last year and I started losing before I went on meds (Rebif). The weight loss isn't a big problem in and of itself (yet), but I would give just about anything to be able to enjoy food again. My theory of the cause of this loss of appetite is a loss of some sensation in the tongue. Fingers are numb, toes are numb, tongue is numb, too.

I really don't like what Copaxone has done to my skin. I've been injecting it into the fat areas, like my stomach, hips, upper thighs. My upper thighs were a little lumpy - now they're REALLY lumpy. There's a huge lumpy dent right in the middle of each thigh. My stomach used to be smooth - now it's lumpy too. I have two huge dents, one on either side of my belly button. And my hips are dented in too! Everything looks terrible.

m going thru my second round of IV steroids. I am supposed to start Copaxone tomorrow and am nervous about the side effects and if I should start it while going thru Steroid treatments. Any advice would be much appreciated!

ve heard over and over how bad they are to take. I dreaded the bad taste and weight gain but never experienced either. In fact, I lost weight when I was on a long term tapering dose of prednisone. Although injection site reactions are pretty common there is no guarantee you will have the hard time described by some on this forum. We tend to hear about problems more than successes here and can forget that many PwMS are feeling well or taking medications with few problems.

I have noticed hair loss, and an increase in acne around month 3. Others have stated that those side effect lesson or go away after the 5th month. Good luck. Hope everything gets better.

Hi and welcome, As far as i'm aware IV solumedrol and Copaxone are often being done together, i've never personally heard of specific interaction problems, usually the choices you get is to stay on Copaxone and do the IV Steroid (with or without oral taper) or stay on Copaxone and skip the Steroids if it's not a major relapse.

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