Copaxone side effects injection site reactions

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1637739 tn?1371688706 I will keep trying to find the correct level of injection to help minimize site reactions. Maybe I should try it without the injector, but just haven't had the nerve to do it yet! Lol. The lumps and itching have been going on for probably 5 weeks now. Hoping that they are just slowly going to get better! I will keep taking it and hopefully it gets better.
Avatar f tn I am just finishing up my 2nd month of Copaxone. I had increased site reactions starting at about 3 weeks, and now they are mostly calming down again. Some spots are better than others. My stomach has very little reaction. My arms and hips I'll get a hive & lump, sometimes discomfort, but that goes away in about a day. My thighs are the worst and not only sting and have lumps, but I get bruises there also which can last weeks.
Avatar m tn 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.
382218 tn?1341181487 t know what the answer is to the injection site reactions. I do know they get less with time. I do not have any side effects from the Copaxone itself, after injection, which is why I choose the drug. I'll put up with any skin reactions.... Trust me, when I say the burning gets less and less over time.
1983221 tn?1333506185 Never had a problem with copaxone other than injection site reactions. Still get those after a year.
400099 tn?1282954864 Anyone on copaxone, anyone have their tastes changing? Putting on weight? Just wondering, things taste a bit strange since copaxone.
1373769 tn?1278603610 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.
Avatar n tn 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.
Avatar f tn With Copaxone I do not have any medication side effects, but do have injection site reactions. After 7 months of being on the daily injection, I notice that even my injection site reactions are getting less and less. This is MY experience. I really am sorry to hear that you have become frustrated wtih Rebif. Perhaps you would do better on a lose dosage and Avonex may be for you. Hope you feel better and decide which treatment to use in the near future.
Avatar m tn On it nearly five years now and zero to very minimal injection site reactions (usually zero) no more burning when the medicine goes in. When I first started, it hurt like hell and I just couldn't see how I could stay on it long term. However it ddget better, much better, over time. Your body may adjust to it a lot sooner than seems possible right now. Like Jeny, I take out several syringes at a time as it feels much better at room temp than cold.
246236 tn?1275478902 I'm on copaxone, too. I get huge welts and the site gets so itchy. But, that's it. Some more fatigue, but also no post injection reactions. My neuro says it's the least likely to cause reactions of any of them. I can't take a full dose, though. I manage between 1/2 and 3/4. Full causes a vasodilation effect. For me, I use warm pack a few minutes before the shot, then tried ice after but made welts larger so switched to warm again. The warm works better for me.
Avatar f tn You may very well be allergic to copaxone. Read your material for allergic reactions. 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.
198419 tn?1360242356 I started Copaxone in January of this year. 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.
4907540 tn?1361976855 Copaxone has the potential for side effects just as much as any other DMD, although many of those side effects are different. It might come down to which ones you can tolerate and/or mitigate best. Side effects can vary greatly from one person to another, and you may not feel any side effects regardless of the DMD. If you find side effects intolerable, you can switch drugs.
Avatar f tn I had a similar reaction after 10 days on copaxone without any previous problems at all Did my 11th injection and within an hour I started having chills and headache like I was getting the flu. Temperature ran up to 102. I went to bed because I figured I WAS getting sick and shivered and sweated for the next 15 hours. An advil brought the temp down gradually and then I felt fine. No runny nose, no headache no more fever.
1710955 tn?1309446473 Immediately after injection, I take a very soft, warm wash cloth and gently rub my injection site in a circular motion to disperse the medication. I've never experienced any site reactions. And I haven't had any burning, at all. On Copaxone, I burned for an hour, and I had huge welts, that itched like crazy! Hope that helps. I'm sure members that have been using Rebif longer than I have will give you more advice. Good Luck!
400099 tn?1282954864 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?