Guest guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Hi Everyone, I've had ReA for sixteen years. I was diagnosed about six months after my first inflammation (L5 chronic pain). I didn't go on treatment for nearly five years, and managed the symptoms through NSAIDS as needed. After that I was succesfully managed (with moderate to mild flares)?with 3G?Azulfidine.?The effeciveness of this medication lessoned and I was eventually taken off and put on Enbrel in 2005. That worked GREAT for the first ten months and then I started having horrible side effects. My MD said it was more likely the disease becoming immune to the drug?rather than side effects of?Enbrel. They included, brain fog,?pressure and pain in?head, fatigue, and numbness/tingling in face and down?arms. I since gone off and on enbrel several times, but have had ?no long term benefit and the same issues eventually arise. I am not on Cellcept, which is ok, but still not making me feel back the way I was. I realize I may never get back to the remission I once had, but I'm hoping to find the right medication combo that will work. Any advice and shared experience would be much appreciated. CK in NYC PS: Forgot to mention, I also tried methotrexate. I caused my liver elevations to jump high and offered no benefits to the arthritis. ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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