Copaxone mechanism of action
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I am not physically restricted - I walk 1 mile or more day and do 10 minutes of other light exercises most days. My BP runs under 120/80 most of the time. I understand carvedilol helps prevent stiffening of the heart muscle and can help restore LV function to some degree. How specially, so it do this? What is the biochemical mechanism?
I'm also on Copaxone and haven't heard of this being a possible side effect. I'll be curious if anyone has any input. I've noticed the same thing lately too. I also sometimes can't swallow when I need to and I have to really focus and force myself to do it. It can be pretty scary at times.
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I think the best course of action is probably to have a think about what will work best with your lifestyle and personal preferences and then discuss it with your neurologist in terms of what will be most likely to succeed where Copaxone did not.
Also, remember that ALL disease-modifying drugs play the long game. They do not treat symptoms. They do not fix old damage. Their goal is to reduce the number of relapses and hopefully slow down disease progression over time.
Hope this is helpful!
What is important is whether the antibodies block or neutralize the biologic action of the med that is important. So what your doc is planning makes a lots of sense. Keep us posted.
I find it amazing how many of us have swallowing difficulties. Coordination of the swallow is governed by the cranial nerves and MS can hit the cranial nerves hard.
Plavix has a unique mechanism of action by blocking the amplification of platelet activation by released ADP, and often used with aspirin to prevent the risk of clots for the first year after DES implant. Plavix and aspirin have different mechanism of action to prevent clots. After a year, plavix is usually discontinue as the risk for clots is decreased, and aspirin is continued long term. The risk of a clot is about 3%.
These amino acids are normally found in the human body. To the best of my knowledge, there is no causal link to Copaxone causing cancer. There are a certain number of patients that develop cancer and report it while taking Copaxone, but I believe that is statistically equivalent to the incidence of cancer in the general population. Because it was reported, it will be listed in the prescribing information, but that does not mean that Copaxone causes cancer.
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Potassium is a chemical element and it is part of the electrolyte that should be in balance with other lytes to adequately conduct an electrical impulse that originates with the sinus node in the right atrium. The mechanism of action is not completely understood, but what is when a voltage (unit of potential for conduction) and electrolyte there will conduction and passage of electrical impluses.
No daily injections (a constant reminder that I have MS and I have to treat it), the reminants of the syringe in my house, in my fridge, sharps bin in my press. Filling the prescription at the pharmacy. These were all things I wanted to banish as a mechanism to think about having MS a little less.
s neuro considered Copaxone the weakest DMD, or what weakest means. It is a competely different drug from the other 3 DMDs, and its mechanism of action is different.
Also, Rebif and Avonex are exactly the same drug, Interferon Beta-1a. Betaseron is similar but it is a little different, Interferon Beta-1b. I'm no doctor, so I can't explain all the differences, but its different formulation may be one reason for its higher rate of NABs.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/578705
Ribavirin improves early responses to peginterferon through improved interferon signaling.
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The therapeutic mechanisms of ribavirin for hepatitis C are unclear. Microarray analyses have shown that ribavirin increases induction of interferon-stimulated genes. We evaluated viral kinetics, serum cytokine expression, and viral mutagenesis during early stages of peginterferon therapy with and without ribavirin.
I stopped taking Copaxone not because of the IPIR, but because of the allergic reactions that seemed to accompany it. My skin started itching severely, and I had some swelling in my face. So I switched to Betaseron. Fortunately I don't get the flu-like reaction, or at least not as bad as some people.
Seeing an orthodontist is advised.
Be careful of some of the information in these postings. Copaxone does not suppress the immune system. Nor are any of the MS DMDs immunosuppresants. In the case of Copaxone, it is believed that it acts as a decoy for the myelin protein, tricking the immune system away from attacking the myelin sheath.
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