Newly diagnosed
Hello all. My vision was suddenly like the drunk spins back in September and wouldn't go away. After being in the hospital for 6 days I discovered I had MS. I just recently got started on generic Copaxone injections. I seem to be getting these big lumps where I inject my medicine and they're itchy. They seem to go away after a week or so. Any advice on how to not get those or make them go away faster?
Hi Lindsey, so sorry about the diagnosis but welcome to the club! Not on Copaxone but had Avonex injections weekly for 23 yrs. the sites did settle down after a while but I must admit that a change to Tecfidera this year, (2tablets a day in stead of a weekly injection) what a joy. You're still very early on, so sit back, have a cuppa, relax and don't stress, stress is the worst thing for ms, it's a killer so relax. I'm one of the old codgers, had the beast for 25 years, still here, still fighting, keep positive. I hate to say this, but you've picked a good time to be dxd if ever there was a good time, there are so many DMT's available which there wasn't 25 years ago, so if one really doesn't suit you can always change. We're always here for a natter, a moan, a cry, a celebration, whatever floats your boat and remember there is no such thing as a silly question with ms😇😍
Hi @lindsey_cotherman and welcome. Injection site reactions can be a problem on Copaxone. This has been the subject of many previous posts. A Copaxone tag has been automatically added to the bottom of your post. Selecting this will access these previous posts.