copaxone uk

Hello, I live in the Uk and wondering if anyone can tell me what the drug Copanex is? Dont think it is available here but is slows down the progression of MS. Does it have another name?

No, I don't pay a prescription fee for the copaxone because it's a consultant's prescripton and doesn't go via the chemist/pharmacy. Basically, the neuro writes the prescription & the next I know of it is when the drug courier delivers the copaxone (just over a month's worth at a time I think) I see your point about the worry of paying for your care if you haven't got insurance and the NHS is not all bad.

Dxd:11/09 DMD: Copaxone daily and IVIg every other week for 3 days

I am on Copaxone and have lost weight and there were bumps at first but they went away. You can't tell where I inject.

Anyone here one with a diagnosis of MS and is having trouble getting disease modifying drugs, such as Copaxone or Rebif, due to lack of insurance, insurance company unwilling to pay or trouble with pharmaceutical company please tell your story as to why.

Hello! I've just been diagnosed with MS and am wondering which drug is better. I've read the material for Copaxone, Rebif, Avonex, and Betaseron. I've narrowed it down to two -- Rebif or Copaxone based mainly on side effects. Which drug is the best?

s work about the same and the choice you have to make depends on your personal preferences. Copaxone is one class of drug while Rebif, Avonex, and Betaseron are all interferons. The British UK site has one of the best walk-throughs on picking a drug that I have seen. It discusses in depth each DMD and its side-effects and injection schedule/technique. Just pretend you live in the UK and spend about 45 minutes working through their presentation and you will feel so much smarter.

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ve kicked around the CRABs here, a lot. Copaxone, Rebif, Avonex, and Betaseron are the primary four. Your doctor didn't offer Tysabri as your fifth, did he? I like the Decision Maker tool in the uk that walks you through the drugs and helps you figure what is important for you. You can access this at http://www.msdecisions.org.uk welcome to the world of drugs aand bills. I'm glad to hear you are getting treatment for your CIS. Congrats on that one.

Well, I have now gone almost seven months since my only attack ended (diagnosed CIS in July 2011) and I have had no new attacks or symptoms. I started Copaxone very quickly after diagnosis and I had no previous MS symptoms before my initial attack. I feel very grateful for my good health so I don't want to look a gift horse in the mouth, but I have read in several journals and articles that the disease is very active in the first few months after a CIS.

I have 2 friends in the UK who both have MS (they live together) and I am very concerned about them. Every time I call them they have been smoking MJ or they are seriously drunk. They take DMD's but they don't seem to care - they are both house bound and start drinking beer or whatever after lunch. I spoke with them yesterday and they were so drunk I could barely understand them.

I have been diagnosed just over a year and my difficulties with my legs still remain the same even thou I am on treatments, copaxone, gabapentin, tizanadine. I am finding it hard to cope with it, as many others with MS say they have periods of time without any difficulties.

I have a Clinically isolated syndrome with two inactive lesions in my MRI. We talked about treatment options, and he thinks that at this stage Avonex or Copaxone might work, but he told me to seek more information and decide which drug I want to choose. What should I take into account to choose one drug over the other? What has been your experience as a first user of these drugs? I assume there have been dozens of threads like this: How can I look up more info on this site and elsewhere?

I was wondering if anyone new a website where I could go and see comparisons in the different MS drugs, Avonex, Copaxone, Rebif,and Betaseron. I am interested in the success, side effects and anything that would be beneficial in helping us to decide which drug to choose.

t had a date to start copaxone yet, but am hoping will be soon..i am relying on the NHS here in the UK, and i work for the NHS too so i'm hoping they will be good to me!

Copaxone has the potential for side effects just as much as any other DMD, although many of those side effects are different. It might come down to which ones you can tolerate and/or mitigate best. Side effects can vary greatly from one person to another, and you may not feel any side effects regardless of the DMD. If you find side effects intolerable, you can switch drugs.

I was only on Copaxone for less than a week but got some really weird side effects and was taken off it but it would still be my dmd of choice and I'm hoping the new neuro will agree if I try taking it under observation. I was due to start Rebif but got a bit panicky about side effects and potential liver damage so I put a stop to the prescription process! My neuro has said gilenya/tysabri are options for me because of how much disease activity I have.

What side effects did you get? I started Copaxone last year but had to stop after less than a week because I couldn't sleep or eat, had night sweats & palpitations and was really jittery. The neuro says it might be 'second time lucky' so I'm trying again! They've offered me diazapam to counteract the jitters but I'm not keen. Well, one relapse every 36 months instead of every 12 is very good!

I have been living with ms for 15 years. Started out on Avonex for 12 of those years. Had an attack a couple of years ago and my neurologist wanted me to start taking Betaseron. Have had a decent run with Betaseron except for low white blood counts. The last blood test they were so low that he pulled me off. I am on nothing at the moment. M\y doctor wanted to make sure the blood cell count came back up. It did come back up and he mentioned he wants to put me on copaxone.

Anyway, I stopped Rebif and started on Copaxone last June, and in July, saw a neuro at the Partners MS Center in Boston at Brigham & Women's Hosp, for a second opinion on the mitoxantrone, if things didn't stabilize for me. He told me very bluntly "We hate that drug here." He felt it should be a last resort due to its toxicity to the heart. His recommendation if Copaxone didn't help me, was to try Tysabri first.

The neurologist gave me books on the Avonex, Copaxone, and Betaseron and I am more confussed than I was before I read so much about each. Many people are suprised that she would give me all that information but after reading other post I say I have a pretty good neuro!

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