copaxone injection site pain

I was using copaxone I did have a itch at the injection site and a lump that lasted for days sometimes weeks. Blistering I never experienced.

I have been Copaxone for over a yr. I still get site reaction such as lumps, redness, heat, swelling..itching,,One thing you can try is to adjust the depth of your auto injector. I went to a lesser number on th auto inject. After several months, I was told that I need to adjust the needle depth on certain areas. Places that have more fat on them should be a bit deeper injection.

In terms of side effects, I have had some site reactions (post injection pain/sting; mild redness; swelling/lump at injection site) but no other problems thus far. Copaxone is reported to be about the same effectiveness as the interferons, for reducing relapses. It is not yet clear whether it is effective in delaying disease progression and disability.

I’ve noticed members here post a common pattern with Copaxone injection site reactions. There seems to be an initial 'honeymoon' period that lasts a few weeks. During that time, we each seem to think we are one of the fortunate few who aren’t going to experience much for site reactions. Unfortunately, it appears our bodies use this time to ramp up defenses against Copaxone and/or the preservative contained in the solution.

I only made it as high as the half dose. I had no other side effects, no injection site pain. I switched to Copaxone and have been on it for the past 18 months or so. The first several weeks the shots were pretty painful, the stinging and burning lasted a long time and the big red dollar size welts were pretty bad. After a while all of this diminished greatly and I only occasionally feel a mild burning a few minutes after my shot.

Tomorrow pick the furthest most site way on your arm from the last weeks injection site. You might want to even try a manual injection? After each daily injection I press firmly on the site with a cotton ball for 60 seconds and then ice it immediately. I don't know if my body has just gotten more use to the shots or what but the painful injections and soreness have diminished greatly over the months. Good luck!!

Anyone on copaxone, anyone have their tastes changing? Putting on weight? Just wondering, things taste a bit strange since copaxone.

I'm doing very well with Copaxone. I get stinging at the injection site, nothing horrible though, and don't even get welts or redness. The area stays a bit tender to the touch for several days but I don't really notice it and it doesn't interfere with anything. According to the Copaxone people, 90% of users never get the flushing/palpitations thing. I was a little afraid of that but so far so good.

Initially the sting was quite intense and I did have large bumps, warm to the touch, at the injection site. For the first couple of months I warmed the site pre-injection, and iced afterwards, as suggested by SS and the nurse at my MS clinic. As my body adjusted to the drug, the pain and lumps greatly decreased and I didn't bother with the heat and ice. Nowadays, I only occasionally have a painful injection or small lump; most of the time, there's little if any reaction.

I just started taking Copaxone, last Friday. The injection site reactions are the biggest side effects with Copaxone. I've had no other side effects other than a little bit of anxiety after a shot was given and a feeling of something being different--which has gone away. The injection site reactions looked pretty impressionable, at first. The first five days they were about the size of a baseball of red area with about a half-dollar sized fluid-filled middle area.

On a serious note, after taking Betaseron for 7 years, I started having injection site reactions. They would become red and swollen and nothing would take the swelling down -- I called my neurologist and he said if it is red and swollen, it is not MS related. See your family doctor immediately! The injection sites turned into Cellulitis and I ended up in the hospital receiving intravenous antibiotics. This happened about 10 times over the course of about 5 years.

Hi! I started copaxone in January of 2012. I don't think the injections hurt, but I may have a high threshold for pain. I still get inflammation at the injection site on my legs but that's cleared if I take benedryl before I do my injection. I assume copaxone is working since I havent had any symptoms since October 2011 ish...

A day after or two days I have a slightly raised injection site that is red and itching like crazy. All day and all night I itch. Feels like bugs crawling on my skin ! uggggh! On top of that, I have to go to the bathroom a million times a day and night. Out of no where here comes an urgency to go to the bathroom to the point where I have to run for it sometimes. They gave me neurotin for pain which makes me dizzy and gives me blurred vision at work.

I read about a phase 4 clinical trial double blind using the anthisimine generic Zyrtec with copaxone to lessen injection site reactions. I all ready take it for allergies. Anyone else tried this?

Never had a problem with copaxone other than injection site reactions. Still get those after a year.

Tonight I manually injected myself in my lower back, it went fine except that a few drops of the Copaxone dripped back out of the injection site... has anyone else experienced this? Shared Solutions is closed today so I will call tomorrow but I'm curious if anyone has experienced this and how I can correct this the next time... Thanks!

It kind of took me off guard. After injecting Rebif for the past few months without any pain from the injection, I assumed Copaxone would be no different. Was I wrong about that! Immediately after injecting the Copaxone in my abdomen area, I had the worst burning/stinging feeling. I found it quite intense, which surprised me as I think I normally have a fairly high pain theshold. It did subside after 10 minutes or so.

I just have occasional itchiness at the injection site, but not all over. My SS nurse told me that some people find relief by using a Tucks wipe after injecting instead of a cotton ball. I tried that and it didn't really help me. I started using it in February and the burning and itching seems to be getting better for me. It sounds like your reaction is much worse than mine! Good Luck!!

and watch some Telly with the hubby, it really helps with the pain. I am 1.5 months into copaxone and it does get better. It hurt alot in the beginning and my legs are the worse. They would ache all over for like 1 hour after the jab. It's a lot better now. I can inject, ice alittle and pretty much move on. Magsmomma don't give up yet! Give it at least 1 month!

I have no side-effects from Copaxone, but do have alot of injection site reactions. I have a lump that itches under the skin, immediately after injection and it itches for days. Going just under the skin isn't too bad, but the itching can drive you crazy. Just like it did for 'ess.' I have found that by NOT using the auto-injector, I have less of an injection site reaction, but still have the lump and itching.

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