Update on Copaxone x3
I recently had an MRI after being on Copaxone for a year. I am so grateful about the results. The most problematic lesion was on the left frontal lobe...IT'S GONE!!! Lesions in the white matter harden and do not go away. The MRI from a year ago, prior to restarting Copaxone, showed disease progression in the white matter.
I asked the ms specialist was I correct in deducing that the disease had "halted;" she confirmed that it had.
As I stated in a previous post, after approximately 8 months, the horrific sxs I had been experiencing were gone; and, Thank God, have not returned.
Country music singer Clay Walker (?I think that's hos name), was diagnosed in 1992 and is still performing and completely mobile.
The research I did in medical journals, documented that 2% of those on this drug had an allergic reaction.
As anyone with ms knows, it strikes everyone differently. Individuals with this disease know their bodies better than anyone--- so it is up to the pt to agree on the drug that is utilized.
I respect anyone's decision regarding what/which DMD (if any) to use. I would simply encourage those of you sitting on the fence, to try to wait for your next MRI before stopping the drug. Understand, I am in no way suggesting that anyone having an intolerable reaction wait to stop.
I hope that this was helpful. Be Well. Shalom, Suzanne
I recently had an MRI after being on Copaxone for a year. I am so grateful about the results. The most problematic lesion was on the left frontal lobe...IT'S GONE!!! Lesions in the white matter harden and do not go away. The MRI from a year ago, prior to restarting Copaxone, showed disease progression in the white matter.
I asked the ms specialist was I correct in deducing that the disease had "halted;" she confirmed that it had.
As I stated in a previous post, after approximately 8 months, the horrific sxs I had been experiencing were gone; and, Thank God, have not returned.
Country music singer Clay Walker (?I think that's hos name), was diagnosed in 1992 and is still performing and completely mobile.
The research I did in medical journals, documented that 2% of those on this drug had an allergic reaction.
As anyone with ms knows, it strikes everyone differently. Individuals with this disease know their bodies better than anyone--- so it is up to the pt to agree on the drug that is utilized.
I respect anyone's decision regarding what/which DMD (if any) to use. I would simply encourage those of you sitting on the fence, to try to wait for your next MRI before stopping the drug. Understand, I am in no way suggesting that anyone having an intolerable reaction wait to stop.
I hope that this was helpful. Be Well. Shalom, Suzanne
sxs disappeared--- feeling like I was on fire, itching I cannot describe, hives when going into a store. NOW: I can do full lotus position and get my feet behind my head. These were thing I was doing before I became really sick. I was told during my 10 day hospital stay that I wasn't expected to walk again. Last week: I WENT RUNNING AND MY HUSBAND COULD NOT KEEP UP W/ME!!!!
It is my understanding we are hoping it will delay progression.
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