Nausea and Arava Question

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone. This is only my second tme posting here and I have a

question. I started on Arava this week because I wasn't getting a

good response from the Methotrexate (have been on plaquenil and

prednisone for months)( and my Humira was upped to once a week:3rd

dose so far) My question is about the Arava. It is making me feel

very nauseated. I am on the starter dose of 100mg for 3 days, then

drop to 20 a day. Does the nausea get better on the lower dose? Has

anyone else experienced similar problems from Arava? I don't want to

write it off just because it makes me feel sick to my stomach,

especially if it eases with time. I really need this and the Humira

to start working as I am in a bad flare and am having a hard time

functioning right now. Funny how the medicine we have to take to

make this better makes us sick;-) If anyone else had been on this

medication, I would love to know how it worked out for you. Thanks

for any info. Hope everyone is hangin' in there!

Jen

[Guest guest]

Hi Jen

What happened with you and the Arava? I have just had it added to my

methotrexate and it seems to be making me nauseated as well even

though I just started on a small dose today. I figured it would take

a while to have that effect.

Annette

> Hi Everyone. This is only my second tme posting here and I have a

> question. I started on Arava this week because I wasn't getting a

> good response from the Methotrexate (have been on plaquenil and

> prednisone for months)( and my Humira was upped to once a week:3rd

> dose so far) My question is about the Arava. It is making me feel

> very nauseated. I am on the starter dose of 100mg for 3 days, then

> drop to 20 a day. Does the nausea get better on the lower dose?

Has

> anyone else experienced similar problems from Arava? I don't want

to

> write it off just because it makes me feel sick to my stomach,

> especially if it eases with time. I really need this and the

Humira

> to start working as I am in a bad flare and am having a hard time

> functioning right now. Funny how the medicine we have to take to

> make this better makes us sick;-) If anyone else had been on this

> medication, I would love to know how it worked out for you. Thanks

> for any info. Hope everyone is hangin' in there!

> Jen