copaxone and weight gain

I have read up on the sites about this drug, and they all say YES, and LOTS of weight, and I have not really heard about this............... Hope things are going well for you all, and you are enjoying the weekend.

t concerned about weight gain and copaxone use, I have been on it for three months and lost 20 pounds easily with some small dietary changes.

I wish we could blame more things for weight gain but I'm afraid it just isn't so. Have been on both Copaxone and Avonex this year and have put on weight (just ask my clothes!) but I've also been snacking way too much. Gotta stop that. A lot of MSers report weight gain, and I think the fatigue just leads to inactivity, and of course, inactivity brings weight. If only we could turn down the volume on hunger.

I would LOVE to blame weight gain on Copaxone but I know my fluctuation comes from bad eating habits and lack of exercise. It appears that about 3% of people using it did have that possible side effect. This disease works on us in so many ways, it is possible you are one of those 3%. But also take a look at your lifestyle habits and see if perhaps something there might contribute to the problem. I've been on copaxone since Oct. 2008.

I'm wondering if anyone else here has had any issues with Copaxone concerning side effects other then the injection site reactions? I've been on Copaxone for 3 months now, I am agitated, frustrated, quick to anger. I've also been experiencing paranoia and mild visual hallucinations. I'm getting sick at least every 2 weeks, and have a general feeling of "un-well" or "ill".

m on Copaxone, Celexa, Nuvigil, and just finished up a round on 1000mg of Medrol for an exacerbation. I started both the Copaxone and Nuvigil three weeks ago. Could these be causing the weight loss? Could it simply be because, now that I'm on Nuvigil, I'm awake again? lol...now i'm not complaining...I love that I'm 130 now and, heck, I wouldn't mind dropping another 5, but it just happened so quickly that it just seems like something isn't right.

I really don't like what Copaxone has done to my skin. I've been injecting it into the fat areas, like my stomach, hips, upper thighs. My upper thighs were a little lumpy - now they're REALLY lumpy. There's a huge lumpy dent right in the middle of each thigh. My stomach used to be smooth - now it's lumpy too. I have two huge dents, one on either side of my belly button. And my hips are dented in too! Everything looks terrible.

Please help! I started copaxone in February 2018. It makes me feel bloated and I am gaining weight. I've always been the same size, about 133 lbs. in two months I'm up 5 lbs even though I go to the gym more and have reduced my food intake and eat extremely healthy, lots of veggies, lots of lean protein like tuna chicken salmon. Yogurt, nuts, power bars. No red meat and some fruit. If I gain 5 lbs every two months I'll be up 30 lbs by the end of my first year on copaxone.

That air bubble isn't anything to worry about. You would have to inject a syringe full of air into a vein for it to be a problem - and this is a subcutaneous injection. Copaxone site reactions are the worst, but it's about the only negative I've found for the drug. For about five months, I would get a giant red welt that felt hot to the touch. Inside the welt would be a hard lump.

Hey there. I started Copaxone about 3 months ago. I think it is going ok other then a weight gain of 5 lbs in the 3 months I have been on it. I guess that is common in about 7% of the folks on it. The Copaxone people are real nice and available with any problems and questions. I was just diagnosed in December and am battling fatigue. No big flare ups so far. Hang in there.

ve heard over and over how bad they are to take. I dreaded the bad taste and weight gain but never experienced either. In fact, I lost weight when I was on a long term tapering dose of prednisone. Although injection site reactions are pretty common there is no guarantee you will have the hard time described by some on this forum. We tend to hear about problems more than successes here and can forget that many PwMS are feeling well or taking medications with few problems.

I was on Betaseron and then Avonex but they really made me feel down and depressed. The Copaxone is better in that regard. After a year on Copaxone, I still had a new lesion. Unfortunately, my neurologist who I've been seeing for 14 years (he is the one who finally figured out what was wrong with me) is not a big believer in MRIs apparently because I've only had 3 or 4 MRIs in 14 years with MS. So I really don't have a great record of lesion activity.

I'm 45 yrs and I feel like I have achieved absautely nothing. To get to the point////// the best years of my body looking good is over!!!! Since I been injecting copaxone in my thighs the have truly taken on a whole new shape...not the most flattering....my neuro said I don't have that deformity that is associated with copaxone, I gueas with my weight gain, from the differnt x's of using prenisone, zoloft, and I'm not sure but copaxone has steroids in it as well ???

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.

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.

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!

I don't want to play doctor here or anything, but I was in a similar situation for several years. My apartment got broken into, then I moved home, and then my house literally got hit by lightening. I started taking lexapro for the Post-Traumatic Stress. I'd always been a bit of a snacker and stress-eater, but I a burdensome amount of weight from it. I asked my doctor about other alternatives to the Lexapro, and she suggested Welbutrin.

When I was taking Prozac I didnt gain weight.Paxcel made me gain some though.

my second reading showed more small ones after being on copaxone for almost a year. but my third mri after a year and half on copaxone didnt show any new ones. so it is working for me. things have slowed down a bit. giving the shot everyday is a bummer, but you get used to it and i figure if it works its worth it. i will try to eat more carbs and lay off the protien and see if that helps. i dont eat a lot of fatty foods already tend to steer away from those.

How long did it take people to gain weight, if any on Methimazole. I want to gain weight and nothing has happened. I've been on it for about a month now.

This is the time in your life more than ever that you should be eating healthy and exercising regularly. Expect to gain weight ; that is healthy and necessary for most women, but if the gain happens too quickly you MUST Work with your OB to ensure that you are as healthy as possible. I would really listen to Alaysha's advice personally.. She's a model and one of the most stunning pregnant women I've ever seen, so I'd follow her rules for healthy weight gain personally lol.

I have taken quite a bit of different antibiotics back in May. I have stopped taking it a about 3 weeks ago, maybe longer and noticed that I have a hard time gaining weight now. I have had bad anxiety and depression as well recently which may have caused my appetite to go down drastically but when it comes back I start to eat a lot and it doesn't seem like I can gain weight like I used too.

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