Re: Question for Enbrel Users....

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I was on Enbrel for about 3 months before I begin to see a difference and

not experience what you are ....................things should get better for

you...........

Wanda

In a message dated 7/27/2006 7:10:05 A.M. Central Standard Time,

krandall@... writes:

Hi folks, I've been taking Enbrel for 3 weeks now, and am beginning

to see a pattern. I take my shot, and start feeling better the next

day, then I have about 3 days of feeling pretty darned good before

sliding back down hill again. Yeterday I felt close to my " old

self " . Today I woke up with joints in my hands and feet painful and

swollen, and stiff all over. The over-all stiffness is starting to

wear off now that I've been up for a couple of hours, but my hands

are still very uncomfortable, particularly the knuckle of my middle

fingers.

Earlier this week, I was feeling good enough that I was thinking of

calling the doc and asking her if it was time to start trying to

wean down off the prednisone again. Today, there's no way I'd want

to do that, and I'm really wishing my liver would stop acting up so

that I could at least take my Voltaren. (she took me off that when

my liver values didn't return to normal, even after stopping the

Arava) I've got both Ultram and Percocet I could take, but then,

even if I were in less pain, I'd be pretty useless for the rest of

the day.

Is it common for the Enbrel to sort of " wear off " before it's time

for another shot? Is this likely to get better when I've ben on it

longer? I love how good I feel for the first few days, but I was

really hoping not to fall apart mid-week again each week!

Boy do I hate this roller-coaster ride!!! Can I get off now!?!<g>

Thanks,

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Thanks! That's good to know. I'm willing to stick with it for a

while if it's likely to smooth out and last longer... It really DOES

work well for the first few days!

>

>

> ,

> I was on Enbrel for about 3 months before I begin to see a

difference and

> not experience what you are ....................things should get

better for

> you...........

> Wanda

>

> In a message dated 7/27/2006 7:10:05 A.M. Central Standard Time,

> krandall@... writes:

>

> Hi folks, I've been taking Enbrel for 3 weeks now, and am

beginning

> to see a pattern. I take my shot, and start feeling better the

next

> day, then I have about 3 days of feeling pretty darned good

before

> sliding back down hill again. Yeterday I felt close to my " old

> self " . Today I woke up with joints in my hands and feet painful

and

> swollen, and stiff all over. The over-all stiffness is starting

to

> wear off now that I've been up for a couple of hours, but my

hands

> are still very uncomfortable, particularly the knuckle of my

middle

> fingers.

>

> Earlier this week, I was feeling good enough that I was thinking

of

> calling the doc and asking her if it was time to start trying to

> wean down off the prednisone again. Today, there's no way I'd

want

> to do that, and I'm really wishing my liver would stop acting up

so

> that I could at least take my Voltaren. (she took me off that when

> my liver values didn't return to normal, even after stopping the

> Arava) I've got both Ultram and Percocet I could take, but then,

> even if I were in less pain, I'd be pretty useless for the rest

of

> the day.

>

> Is it common for the Enbrel to sort of " wear off " before it's

time

> for another shot? Is this likely to get better when I've ben on

it

> longer? I love how good I feel for the first few days, but I was

> really hoping not to fall apart mid-week again each week!

>

> Boy do I hate this roller-coaster ride!!! Can I get off now!?!

<g>

>

> Thanks,

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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