Comments on: Questions about M.S. medications? http://managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/multiple-sclerosis-treatment/questions-about-m-s-medications Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:10:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: pcheesewhiz http://managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/multiple-sclerosis-treatment/questions-about-m-s-medications#comment-3399 pcheesewhiz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:05:18 +0000 http://managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/multiple-sclerosis-treatment/questions-about-m-s-medications#comment-3399 I take Copaxone also. I never inject in exactly the same spot and that keeps the bruising down as well as those troublesome lumps. I also always use the injector and make sure the depth adjustment setting is at the correct level for me. There is no doubt it-using any of the FDA approved drugs is not fun. I took Copaxone when I was first diagnosed. I quit using it for a quite a long time because I couldn't stand injecting myself any more. I just couldn't face it. But once I started losing my ability to walk, I couldn't wait to go back onto the Copaxone again. For me, not being able to walk was a lot worse than putting up with the injections. And yes, I sometimes feel a lot of discomfort at the injection site. I sometimes put an ice pack on my skin just before I inject to cut down on the itching and burning. Have you ever tried Low Dose Naltrexone? It worked for me for a good three years and was a nice respite from the shots. That is fantastic that you have shown no progression. But since this disease is relapsing/remitting we will never know if we have not progressed due to the injections or the fact that the disease just went remittancetence. Frustrating isn't it? But at least oral medications for MS are on the horizon. Take the very best of care! Laura I take Copaxone also. I never inject in exactly the same spot and that keeps the bruising down as well as those troublesome lumps. I also always use the injector and make sure the depth adjustment setting is at the correct level for me.

There is no doubt it-using any of the FDA approved drugs is not fun. I took Copaxone when I was first diagnosed. I quit using it for a quite a long time because I couldn’t stand injecting myself any more. I just couldn’t face it. But once I started losing my ability to walk, I couldn’t wait to go back onto the Copaxone again. For me, not being able to walk was a lot worse than putting up with the injections. And yes, I sometimes feel a lot of discomfort at the injection site. I sometimes put an ice pack on my skin just before I inject to cut down on the itching and burning.

Have you ever tried Low Dose Naltrexone? It worked for me for a good three years and was a nice respite from the shots.

That is fantastic that you have shown no progression. But since this disease is relapsing/remitting we will never know if we have not progressed due to the injections or the fact that the disease just went remittancetence. Frustrating isn’t it? But at least oral medications for MS are on the horizon.

Take the very best of care! Laura

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