Medications

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There really is no set medication list. I for one cannot take

prednisone, which I actually am happy about. From there it jus depends

on the RD and their experience. Most people generally are on MTX or

Arava. Some of us take Plaquenil. If the doc starts on biologics,

they generally start with something that you inject at home, such as

Kineret or Enbrel or Humira and then if that doesn't work move on to

infusions such as Remicade or Rituxan. Here in the States a lot of

this is determined by insurance companies as they need to see a therapy

fail before they will pay for more expensive therapies.

But all in all, your son HAS to tell the doc exactly how he feels on

each medication. how else will the doc know if it's working or not. I

encourage open communication with the doctor.

Houston, TX