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How important is it to keep the copaxone cool for travelling purposes? We are travelling overseas and need to take around 50 injections with us on two different airlines.

Hi guys, this is a question for us users of Copaxone. I am wondering if anyone knows the reason we have to pinch up our skin before doing a manual injection? I am asking because some of my sites are easy to do that, but some are not. I have just been injecting , like anyother needle, and my reactions are minimal. Am I doing something wrong? With the Autoject, the reaction sites were just to sore, and lumpy, and I'm trying it this way..... \\\\\\\\So, what do ya think??? Thxs...

t know if needle depth makes too much of a difference. I have been on copaxone for about 3 months and use a shallow needle depth of 4 mm. I exerienced the ichy huge red knots under the skin for 2 months and has recently subsided. No ichiness now, thank God! Hopefully yours goes away soon.

I just got the approval from insurance for Copaxone. They are shipping it Friday. I need to make an appointment for my Shared Solutions nurse to come help get me started. I have received a lot of information from the Copaxone people. It is starting to get overwhelming. I finally just put it away and decided to wait for the nurse to come out. I am really scared about giving myself a shot. Anyone have any tips on this?? Is this overwhelmed feeling I am now getting a normal feeling?

My injection training nurse comes tonight, so I'm officially going to start Copaxone. Woot! I woke up this morning with a nasty sore throat, which tells me I probably also have a nasty cold to look forward to this weekend. Blech... Starting Copaxone with a cold won't be a big deal, right? My understanding is that Copaxone does not work by lowering the immune system the way that some of the other DMD's do... But just wanted to toss the question out to you guys for an expert opinion.

1Moore, I have flown several times with my copaxone. First, call SS and tell them you want one of their travel wallets for the syringes if you don't already have one. It is a hard shelled case that will hold all your things - they even sent me a second autoinjector to keep in the travel case. The letter from the doctor isn't necessary - just take one of the prescription labels off the box and put it in your travel case.

Hi everyone. Craig gave himself the first Copaxone injection yesterday. He did not use the auto-injector, At the injection site he now has a large dark blue/purple looking bruise. I have read of members getting red welts but has anyone ever bruised from it? We put a call in to the "on call" nurse.

This will be the first time since I am on copaxone that I will be traveling...I am going to Bahamas...Will they let you bring the copaxone with you on the plane? Has anyone had any problems at the airports?

I got what we wanted, we do have RRMS , and YES they have put me on Copaxone, and I start it when the nurse will come and help up learn what to do. So, we are happy, but sad that now we have to do the needle thing, and a little apprehensive that it might not work. So, we will wait and see. The Dr. told me it could take 6-9 months to see if it will work, so we are praying it will be ok.... Thanks for all your good thoughts, and we have many mixed emotions again.

Tonight I manually injected myself in my lower back, it went fine except that a few drops of the Copaxone dripped back out of the injection site... has anyone else experienced this? Shared Solutions is closed today so I will call tomorrow but I'm curious if anyone has experienced this and how I can correct this the next time... Thanks!

Okay, first of all, both of these drugs are interferons. That means that it modulates the immune system response to reduce the number of relapses. Both drugs are sub-cutaneous injectables, which means an injection every other day with a very small needle. (This may sound terrible, but it's not so bad. The injection is painless.) I've recently become disenchanted with interferons in general, especially Betaseron.

I tried Rebif briefly but it elevated my liver enzymes so I switched to Copaxone. Bob is right, the needle is really not that bad, and this was something I was dreading. I inject manually now too but used to use the autoinjector which is easy to use and you dont even see the needle. Rebif has a similar device. The needle is so small, I rarely even feel it breaking the skin, it is whats inside that takes a bit of getting used to.

I started taking Copaxone 4 years ago when I was diagnosed with MS at the age of 60 and I have been using the auto injector. About 11 months ago I went from the daily shot of Copaxone to the 3 times per week dose. All was going well until about 6 months ago when (for lack of a better word) I started having "misfires"...

t read or heard anything linking them to allergy to Copaxone. We do have a member here who recently stopped Copaxone because she started having frequent and longer lasting generalized reactions that got scarry. It doesn't sound like your reactions are allergic in nature or severe enough to mean you should stop taking Copaxone. Of course, only your doctor can really make that decision. Since the arms are harder than other sites to access, it wouldn't hurt to review your technique.

And I saw another doctor on Friday and I think I am going to get on Copaxone within the next two weeks. I was just wondering if anyone can tell me a little bit about it? How is the first time? Am I gonna feel sick to my stomach? Is the needle bad?!! Anything anyone can tell me to make it a decent experience? I am a bit scared of giving myself an injection everyday. What am I going to feel after? Should I plan to stay home for a few days? Can anyone help? Any advice will be appreciated.

I have recently stopped using Avonex due to side effects and have done a lot of reading on alternatives. My neuro suggested Copaxone or Gilyena. I am leaning toward the Copaxone and am reaching out to you for your experiences with this treatment. 1. Side effects 2. Site reactions 3. Auto injector or not 4. Length of time on the med 5. Injection process (cold or hot packs etc) 6. Do you rotate sites 7. Any other info that may be helpful Thanks!!

Ok, today is day 5 on Copaxone. It hurts...bad. I have "heard" it is just supposed to hurt for a couple of weeks, and am curious if this is true for most? I also know someone who has been on it 6 months and still has pain from the injection. After the shot it burns immediately and feels like a hornet sting for about 2 hours. I get a large red bumpy blotch that is there for a couple of hours and the "after" pain is for a few days.

Just wondering how much do you ooze/bleed after you Copaxone injection.I keep thinking it should maybe just be a spot of blood. but it seems like it some times it keeps oozing. should i set the injector deeper?

The rest of my hives seem to be clearing up. I use Copaxone by injection once a day and I have stopped it fot a few days also. I do need to start it again however. I have no idea what the connection might be. I would appreciate any feedback anyone might want to contribute.

m getting excited, and a little anxious..... I have been talking to SS nurses, and know how to travel with the Copaxone, but what about all the other drugs. Do I need to take a Sharps container, and how do we dispose of our needles.? I don't know what to do about this..... I know there are people who have travelled, could you please tell me what you did?

t have that spring slamming the needle into your skin and injecting the Copaxone at a fast rate. If you inject into a muscle and not skin tissue, you will be hurting big time.

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