Guest guest Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Just wanting to know if orencia is a good treatment seems like everyone is saying that it only lasted for about 3-4months then it seems to wear off. Do I need to ask my rhuemy to try a different med before I even get started. > > > I'm in the same boat you are in. Wanna help paddle? Anyway, I've been on > Orencia since late July of last year. After the first 3-4 months it started > working less and less to where, after an infusion, I'd have two good weeks > and two crap weeks. My Dr really doesn't want me to stop the ORencia though. > He took me off methotrexate and put me on Arava. That helped some. > > I'm still having trouble though. He's talked about allowing me to change > medications in a couple of months if I/we see no improvement. I confess I > can't remember the name of the medication he mentioned. I started with an > 'R' and is an infusion that is taken one time every 3-4 months or so. Sorry > I can't be more specific. My brain-fog is really really bad lately. > > Dalanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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