Re: Question for all of you aN

[Guest guest]

Hi a:

You need to give the Enbrel more time to work for you.

It can take up to two to three months for you to

experience the benefit. Remember, it's only four

shots a month, basically, and you have not even had a

full month's worth yet. Are you on any other DMARD?

I take Mtx with mine.

Kathe in CA

--- a <aN829@...> wrote:

> Hi everyone,

>

> I've had 3 shots now of Enbrel. Last night we went

> to friends house

> to play cards...they don't keep their house as warm

> as I keep mine, not

> knowing this I dressed like I do to be in my

> house..well as the night

> went on, I got really cold and my hands, shoulders

> and neck really

> started to hurt, so bad that someone else had to

> deal for me and I then

> couldn't take anymore and had to ask hubby to take

> me home without

> devulging what was wrong to our hosts (didn't want

> them to feel bad).

> My question is, I thought enbrel was supposed to

> stop this kind of

> pain..am I expecting to much to soon? Am I wrong in

> what enbrel is

> supposed to be doing?

>

> Thanks for any help. I'm ready to just give up darn

> it all..

>

> a

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

Kathe

" To ride a horse is to borrow freedom. "

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[Guest guest]

>

> Hi a:

>

> You need to give the Enbrel more time to work for you.

> It can take up to two to three months for you to

> experience the benefit. Remember, it's only four

> shots a month, basically, and you have not even had a

> full month's worth yet. Are you on any other DMARD?

> I take Mtx with mine.

>

> Kathe in CA

>

> Hi Kathe,

I'm on the 2 shots a week 25 mg each. I'm not on anything else..just

celebrex once a day. I was just frustrated that I hurt so bad, and

today I lost a day of work cuz I couldn't move....hope it lets up

soon...

Thanks

[Guest guest]

a:

Wow, am I ditzy or just fibro fogged? lol. I meant to

say 8 shots - two each week - I do just as you do.

Duh. Somedays I just can't trust my brain to work

right - my family just rolls their eyes at me on those

days ..... Anyway, I know how hard it can be when you

are in so much pain to wait for these meds to work -

but Enbrel has been very good for me, and hopefully in

the next few weeks, you will begin to experience

benefit from it as well. If it does not work by

itself, you can always add on (great, another pill

lol), but Mtx really works well with it so you can

keep that in mind - but hopefully you don't need to

add on - hang in there - your ditzy friend -

Kathe in CA

--- a <aN829@...> wrote:

>

> >

> > Hi a:

> >

> > You need to give the Enbrel more time to work for

> you.

> > It can take up to two to three months for you to

> > experience the benefit. Remember, it's only four

> > shots a month, basically, and you have not even

> had a

> > full month's worth yet. Are you on any other

> DMARD?

> > I take Mtx with mine.

> >

> > Kathe in CA

> >

> > Hi Kathe,

>

> I'm on the 2 shots a week 25 mg each. I'm not on

> anything else..just

> celebrex once a day. I was just frustrated that I

> hurt so bad, and

> today I lost a day of work cuz I couldn't

> move....hope it lets up

> soon...

> Thanks

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

Kathe

" To ride a horse is to borrow freedom. "

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