Struggling with when to take Enbrel

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I know no one can really advise me (even my rheumatologist) but I just wondered

if I could ask the group for their gut reactions. I'm now 27 weeks pregnant and

you guys all know I'm an Enbrel addict. I've finally approached something

looking like moderate remission. I take 2mg pred/day and I haven't had Enbrel

since mid Feb. I feel pretty ok, a tad stiff in the am, but nothing I'd even

notice if I didn't know I had RA. Part of me wants to keep taking the Enbrel

monthly regardless of symptoms so that I can avoid immunogenicity, that

complication of developing antibodies to etanercept if you're off it for a

while. I also wonder if sometimes I'm tired b/c of the RA and Enbrel is great

for that. Then again, I don't want to expose the baby if I don't have to.

Thoughts or ideas? Thanks, Kate F

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