Woke up just now and the swelling is pretty much gone as is the pain. Maybe I just had a weird reaction or some how just had an odd cramp etc. thinking that the injection and then swelling were a...
I've been on enbrel 50mg sure clicks once a week for going on a year now. Yesterday I did my injection and had no issues, which is normal. As the night went on (I work nights) the outside of my thigh...
Dentist confirmed it was thrush, said that it would likely go away on its own (its almost gone now). Rheumatologist said there was no concern with regards to the enbrel or plaqenuil and that I can...
Long and short of it. On enbrel and plaquneil for my RA (been on both for aprox 6 months). Two weeks ago came down with Bronchititis . Stopped the enbrel and did a 7 day course of Bactrim, which...
Long and short of it. Ive had RA for just about 2 years. Currently on Embrel and Plaqneil after MTX sensitivity and Humaria quit working. Current meds seem to be a good combo currently and have been...
I'm kinda in the process of trying to figure this out my self. Seems like high salt does it for me. I def know that there are some times that I feel worse the day after a big dinner and stuff like...
Are you on prednisone? I always get real bad hot flashes when I'm on prednisone, alot of times they are localized to my lower legs. J-...
Yep love mine. Everyone in the family has one. J-...
This is how my site reactions went when I switched to enbrel. First shot no problems no redness. Second shot, redness and itching at FIRST injection site (called a recall reaction) but nothing at the...
Lisa, Humaria worked great for me right off the bat, like I literally had relief hours after my first injection. That said after about 3 months it seemed to stop working and I had my worse flare up...
Thanks Beth. Looks like it may have been un-related in the end, just a couple "bad" days lol. J-...
LOL thanks Mine can be bad too just seems to have "ramped" up a bit since starting the Plaquneil. J-...
I've been on for about 2 weeks now. I know that diarhrea can be a side effect but what about excessive gas. The pass couple of days have been BAD!! lol. J-...
Ive taken prednisone and Enbrel together but the prednisone was always on a burst and taper, not on a long term basis. Hopefully you can get this figured out. J-...
thanks guys J-...
Hey guys quick question. I've had RA for 2 years. My RA Dr just started me on Plaquenil on Monday (2 pills/day I think thats 400mg total, dont have the bottle in front of me). I'm currently on Enbrel...
I have used Humaria and now Enbrel, both with the pens and it is about as simple as it can be. Let it warm up 1/2 hr out of the frig and hit it. Hurts less than a bee sting. I take a couple of...
Humaria didn't work long term for me (worked for a couple months great then just quit working) but Enbrel has been seeming like a god sent. Only had some minor injection site reaction with the Enbrel...
Run this by your DR but mine said most people can tolerate skipping a dose or taking a dose a few days early. He said he would do what ever he could to avoid dealing taking it on vacation with him,...
Yikes that sucks. I have not had any ear issues since being diagnosed in 2012. I was started on methotrexate (which I think is the standard starting point and usually required by insurance) and it...
Thanks Don (you have posted in my threads too and appreciate it). I'm sure you know it is sometimes a crap shoot at what works. I went from Mtx, which gave me mega liver trouble to Humara, which...
I have experienced this but oddly only when I have had a medicine change. It happened when I went from mtx>Humaria>Enbrel. About a day or two of bad, stay in bed type headaches each change but...
Thanks Don, was starting feel like it was just me, lol. Your description of the progression is the same for me too. J-...
Anyone have a loose feeling shoulder? What I mean is that with my left shoulder I can let my arm just hang straight down and it feels like it slips out of joint. No pain or anything, just feels like...
well I spoke too soon, lol. Its back. I spoke with a friend of mine who is a chiroprator (just not local to me so he could fix it lol). Said the symptoms sound like its starting with my Anterior...
Well the odd thing is that is has gone as quick as it came,lol. Went to bed yesterday at 0400 with pain in my arm and when I woke up at 1200 pain free, lol. So maybe it was completely un-related. J-...
Hey guys. After Humara stopped working for me (had the worse flare up, every joint involved and had to have two courses of prednisone just to be able to function) my RA DR switched me to Enbrel. I've...
Took my most recent Humaria injection this past friday. Injected in the abdomen and have no problems, issues and only the typical little dot of blood when I was finished. Got home from work today,...
hey guys new to Humira. Just took my seventh dose past friday. I have been rotating injection sites and came up with a routine of left side ab's, right side ab's, right thigh then left thigh and then...
So I'm two injections into my Humira now. Had almost immediate relief of all joint pain etc EXCEPT for my jaw, lol. Gonna give it one more injection and if there is no change with it I'll make a...
Beth I'm from Michigan so I do most of my fishing in Michigan but also hit Ohio, Pennsylvania and western new York on a pretty regular basis. I do a fare amount of saltwater fly fishing too in...
Beth. Yep did my first injection on this past Friday. Went off with out s hitch and was easy/painless. I may be crazy but seems to be working already too. Pretty pain free,much more than I have been...
Never had jaw problems in the past. Was diagnosed with RA about a year ago. Haven't been on methotrexate for a few months due to high liver counts. Since being off methotrexate I have been having...
Starting Humira soon, just waiting on the TB test results from today.Dr did not want to put me back on MTX since it always ups my enzymes and they come down slower each time. Started a burst and...
Long story short, I'm 42, dx with RA 5/14. Started Methotrexate at that time and was doing better pain and mobility wise. 12/14 my liver enzymes spiked for UNK reasons (very light infrequent drinker,...
thanks for the info guys J-...
Long story short. I was diagnoised with RA 5/14 and in hind sight was suffering symptoms since 9/13. I'm 42 now and this is really negatively affecting my life, hobbies, work etc. Got in with a good...
Thanks don. Talk to my doc today and he said as long as I had a couple days between I can take the full dose tomorrow. He assured me I was not the first to make this mistake. Lol. J-...
Get in to a RA doc and have them look at what's going on. When I was initially tested my results were 208, extreme fatigue, lack of appetite, lots of pain swelling and lack of strength and mobility...
Thanks don. He has me on folic acid too. My understanding with the prednisone was that after the mtx starts working that I was only going to need the prednisone for flair ups. My onset was very fast...
I was diagnosed with RA about a month and a half ago by my family doc and it was confirmed by rhuematologist last week. He started me on 2.5mg methotrexate "6 tablets per week". Instead of taking one...