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Thanks for the support. Ok I have done 2 doses now, in the uk we start off with full doses!!!! Unfortunately I am allergic to ibuprofen so have had to make do with paracetamol and to be honest it hasn't been too bad!!!
good luck to those of you just starting.
jo x

And were off!! I gave myself my first Avonex injection at 1pm today! I am beginning to feel really achey, but hopefully this is as bad as it gets

Wow he is truly a lucky person to have a friend who cares so much, and you are very special person to want to help him. I have not heard of the PJ's you are referring to, but i would try anything!! I have similar symptoms in my feet and hands. I wish your friend good luck on the copaxone, I tried it...

Hi Sarah, I haven't heard of either of those two drugs but I am no stranger to medication! I am on Baclofen, Gabapentin, and my neuro has just added Tegrtol(carbamezapine) to the list! I am also due to start Avonex injections on the 15th April!! Very scared about that! Thankfully we have 2 weeks eas...

I am fed up now!! I know i shouldn't really complain as I have had a pretty good few months, as far as symptoms go! I won't go into the copaxone disaster - that's a whole other story!!!! I have had 3 weeks now of muscle spasms in my legs which have meant going back to using my walking stick!!!!!! Th...

Hi Gabby, Sorry to hear you have had such a rough time of things :( I totally understand how you feel. I had a very similar experience to you when my ms was diagnosed 15 years ago!!! I too walked into hospital and came out in a wheelchair. I am out of that now, but do have to use a stick when my leg...

Hi I know exactly how you feel! I have 2 boys aged 13 and 9! When I had my eldest boy I was convinced that I couldn't cope with a second child! Even though my MS was fairly sStable. I was having 2 or 3 relapses a year and was very tired! Anyway nature decided for me and when my eldest boy was 3 and ...

I was on Copaxone but suffered extreme skin reactions and my ms nurse and consultant said I had to stop taking them and try a different dmd!! After much research - a lot of which I got from this sight - I have made the decision to try Avonex. One of my reasons is that it doesn't cause skin site reac...

I have been reading posts on this site for about 3 months now and have finally plucked up the courage to start posting! Actually I am not sure if it is courage or desperation!!! I am not new to MS as I was diagnosed 15 years ago!! In that time I have been up and down, but mostly up :) I have had 2 g...

I am new to this site and this is my first post!!! I have just stopped taking Copaxone!! I was only on it for 3 months but suffered the most horrendous skin reactions. The welts on my thighs were sometimes bigger than my hand!!!!! They would itch like crazy!! My MS consultant wants me to try one of ...