Hi-
I have been taking copaxone since May of last year. I never had a problem besides a little swelling, redness, and sometimes itchy after. All very liveable.
Saturday night within ten seconds of giving my shot I turned red from head to toe. My face swelled. My heart raced, and it felt like I couldn't breathe.
I got hives (like a bunch of bug bites) and my back hurt really bad.
After the heart slowed down, the redness and hives went away, and the swelling went down I got violently sick to my stomach and diarraha.
Then the chills started, teeth chattering chills and no matter what I did I couldn't get warm. I had two blankets and a heating pad and parts shook I didn't know I had. This lasted about a good hour or more.
I had been trying to doze because I was so tired. I woke suddenly and realized the shivering stopped suddenly. I went to sleep, about fifteen minutes later I woke just as suddenly.
I had thrown up in mouth, scary since I was asleep and on my back, I grabbed my just in case bowl and just in time since another wave hit me. Then I had to rush to the bathroom and for the other end.
As I was in the bathroom and stood I almost fell down from being dizzy and weak. I had to sit down. I couldn't even sit up straight without wanting to fall over from being dizzy and weak.
My boyfriend wound up bringing me a blanket and I just sort of slid to the floor where I laid for an hour. After that time I felt able to make it to bed.
At this time I did go to sleep and slept for about eight hours.
I seem ok now, just sore all over. My chest especially and in my back where I think I strained something getting sick.
I didn't take the shot Sunday, but was told to go ahead tonight. I am kind of scared but I feel I have done so well on this med.
Has anyone else had anything similar to this? Did you continue? Does it happen often.
Thank you to everyone taking the time to read my story.
I have been taking copaxone since May of last year. I never had a problem besides a little swelling, redness, and sometimes itchy after. All very liveable.
Saturday night within ten seconds of giving my shot I turned red from head to toe. My face swelled. My heart raced, and it felt like I couldn't breathe.
I got hives (like a bunch of bug bites) and my back hurt really bad.
After the heart slowed down, the redness and hives went away, and the swelling went down I got violently sick to my stomach and diarraha.
Then the chills started, teeth chattering chills and no matter what I did I couldn't get warm. I had two blankets and a heating pad and parts shook I didn't know I had. This lasted about a good hour or more.
I had been trying to doze because I was so tired. I woke suddenly and realized the shivering stopped suddenly. I went to sleep, about fifteen minutes later I woke just as suddenly.
I had thrown up in mouth, scary since I was asleep and on my back, I grabbed my just in case bowl and just in time since another wave hit me. Then I had to rush to the bathroom and for the other end.
As I was in the bathroom and stood I almost fell down from being dizzy and weak. I had to sit down. I couldn't even sit up straight without wanting to fall over from being dizzy and weak.
My boyfriend wound up bringing me a blanket and I just sort of slid to the floor where I laid for an hour. After that time I felt able to make it to bed.
At this time I did go to sleep and slept for about eight hours.
I seem ok now, just sore all over. My chest especially and in my back where I think I strained something getting sick.
I didn't take the shot Sunday, but was told to go ahead tonight. I am kind of scared but I feel I have done so well on this med.
Has anyone else had anything similar to this? Did you continue? Does it happen often.
Thank you to everyone taking the time to read my story.
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