copaxone and sweating

Hi guys, I have yet another question LOL Has anyone experienced severe sweating while taking Copaxone ? As most of you know, I have been on it now for about 10 days, and the sweating is getting quite bothersome. Today, went out for breakfast with a good friend, and when I stood up from the chair ( yes I was there for about 2 hours LOL) , but, it felt like I have peed myself. My jeans stuck to me, and my undies too, I even ended up doing the CLEAVAGE wipe during our breakfast.....

Hello, I haven't been on here in a while but this is just a little update (if anybody is interested!) to say I had my first copaxone shot on fri. Today was my 4th and I've got the ms nurse coming out to see me later as I'm worried about the side effects I've had since that first jab. Basically I've barely eaten or slept since friday and I've been sweating and have a racing heartbeat and feel really panicky which is most unlike me.

t go away after being off the Copaxone we decided the two were unrelated and I started taking Copaxone again, last night was my first injection after the break. My question is - last night I woke up feeling like I had the flu, I was sweating, ached all over and had a massive headache. I know these are side effects of the interferons but has anyone had this while on Copaxone? I had no reaction like this the first few weeks I took Copaxone.

I did some Googling and found that Copaxone can cause sweating attacks like you describe. You could also be having a new and somewhat different version of paresthesia. Your temperature regulation system could be affected, but in that case I'd imagine you would indeed have a brief fever. I'm no doctor, though, so these are just guesses on my part. I hope the sweating isn't too burdensome, since you think the Copax is helping. Will you take this issue up with your neuro?

I have lipoatrophy already and I've been on Copaxone for about a yr and half. I don't shoot into my thighs anymore. My abdomen has dents now. I have mentioned this to my MS Dr and he just says not to inject into those areas, but I am concerned about the future..I think a call to the Shared Solutions would probably be a good idea.

I became extremely short of breath, had extreme pressure in my chest and profuse sweating and then panic. I could have sworn I was having a heart attack. It suddenly dawned on me, that this was the severe adverse reaction that "could" happen at any time during treatment with Copaxone. For most, it never happens at all. The "reaction" lasted about 15-20 minutes. I immediately called my Neurologist and Shared Solutions.

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!

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.

Hi, I to am on Copaxone and have been for 4 months as well, and I can't say that I have gained weight... sorry, but I too watch calories all the time so have not noticed to much difference. Hope you can get to the bottom of it ...

d be terrified to do it to my fella. Yes, I think the pen will give you a little more comfort and flexibility when it comes to doing it yourself. And some of it just comes with time. But this is a big deal! You're now giving yourself the best chance at things. Take it easy this weekend.

As I said though, it finally got to where I only had some redness at the site for a day or so and nothing else, until I had the dreaded reaction of chest pain, severe sweating and severe shortness of breath. My first "bad" reaction, after almost 2 years on the drug. If the Copaxone is working and is preventing more lesions and less and less relapses, then I wouldn't care if I had any injection site reactions all over my body.

my husband is on copaxone and his back hurts severely. also his hands hurt and he is having asthma type reactions. also he is having dizziness and frequency in urinating. eye problems as well. please tell me if anyone else is having these disturbing things.

(Pill and other forms) I too, was loosing CLUMPS of hair and it has now stopped. I have been on Copaxone for 8 months now and had the same experiance at the 4-5 month mark. Best wishes!!!

I went off the copaxone when I went into the hospital and have been off of it for almost 2 months now. How long does the copaxone stay in your system after you stop taking it? Anyone have low platelet counts?

I'll start with the bad - I started back on Copaxone and it's been H*LL! When I first used Copaxone it was a breeze, not issues whatsoever. This time the pain from the injections is extreme and I have fist size bruises all over my thighs and tummy! I hate it! The good news is I went to see the Optic Neurologist this week and she is wonderful. I've never met a Doctor who takes such care to make sure I understand everything that is happening to me.

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.

I went off the copaxone when I went into the hospital and have been off of it for almost 2 months now. How long does the copaxone stay in your system after you stop taking it? Has anyone had problems with low platelet count with MS or medicines?

In Feb 08 I began taking Copaxone for MS. Shortly after I began using Copaxone, the right side of my tongue went numb. I initially stopped taking the Copaxone to see if it would resolve itself. It didn't and I continued with the Copaxone. The right side of my tongue is still numb, the numbness on the right side of my mouth has resolved mostly but now I have the most horribly dry mouth. I have tried everything--even so much as sucking on a mouth full of vinegar.

I'm curious how long it took for those on Copaxone for the welts and redness to lessen. I've been on Copaxone since June and it seems they are getting worse. The first two or so weeks I did not have much of a problem. Then I started to get large red patches/lumps on my arms. They can run the length of my back arm where I give my shots. Weeks later they started to get large on my legs (the size on my entire hand at times). Eventually they started to get large on my hips and abdomen.

I have MS treated with Copaxone. It has been suggested that I try a product called PROTEIN 7 SYNTHESIS...

Jenny, Count me as a yes! I think I am the post that Mand was talking about (the Avonex user). I am losing hair by the handfuls each day and the nurse that calls to check on me said that 4% of people in the trials reported hair loss as a problem, yuck. I am sticking with it for the time being as I have already been on copaxone and it failed to stop my progression ( I didn't lose my hair on that one).

You are so very smart Laura. Like my friend, Immesco (spelling), I enjoy your posts and agree with everything you say! You are very informative to us newbies, we need all the help we can get :) I spoke with Shared Solutions who reported the side affect to the FDA during my call and are going to follow up in a month. I really don't want to change drugs as this is the only side affect I'm having with the Copaxone and I don't feel physically bad.

Just want to share this with those who may be new to Copaxone and having trouble. Initially I found the sting and buring to be quite uncomfortable, so it's nice to see that my body appears to have adjusted well to this foreign invader.

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