Copaxone and fatigue
Common Questions and Answers about Copaxone and fatigue
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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.
s of buzzing/vibrating sensations in my right ear and noise distortion (voices sounded robotic!) and ringing in my right ear. I think the fatigue and unsteadiness could be your MS and I guess feeling anxious doesn't help.
Just out of interest, did your doc choose copaxone for you or did you get a choice of which drug to try?
My husband and I went to a dinner sponsored by Teva Neuroscience last week at Maggiano's in Richmond. They had some guy who is a personal trainer speak at the beginning and then a doctor from a local neurology practice talked. I didn't learn anything that I didn't already know, but the food was amazing and it was a free date night. They did mention Laquininmod (I think that is what it was called), the oral agent that Teva is coming out with.
My symptoms are headaches, muscle stiffness, facial numbness and pain, poor balance, neck pain, pain that goes down my spine when I bend my head down. vertigo, extreme fatigue and left arm weakness. My legs also feel like they have weights attached to them and I am pretty much useless in hot weather.
My last neuro visit was a month ago, I went due to 3 back to back migraines, increasing vertigo and weakness. My neuro was in a hurry and he seemed frustrated that I would waste his time.
I have less fat in the areas that were injected, and some scar tissue. Copaxone seems to want to sit in your sub-cutaneous fat and be absorbed gradually. So it could have made the chance of an IPIR more likely.
The other question would be whether the drug helped me, and I honestly don't know. It's supposed to reduce relapses, and I think even with the drug I had at least two that first year.
Copaxone seems to be working for me. I had one large flare before Copaxone, and three small ones afterward. (I think I'm having one right now, but I won't know for sure until it's gone!)
The site reactions were a real itch. I still have red marks on my skin where i scratched in my sleep, and bruised myself.
Day to day symptoms have not been relieved. I still feel crummy about two weeks out of four. But at least it's not the Copaxone making me feel crummy...
Hi and welcome,
As far as i'm aware IV solumedrol and Copaxone are often being done together, i've never personally heard of specific interaction problems, usually the choices you get is to stay on Copaxone and do the IV Steroid (with or without oral taper) or stay on Copaxone and skip the Steroids if it's not a major relapse.
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