copaxone bad reaction

I just started my copaxone inj 8 days ago, wanted to know if anyone had a reaction quite like this? 7th inj was taken at 7:00 pm at around 10:30 started with shaking muscle tightness freezing cold had 2 comforters on and it was 75 degrees in my room my whole body felt like I had a bad sunburn nad the muscle tightness was so bad I could barely walk to the bathroom.Had a hard time breathing. Spoke to SS with no help told me to call the doctor in the am.

I tried very dilligently to use Copaxone. My site reactions were just too severe. My welts itched so bad, and we're so large, when I got back to the site after a week, it was still terrible. I ended up looking like one swollen red spot. So I tried Beta Interferon and the same thing happened. I had to stop all treatment.

I have been on Copaxone for 7 months now. No i have not had the "panic attack" side affect which seems to vary alot in intensity (thank heavens I read everything you have all written so I will be prepaired) I did however break out in the oddest rash for WEEKS after I started. it was not itchy but it looked awful and it was all over (icky thing to go through in the summer!

anxiety i have alot-- but this happens 2 times when was on maybe 4 3 months right after shot-- now it can b min. later and will happen now it happens 2 much quix u think its just a reaction- nothing 2 worry about ?? dont want 2 stop all the other meds have bad side effects- really dont want 2 consider them.

I was put on copaxone 40mg 3x week and this weekend I experienced a weird reaction approx 4 hours after injection. Luckily I was home when I got a fever with intense chills and bad headache--lasted a few hours and I passed out. Anyone experience this? Could my body be in shock since I never took the 20mg and just started with the 40mg? Did anyone else start with the 40mg? I plan to call my doctor but wonder if anyone has heard of this. Thanks for your input!

The first 3 weeks were fine a little redness and soreness at injection site But for the last week to 10 days I have a huge lump at every injection site and it itches like crazy. Is it possible i am allergic to copaxone. It is weird i had no reaction for the 1st 3 weeks Any advice?

I found I surely did, and went to manual, and did that, still got some reaction, but not as bad. Now I am off Copaxone, and moving on. Glad to hear that you are doing well with it, some people have NO reaction ever...... and some... have a lot of issues. Nice to hear a positive result....

I'll start with the bad - I started back on Copaxone and it's been H*LL! When I first used Copaxone it was a breeze, not issues whatsoever. This time the pain from the injections is extreme and I have fist size bruises all over my thighs and tummy! I hate it! The good news is I went to see the Optic Neurologist this week and she is wonderful. I've never met a Doctor who takes such care to make sure I understand everything that is happening to me.

ahhhhh, not a good day here. I feel like a human jelly! Legs & hands trembling, tingling feet, pins & needles and lots of random burning/numb spots which seem to come out of nowhere and then disappear. It's as if my bidy isn't quite my own today. On the plus side, I had my 6 monthly check up with the opthalmologist on weds and before he even looked at my eyes he said should have a blood test to check my thyroid as I have a swollen neck.

I have been on copaxone only a short time. For the most part, the copaxone has been ok. The welts are only bad on my arms. Shared solutions suggested talking to my doc about perhaps an alternate site since that's the site that really bothers me. Relapses? I've had one, but only on copaxone about 6 weeks. One post injection reaction. Then the rest are ok. I really don't want to change at this point.

Curious if anyone else has had a post-injection reaction to Copaxone 40 (3x a day injection) .. it was only released by the FDA this year - as opposed to Copaxone 20 (daily) which has been out for 15-20 years. When I switched to 40, I asked about side effects and was told there are no new issues over the 20. It was a no brainer to switch to the 40. I started taking it at the beginning of June.

Hi schnauzerlady. I'm going to start out with a big apology. I think you posted about this before (or this apology belongs to another forum member) and I didn't get around to replying. It was so important that I wanted to give my response quality time and put it aside to answer after work or the morning or some other better time. I don't want you to even tell me how long ago that was :( I am very very sorry. With that, I probably have little to offer other than commiseration.

this type of reaction really sounds less like the Copaxone and more like anxiety. But as you know, I am no doctor or medical person of any kind. Since this has been non-stop thatdoes seem strange. There are some people who has the allergic reaction problem and I hope that you don't fall into that category Keep us posted how the follow up goes.

I have been taking 40mg of copaxone for two weeks. I have noticed that one the days I take it about 6 hours later I feel achy like I have the flu and get a bad headache. It goes away in an hour or two. The last shot I took I also started to break out with hives (not at the injection shot). There were not very many and went away within an hour. Should I be worried that this is an allergic reaction?

After giving myself injections of copaxone for 4 years, I find it more and more difficult to find a spot not already damaged. What is the solution???

I had my second reaction after giving my Copaxone shot last night. I had some trouble breathing and my heart was racing. I layed down on the bed and after a few minutes I was fine. The first time I had a reaction, my face flushed and felt really warm. Both times it wasn't near as bad as what the literature had said about the reactions (I didn't feel like I was going to die or anything like that). However, it's something that baffles me. What exactly causes this?

I know these are side effects of the interferons but has anyone had this while on Copaxone? I had no reaction like this the first few weeks I took Copaxone.

Any bad side affects anyone has been having?

Did you talk to your neuro about quitting Copaxone? And did he or she agree that your reaction was beyond what is relatively normal? Many forum members have complained (with good reason) about the rather awful mess Copaxone can make of their skin, lumps, itching and so on, only to report that after a few months, and after experimenting with site preparation, needles and so on, that things had gotten to a manageable level. This happens with the huge majority of Copaxone users on the forum.

m not taking the Rebif I have those pains but not quite as bad. My doctor is going to be switching me to Copaxone soon in the hopes that my pains won't be as severe. Do any of you have experience with both of those drugs? How has it worked out for you? I know that I'm not looking forward to the daily injections, were the injections less painful with the Copaxone or the same?

I just gave myself an injection of Copaxone. As I rotate shots, It was time to inject in my arm. I felt nothing as injected. About a minute afterward I felt this excruciating pain (saw more than stars) and an arm muscle began twitching uncontrollably. An hour later and it still hurts pretty bad. I assume I hit the wrong spot? The nurse that trained me never mentioned anything like this.

I've been on Copaxone almost 2 months. For the first several weeks the only reaction I had was moderately painful stinging and aching after the shot, lasting about half an hour, plus some tenderness at the site. Now that part is only 5 or 10 minutes. In the meantime, though, other reactions have REALLY set in. The thigh area is the worst, but all injections give me big red spots, lumps, welts, and sometimes bruises, lasting nearly a week. This is all ugly, but manageable.

I was considering calling 911 when I remembered being told about this possible reaction with Copaxone. My face started burning, my heart went crazy and it felt like there was a band across my chest. Ive already told my neurologist that if I ever have a reaction like that again I'm quitting Copaxone.

At one point, ALL the previous sites became red and welty and huge. Even my eyes became red. I was having a pretty bad allergic reaction. My ophtalmologist gave me steroid drops for my eyes, and I showed her my sites. She then called the neuro. I took benadryl and used benadryl cream for the next 2 months or so. I never had that bad of a reaction again. I am still on Copaxone, for about 8 months, still hate it, but still do it. Only my thighs react now, and it is better. Keep on keeping on...

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