Guest guest Posted November 5, 1999 Report Share Posted November 5, 1999 Just saw this in the newsgroup and thought I'd post it here, too. Might be interesting for the enbrel user's parents. This is from an adult, with regular RA. I'll check and see if there are any responses and post them in, below. ~Georgina --- Flare with Enbrel Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 21:16:33 -0800 Newsgroups: alt.support.arthritis I have been taking Enbrel since May of this year. It immediately did wonders, reducing swelling and pain. However, new deformities continue to show up in my fingers and something gross is happening with my left ankle. Recently, my right hand has been swelling but I have had incredible stress due to my husband's serious illness. I have been dealing with RA for 10 years. Has anyone else had this result with Enbrel? -------------------------------------------------------------- ***Many people also take Methx along with their Enbrel. Some people also take other dmards with it. We can talk about your reactions to stress which make your disease worse but you really need to make sure that your RD is fully aware of whats going on and that you are not happy with these latest complications and want to do something about them.*** -------------------------------------------------------------- ***I just experienced a flare with Enbrel, but it was the result of a minor reduction in mtx (just 3 mg). Currently I am taking 30 mg mtx and tried to reduce it to 27, however that small reduction caused a fairly significant reaction. I wondered if others have experienced flares with DMARD tapers. Overall I have had significant improvements with Enbrel, however, this flare surprised the h--- out of me (I was walking around like the bride of enstein). My resistance to DMARDS is extremely high, and this is especially unusual since my RA is in the moderate range. It surprised my RD as well. So... I will be staying at 30 mg. At least I tolerate it well; blood work is good and no side effects. I think I have a mutant form of RA (LOL). How did your DMARD tapers go? Incidentally stress really sets off my RA...without a doubt. I notice there were 2 posts about that recently (you might do a search of Deja... there was a similar post about a week or so ago *** ---------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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