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My doctor has been prescribing copaxone every other day, 20mgs, for two years now. Her decision was based on 2 small studies that showed that copaxone prescribed this way is just as effective as taking it everyday. Teva is trying to hang on to the market because of Tecfidera. It wouldn't surprise me...

These symptoms you mention subside within one month's time in almost all patients. Don't you think one month of discomfort is worth not having to inject poison everyday? Think about what you are saying. This medication is way more safe than any other MS med. and way more effective. I could see not t...

I have also been on LDN 3mg (for three years) and copaxone every other day. First attack in March '09. No new lesions or attacks since then. I believe it is the LDN.

I find that if I inject in my stomach and around my waist, I don't get lipotrophy. I will not inject in my arms or legs...just in the areas located within the fattiest areas of my torso. Occasionally I inject into my buttocks...no lipo there either. I have been injecting for 3 and 1/2 years and just...

Why doesn't this woman know that copaxone can be room temp.? It comes packed in ice and then I leave my months dosage in the cabinet. It doesn't always have to be refrigeratored. I wish I could let her know. I am sure it would make her life much easier.

I don't get it...why would anyone, especially those of us afflicted with MS, want to watch a person slowly deteriorating, actually dying in a painful, horrible way? Move on people....no wonder depression is so prevalent with this disease. What good is watching? So we can see what the rest of us are ...

I was diagnosed in March of 09 with numbness in both legs. MRI showed 3 lesions on brain and spine. I started Copaxone 2 months afterward and haven't had a flare up since. That really doesn't matter since every person who gets MS gets it differently and at a different rate. And no one can tell how y...

Why is this on the LDN page? I think this belongs on the copaxone page.

I have been taking LDN for two and a half years. My neuro told me to take it at night (3mg). She told me it would make me tired. Ever since I started taking it, it is extremely difficult for me to get up in the morning. Before I started taking it, I would spring out of bed at 5 a.m., not anymore. Al...

I have been having more sore throats and colds since I started taking LDN. Don't have and never had bladder issues so I can't help you there.

sorry....I know how overwhelming it can be. Google LDN for MS and read all about it. There is plenty of info out there to give you an idea of what it is. There is also an LDN board on thisisms. I know it is not an easy time but I found that the more I educated myself on MS and everything about it, t...

Maybe there is a chance that all of this will subside over time. Maybe it is your body's way of getting used to the medication. I can't say I know how you feel but copaxone doesn't start working until it is in your body for at least 7-9 months. My advice....I don't know how bad your physical state i...

Hi...I have been on Copaxone for 3 years. For the past two, I have been getting red, itchy patches/bumps/hives on my legs...especially my calfs. They come and go. Sometimes I get 4 to 5 at a time and then I will just get 1. I take Copaxone every other day along with LDN. I didn't know what to do abo...

MSnik....because of you I am tempted to call my neuro and ask for the results of my MRI...I don't want you to feel that you are alone...I find it impossible to believe that you are. I feel that LDN is so hyped up that when a person experiences lesions while on it, they are so disillusioned that they...

All I need to do is call my neuro and ask her for the results of my last MRI (Jan.). But knowing that I have developed lesions while on LDN would put me in a depression. I physically and emotionally feel great and I don't want to upset that. I am trying to hang on to these feelings as long as I can....