Kathy FL Information about Remicade (infliximab)

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Kathy,

Did you ever try MTX with the Remicade? I am curious. I was already on Arava

when I started my Remicade, but stopped it and went to MTX because everyone

says that is the one to use for Remicade. I had previously stopped MTX

because I couldn't take the side effects anymore. I was on it for 12 or 13

years. Well, my body fell apart on the MTX. I called my doc in tears and

said I want my Arava back! I began taking it again at everyone day. I took

my first on a Friday, then my second on Sunday. It took 2 pills at EOD, and

my body was back to how I was before. Arava is very much one of my miracle

drugs.

~Rainy

Re: [ ] Information about Remicade (infliximab)

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> I am taking remicade I go every 8 weeks now ,I seem to feel some better.I

have only had 5 treatments so far. I ust pray it continues to work. I get

the infusion every 8 weeks now ,when I first started it was 2weeks

,4weeks,6weeks and now every 8weeks. I am still taking predisone and arava

also have to take predisone.I hate gaining all this weight it is sso

depressing... Kaathy in Flla

> <Matsumura_Clan@...> wrote: Remicade (infliximab) is a

chimeric monoclonal antibody that works

> against TNF-alpha. It is given via intravenous infusion once every

> several weeks.

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> http://www.centocor.com/cgi-bin/site/products/prod_remicade.cgi

> http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic3/infliximab.htm

> http://www.fpnotebook.com/RHE92.htm

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