copaxone withdrawal symptoms

Hi, I've been on Solumedrol few times so far (3 days IV, 1gram) and thought I knew what to expect. But this one is different (had my last two days ago). FIrst of all - I had no energy booster (I took it for fatigue and vertigo this time). And now the withdrawal worse than ever! I've slept almost all day yesterday and all night (rare with medrol!) and am still feeling awfully: headache is killing me, I'm very dizzy and lightheaded, and I'm soooo tired!

Hi, Moose! Welcome. You've come to the right place. Please take a look at our Health Pages for lots of accurate and understandable information. No, Copaxone won't help your symptoms :-( but that doesn't mean that there is no relief from them. In addition to the Disease Modifying Drugs, of which Copaxone is one, there are meds for lots of MS symptoms.

This is delicate but I am having my first period on copaxone and I am having MS symptoms coming out my ears. Fatigue, left side numbness, left side fasciculation. Weirdness in both eyes. My brain is beyond fog. I was going into the Library and thought someone's car is running. IT was my car, in Park but with keys in it running. The ovarian pain is unreal.

I have a lot of problems with heat and humidity. In the really cold weather I have similar problems and especially when the temps go below 10º. The sweating thing and the heat in my back seems to come on no matter what the temp is. If I could live where it was 65-70º all the time I'd probably have an easier time of it. So far this winter, my symptoms are pretty mild even when I was out doors when the temp was around º. Copaxone? I'd like to think so.

t told of any side effects from coming off Copaxone nor that I needed a period of time to rid my body of Copaxone before starting the Gilenya.

Now that I have been dx. I have continued to decline while being on copaxone. My symptoms act up more frequently daily and I flare frequently. The neuro hesitates to change me from the copaxone. I was wondering how and when does one decide to change to another medication and when one changes how long does it take to see results from the new medication?

http://www.mssociety.org.uk/about_ms/symptoms/memory_and_thinking/memory_hints.

Hi Mummy. Just wanted to chime in. I'm on month 4 with Copaxone and have not had any headaches or flu-luke symypoms that I would attribute to Copax. How are you feeling about tonight's shot?

t wait till I am 6 months into my Copaxone so this can slow down for me or at least I hope it slows down for me.

I have never had a flareup last this long and saw a web-sight where some had quit Copaxone because of the same reason and got better then resumed taking Copaxone and started the same symptoms. I have been off of the Copaxone for two weeks and have not gotten better therefore I am going to start taking it again. As far as how long it takes to be out of your system no one knows! Shared solutions and pharmacists don't know either.

Ive decided to go with Copaxone, after much hard deliberation and waiting on the result of a chest X-ray and anti dsDNA results . They were normal so I guess that ruled out sarcoidosis and lupus? Idk I was debating between Copaxone and Avonex. I had pros an cons for both but I decided I would save the interferon treatments for if my MS got worst. Not sure if that's logical but oh well. The flu like side effects and the IM injection was what made me decide against Avonex.

Ive been on Copaxone for 5 months now and 2 months in had a mild flair of symptoms then it went away. It was trigeminal neuralgia for 3 days then it went away for 3 days then I was hit with extreme fatigue for 3 days where I had to sleep. I developed jumpy jerky arms and legs but medication helped this.

IVSM (IV solumedrol) and Copaxone work in different ways. Steroids suppress the immune system. Copaxone is an immunomodulator - it changes a specific part of the way your immune system works to help decrease MS relapses without increasing vulnerability to other infections or disease. You should be fine starting the Copaxone while still on IVSM. For most people, Copaxone actually has very few side effects.

I was leaning more towards copaxone, as well as my doctor.Has anyone been on this medication? What are the side effects like (if you had any) and did you notice a difference being on it? Any thoughts or comments would be much appreciated!!

I keep reading that most RRMS sufferer's are largely symptom-free unless they have a relapse but is this really true? I'm only in the early stages of MS but have had pretty much constant symptoms since Oct 2011 and I'm starting to wonder if it's normal?! Most days I tingling or numbness in both hands or some weird sensations whilst walking. My vision has never recovered completely either, which is annoying.

I finished my first year on Copaxone in February and feeling exactly the same as you. My MS symptoms have definately gotten wors since I started Copaxone and otherMs meds. My neuro has me get an MRI every year. The year prior to starting Copaxone I had active lesions, which is why they started me on the DMD. The MRI taken one year later showed no active lesions! I assumed that meant has been working. I only had one relapse during the year.

Hello. In 2016 i was diagnosed with MS and i'm taking Copaxone .For 2 weeks now i have this disturbing pain on my left side of the head and if i touch my hair it feels like somebody is pulling it hard.Another symptom is itching skin at times and sensible leg skin an touch.Can it be the Copaxone or another lesion in progress???

I have been on Copaxone for a year and a half and have never experienced symptoms as you describe. Please be careful taking that much Advil at one time or you are going to set yourself up for some stomach problems. Since you say you took a Xanax, are you an anxiety sufferer or having panic? Being very anxious about the injection certainly would not help with the injections. Copaxone can cause a side effect that happens almost immediately after the shot, but it is very rare.

And my Neuro. advise me to to begin Copaxone. I have been on Copaxone now for a year. But I have only been taking it every other day.I went on to fight inflammation in my system. Which included changing my diet. My diet consists of no meat. Also I have been eating 5 oz.'s of Salmon every day. I am now thinking maybe I should take the Copaxone everyday because my left leg still is weak and tends to not want to walk along with me, on top of the stiffness.

I swear by Copaxone. I've been taking it for a couple of years and some of my lesions have disappeared and others have reduced. Not sure if it is the drug or just dumb luck, but this happened after being on Copaxone for a year. I don't get flu symptoms from it (other injectibles can cause this) and by taking it daily I don't have to remember when I took it last. I also like SharedSolutions who offer financial and medical support.

I am taking a 6 week break from the Avonex and will be starting Copaxone at the end of April. I actually have two questions: 1) Has anyone taken a break from their medication for that long (and if so, any consequences) and 2) Has anyone switched from Avonex to Copaxone, and if so, how did you do? I still after all these years lose a day on the weekend due to the side effects of the Avonex and am hoping that will not be the result with Copaxone.

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