copaxone and depression

I believe this was true in my case because I have been on the Copaxone almost a year and my depression is better than it has ever been. With my Psychiatrist I have cut my psychiatric drugs down in the last month. I am doing better than I have in years.

d rather inject daily then deal with the Rebif side effects and increase in depression! I have been on Copaxone for a week already and the ONLY side effect I have had is injection site stinging. No fever, No sweats, No fatigue, No muscle pain, and No other flu like symptoms. I hope things get better for you soon! Take Care!

I had talked with Shared Solutions and asked whether depression was a side-effect of Copaxone and was told no. I notice in the patient literature that indeed, there has been about 2% of those taking Copaxone, that have suffered from some depressiive episodes. So I don't know whom to believe, totally. Will let you all know next week about my blood glucose readings....

i have had at least 4 episodes of major depression in the last 10 years and shorter depressive phases in between and have been diagnosed with ms this february 2010 (due to a chance mri finding). first i was started on avonex and 4 days after the first shot started having bouts of severe suicidal depression, so i was told to stop immediately. then i was started on rebif going up gradually, week 1 on 1/4 of the full (44 microgr) dose, then increasing by 1/4 every week until full dose.

t cause depression, but I had bad depression shortly after I was dx. I literally woke up one day and couldn't stop crying. My husband was deployed to Iraq at the time, I lived away from my family and I wouldn't take anyone's calls. I lost 10 lbs in a week..I eventually called my MS doc and he put me on Welbutrin. I have been on that for about 2 yrs. It's not bad enough that it's depressing to have MS, but MS also causes depression because it affects the brain.

my wife of 3 years ( an ms patient since her mid 20s and is now 35) had stopped taking her copaxone consistantly for a little over 30 days. Her verbal and physical abuse came to a head when she hit me during a night of drinking. could the abusive behaviour be directly or indirectly associated with her not taking her medication?

I had talked with Shared Solutions and asked whether depression was a side-effect of Copaxone and was told no. I notice in the patient literature that indeed, there has been about 2% of those taking Copaxone, that have suffered from some depressiive episodes. So I don't know whom to believe, totally." I am referring to the percentages part, 2% of a chance.......seems low, doesn't it? Like it won't happen, right? Nothing to be concerned over? Don't let it cross your mind?

Five days after first Copaxone shot, I developed SEVERE myoclonic head and arm tremors -- shudder like and serious depression and cognitive problems and emotional liability. These dystonic head tremors were constant (5x) causing my entire head and shoulders to shudder whenever I spoke. I looked like Ozzy Osborne meets Dory the forgetful fish from Finding Emo. I gave myself Copaxone each day for four and a half years. I also tried BOTOX in my neck to try to control the tremors.

In those 3 months I struggled with depression, sleeplessness, gained 10 lbs and had terrible dark circles under my eyes. It completely changed my personality. 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.

COPAXONE® is not associated with flu-like symptoms (when compared to placebo) or treatment-related fatigue and depression—the kind of side effects that can interfere with daily activities. Interesting though, if you google fatigue and copaxone the question is getting asked freguently enough to wonder. Unfortunately though, your activity level is considerably different at the moment, and thats a reasonable explanation all on its own.

I have several concerns, I have hypothyroid, kidney desease, and in the past suffered a clinical depression. From what I've read, the thyroid and depression are contraindicaitons for using Avonex. I have extreme medication sensitivity, tend to have side effects easily. My mother died of chf. With all I've read about avonex, I truly feel it is a very poor choice for me.

Because the interferons can make depression worse and I have always had major depression I went on Copaxone. I did not mind a shot everyday. Copaxone started as a pill in the testing phase but it did not work it broke down in the digestive system. It is important for the doctor to know her health history and her MS. everyone's MS is different. My MS is super slow progressing so it makes no sense for me to be on the pills which have more side effects.

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.

I was on Copaxone. I did not notice a difference in symptoms. I had no problem with the injections. My husband helped with those which were hard to reach. I could not go on interferons because of depression.

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.

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?

But I just read someplace that depression and mood swings can be part of MS. I am limited as to what I can take for depression. I can't take SSRIs and just tried a low dose of Wellbutrin which fiddled with my BP. Had to go off it. I inject Copaxone 20 mgs daily. Any thoughts? I just wish I could be happier and more motivated in spite of MS.

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!

1. it is done daily and I need the regular schedule to keep myself on task- I dislike figuring every three days or four days or once a week. For me, doing something daily is an easier routine to establish and stick with 2. copaxone does not cause flu-like symtoms after the injection 3. copaxone does not have the potential to cause depression 4. copaxone does not have the potential to cause liver damage so there is no need for routine follow-up blood work, like the inerferons.

t sit here and lie to you, injection site reactions ARE a part of using Copaxone. They just get less huge and less stinging and painful, the more you use it. I have NO side effects from the Copaxone at all, except for the injection site. No flu like side effects like with the Interferons and no pre-medicating with Tylemol or Advil, like I did when I was using the Interferons. I took Avonex for three years and it was a GREAT drug at slowing down the MS.

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