Injecting Copaxone 40mg and way to track
Hello, everyone.
My name is Andrew and I have MS. For the last couple of years I am using Copaxone 40mg injections, which work good for me. What I like - no deadly side effects like in some other types like Tesabry and such. Anyways, when i switched to Copaxone 40mg, I faced a problem of actually tracking the locations of the injections. You need to inject yourself 3 times a week, and rotate 6 or 7 locations, each of which has sub-locations. Before it was simple - every Monday you inject in left hip, every Tuesday - right hip, and so on. Now its a floating schedule, and it's complex.
But, after spending some time, I found an answer - there is an app for iPhones, iPads - Injection Schedule Assistant, that actually helps with that rotation issue, notifications, and even tracking the medication supply.
I am using it and finally can get rid of bunch of papers that i was using to track the injections, and bunch of time that I spent on it!
Hope it will help other as well.
App link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/injection-schedule-assistant/id1297105025?mt=8
The video review here:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/jQnFoO5vxY4
Thank you! Yep. I use those locations as well. Just remembering them is a hassle lol And I used Shared Solutions as well for many years. Used to be on Tesabry before, but then just got too scarred of the side effects :(
Yes, the app for copaxone is great, until you travel out of the country and can't access the rotation because you don't have any data to use, or you go on a week-long camping trip and don't have cell service! After my trip to Australia last year, I re-did my rotation schedule so at least I could remember which body part was next in line. I still use the app for every injection but if for some reason I'm without cell service or can't access the app, I just guess at the spot -- one time in the wrong spot isn't going to do any harm! Over all I like it but the ratings option (where you can record if the shot was really painful or whatever) has been down for about a year now. I'm guessing it's not coming back.