copaxone travel

1Moore, I have flown several times with my copaxone. First, call SS and tell them you want one of their travel wallets for the syringes if you don't already have one. It is a hard shelled case that will hold all your things - they even sent me a second autoinjector to keep in the travel case. The letter from the doctor isn't necessary - just take one of the prescription labels off the box and put it in your travel case.

But his over all travel time is around 10 hours to visit. Have you check on the copaxone website for the manufactures instructions?

I did speak to the Shared Solutions (SS) person - she seemed almost as puzzled as I am about the best way to handle this. My overactive imagination (aka scatterbrain) has me thinking that I will be stopped at security check and a big scene will ensue (and I shudder at the thought).

Katie, It is one heck of a learning curve to remember all the dos and don'ts of copaxone. Freezing or heating both fall in the don't category. Call SS and tell them the problem. I believe they can arrange for additional syringes to be sent as replacement for the cooked ones. I travel often and get around the problem of forgetting about my drugs by keeping them in my purse. If you haven't already done so, ask SS for their travel kit for copaxone.

m getting excited, and a little anxious..... I have been talking to SS nurses, and know how to travel with the Copaxone, but what about all the other drugs. Do I need to take a Sharps container, and how do we dispose of our needles.? I don't know what to do about this..... I know there are people who have travelled, could you please tell me what you did?

Also, I am taking the medicine with me for about 8 weeks of travel. Anybody would like to share trips as to how to travel with the medicine/customs/etc.? Thanks for everything!!!!

This will be the first time since I am on copaxone that I will be traveling...I am going to Bahamas...Will they let you bring the copaxone with you on the plane? Has anyone had any problems at the airports?

I am taking a 6 week break from the Avonex and will be starting Copaxone at the end of April. I actually have two questions: 1) Has anyone taken a break from their medication for that long (and if so, any consequences) and 2) Has anyone switched from Avonex to Copaxone, and if so, how did you do? I still after all these years lose a day on the weekend due to the side effects of the Avonex and am hoping that will not be the result with Copaxone.

Has anyone experience upon travelling to Australia with 10 boxes of Copaxone? Is there some special declaration needed? or is there a limitation on how much you can bring for personal use with you , when planning a longterm stay in Australia?

So, needless to say, I feel we SOOOOOO deserve this, and now I have to travel with all my drugs, and the Copaxone... ( any suggestions) .. I know not to let them x-ray it, but anything else that I should know about. I'm so not thinking right now, kinda like I am in space....

Shared Solutions has a travel case for Copaxone. Give them a call to get one. It is very convenient now that the pre-filled syringes can be out of refrigeration for up to 30 days. 3. Be prepared for sharps disposal. Amazon sells small, handy needle cutters that cut and store the needle in a single step after injection. They make syringe disposal easier and safer no matter where you are. Airports often have sharps disposal containers in bathrooms. Some hotels do as well.

They also send out ice/warm packs, neck wraps, travel kits for your copaxone and they offer nurse training as well. I hope you are able to get through to them and they can offer you all the same benefits that I've been lucky enough to have. Take care and stay strong...

t read or heard anything linking them to allergy to Copaxone. We do have a member here who recently stopped Copaxone because she started having frequent and longer lasting generalized reactions that got scarry. It doesn't sound like your reactions are allergic in nature or severe enough to mean you should stop taking Copaxone. Of course, only your doctor can really make that decision. Since the arms are harder than other sites to access, it wouldn't hurt to review your technique.

For the past year (since long before my diagnosis), my best friend and I have been planning a trip to Spain to do a pilgrimage called the Camino De Santiago, which is a 480 mile walk that takes 30 to 40 days to complete. Thousands upon thousands of people complete the pilgrimage every year, and we are in our mid-30's and have been looking forward to meeting people from around the world and having a great time during the trip. A couple weeks ago, I was diagnosed with RRMS.

Did they tell you that you had optic neuritis? That was my first flair as far as we know. I've had it 3 or 4 times. I don't remember. I went on prednisone a few times and it worked every times. Lately, for the past few months off and on, I've been having jumpy vision. It gives me pretty bad migraines. I get migraines very easily so I'm on daily meds for that as well. It seems to work well but it doesn't stop the things that trigger my migraines.

Is Copaxone available in India? If so, I wonder how much the Copaxone would cost and how much you can you buy at one time and transfer it with you on a plane? You are right--health care costs are very, very expensive. I spend about $10,000/year on health care (which includes the insurance, medicines, doctor costs, etc.). Great thread!

Some of us have just finished holiday travel, and one of our members was heading off for 50 days of world travel last May and uses the nickname "Milesy"! So perhaps this would be a good time to pool our collective wisdom about travel tips for those with MS or in LimboLand. What worked well for you? What would you do differently next time? Do you tip airport wheelchair pushers? Any tips specific to particular airlines or modes of travel (train, plane, bus, taxi, cruise ship)?

I am finishing my 3rd week on Copaxone tomorrow evening, and I have a question for those of you that have been using Copaxone for awhile. Does the horrible stinging after injecting ever go away? At 5'2, 71#s, I really don't have much body fat, and I'm wondering if that has anything to do with why, the stinging is so awful, and continues. Still grateful to be on it-just wondering if it will become less painful.

First of all i want to say. Thank God my daughter got her Copaxone 20 last Thursday. I'm so thankful she finialy has the med she needs. She called shared solution they said they would call her this week to set it up. Nurse called back and said she would be down from columbus. Saterday so all was good. Now dif nurse called to set it up again saying she would have to meet us at a library on Sunday ! She wasnt liense in ohio And we would need to meet her in wv or ky.

Copaxone since June 2008 after an unsuccessful 8 or 10 week try with Rebif. The latter drove my liver enzymes up and I never even made it up to the full dose. I had picked Rebif mainly due to the lesser frequency of injections, but I don't actually mind the Copaxone daily. In fact i think I'm less likely to forget a shot when I do it every day rather than trying to keep track of whether I did one yesterday or the day before. I've had one very mild IPIR in five years.

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.

//www.ehealthme.com/ds/copaxone/hallucinations,+mixed "On Aug, 31, 2013: 9,277 people reported to have side effects when taking Copaxone. Among them, 5 people (0.05%) have Hallucinations, Mixed." the most recent was one person in 2011. It would be difficult to prove hallucinations were a side effect of copaxone, based on those very small numbers. There are no withdrawal symptoms from going off copaxopne.

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