Weight Gain on Copaxone?

tt89 · Family Member Joined: Aug 13, 2008 Posts: 34 Location: USA

Anyone experience this. I had it with Betaseron and I think on this drug too. Is this common? Im newly diagnosed since the start of 2008. I'm working out daily, swimming and all. Its just coming out of nowhere and I eat good, nothing bad that would cause weight gain.

Anyone experience this? I refuse to pack on pounds for the sake of these drugs...if I should become imobile later on, that weight will be awful. I'm seriously thinking of just going without any injections. I don't know what else to do.

If you had weight gain? Were you able to lose it? What did you do in order to accomplish this.

Thanks

cheerleader · Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:23 pm Post subject:

Hi TT-
My husband has put on about 5-7 lbs with Copax (at 6'2" he's now 190lbs)...and he's eating better and working out more consistently since diagnosis, so he figures it's the copaxone. But he is also relapse and progression free after a year and a half. He'd rather have love handles and no disease progression. Me too. Just make sure you keep moving, and keep your heart healthy.
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Wonderfulworld · Family Elder Joined: Aug 28, 2006 Posts: 233

I suppose that I am about 14lbs heavier than pre-Copaxone days but to be honest a bit of weight gain pales into insignificance if you're faced with serious relapses without it like I was.

What's a stone or two here or there when before Copaxone I was relapsing 4 times a year?

tt89 · Family Member Joined: Aug 13, 2008 Posts: 34 Location: USA

Thank you to all for your responses
I'm picky about that I guess also because I pray that I never become imobile but if I do, weight is something that would make things harder..
I don't know. I just have so many emotions about stuff right now being newly diagnosed I don't know where to start or how to deal with alot of it.
Thank you for your time...very much I so appreciate it

MattB · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 12:52 pm Post subject:

I started Copaxone in early March of this year and I didn't experience any weight gain. Recently I actually lost 15 pounds which I could not afford to lose(my three year and very serious girlfriend left me and moved out) and I'm having trouble gaining it back.

daverestonvirginia · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:32 pm Post subject:

I can't say I have gained any weight because of taking copaxone. But, I did decide to go on the Best Bet Diet (BBD) right abount the same time I started copaxone and I lost a fair amount of weight being on the BBD. That was several years ago, right now my weight is staying right about at the level I went to after being on the BBD for about six months. I have never heard of anyone else saying being on copaxone causes weight gain, I know I have not had that experience.