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I've been on Copaxone for 6 months now and I've been cautiously optimistic throughout the process but i'm starting to trust that it's working. I'm don't have the same debilitating fatigue - though I do still experience it. I used to sleep from Friday - Sunday to recover from my work week but I've be...

Cammie, how can you tell it's working? I'm glad that you're finding success with it I only started 2 months ago and I assume it's doing what it's supposed to but how do I know for sure? I have just started to get hard lumps at my injection sites that are palm sized an last almost a week and are sens...

I know that I have hit the muscle a couple times during injection and it causes spasm and a very painful charlie horse. I've noticed that the autoinjector settings don't always work for the entire area - legs mostly for me. Sometimes I'll pinch very softly if it feels like I'm going to hit the muscl...

HI There, I'm new here too, and I have had a similar response from friends and am still not used to the cognitive changes. Part of my challenge is that I look "fine" very little mobility issues, mostly just a blip in balance from time to time. My favorite is when people think they know &qu...

Thank you for the nutritional information, much appreciated.

Oh my goodness - I've never heard this statement before and had to google it. It's amazing how liberating information can be sometimes! This sounds exactly like what I know now is a symptom I've been experiencing for quite a few years. Usually only mildly but a few times to the point where I was imm...

I just have to say, ummmmmm yes. losing words, making a big deal out of nothing - then not being able to remember the things I said which are usually hurtful and unnecessary.....

Hello, I'm new here but coffeandpie this post really interested me. I was also on Avonex and found the side effects worse than the benefits. Mine were physical flu like symptoms and I lost a great deal of weight because I just couldn't eat for 4 days after injecting. I made the decision to go off th...

Hello everyone, My name is Samantha and I live in British Columbia Canada. I am 30 years old with 3 boys (ages 7, 8 , 9) the youngest and the oldest are my stepsons, and the middle is my biological son. While some people have a hard time with blending families I love all of the boys and we work real...