paul johm clarke said...
a question to all ,does betaferon have the same negative effect on the skin as copaxone?RE:injection site reactions thank you in advanse for any help possible
I don't know what kinds of injection site reactions come with Copaxone, but here's what generally happens with Betaseron:
Especially early in your prescription, like in the first few months, you'll generally get a bright red spot the size of a quarter or larger. It will look inflammed, and might even be a bit puffy. Usually treating it with a skin cream is helpful. The spot will fade in time, but think of "time" in weeks, not days. You need to be careful that you not inject somewhere where you'll have clothing rubbing the spot, or other ways it might be irritated. The spot can become infected, and you need to watch for that.
Note this doesn't happen with everyone, but if it does, that's what you'd look for. Then down the road, after those first few months, the spots become less and less red and inflammed. Now, 12+ years later, I rarely get any sort of site reaction at all, usually just a pink area that fades overnight and disappears.