@Sarah_Walton 

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Sarah_Walton

Brabio/Copaxone

Hi all, Im going to be starting the Brabio/Copaxone injections within the next few weeks which will be my first DMT. I’ve read about the possible side effects & i know not everyone suffers them, but was wondering what peoples experiences with this DMT have been in general? Thanks! X
@Highlander

Hi Scroll up and you'll see a box marked Copaxone  click on that and it'll take you to other posts made about it. Hope that helps.

@ItsMewithMS

Not sure what all is available to you but Copaxone was what I started on and was on for 11 years. I had a few relapses in that period that required intervention and a steady build of lesions that my brain just accommodated...at the time. Then I was switched to Rebif for 4 years and now that I have transitioned to SPMS have moved to Ocrevus. I have been working my way through the Aaron Boster (MS specialist from Ohio in the US) as he is covering all the various DMTs, how they work and who they could be applicable for. I realize now that while Copaxone was one of two drugs available at my Dx I should have been moved off it earlier as better drugs became available. He does still see cases to use Copaxone but prefers something with efficacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd69KmEpsWM As far as side effects, that is one of the benefits, there aren't too many, typically, although someone posted earlier this week that it really wasn't accepted by her body. Over time I just developed skin dimples in the injection areas. I probably should have been using warm compresses over the sites or being more regimented in rotating injection areas. They had recommended the back of the arm and I was really not gymnastic enough to figure that out ;p hold it there, press down and then press the button? I couldn't do it and it really stung for me. The outside of the thigh was tolerable but I had too high of a preference for the inner thigh and after all the years that is where the dimpling was. Aaron also notes it is a good choice to use as a cover if cleaning out from one DMT before starting another and for women that may be wanting to start a family. So it does still have a role...as he says in the video but not his "go to" anymore now that there are more effective options. Make sure you are comfortable with it as Neuros don't like to switch around too often in my experience over here.