All drugs have the potential to do serious damage

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On the surface the TNFs may seem safer...but I know a lady that is now blind in one eye from taking enbrel. She lost her eye sight due to optic nuritis..or serious and permenent damage to the optic nerve. It is listed as a potential side effect but is listed in medical language to the average patient would not understand what it means.

As far as humira is concerned there are some patients that take humira weekly. They do not get enough response from bi-weekly dosing so they go to weekly.

Personally I prefer NO drugs at all...but that is just my opinion. I have been off all drugs now all most six months.

toni

In a message dated 12/2/2004 1:33:48 PM Central Standard Time, Rheumatoid Arthritis writes:

Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 18:41:32 -0000 From: "" <catdelouise@...>Subject: my drugsHi, I've been reading the posts here and noticing the different drugs. I agree with Harrold, I believe the best choice for RA are the TNF blockers, Enbrel, Humira, etc. I am currently on Humira and have had good success on it. It is an injectable but you only take it once every 2 weeks. It does cost about $1200/mo. though! I feel that drugs such as methotraxate and steroids have too many side effects and are not as effective. Since I am of child-bearing years, I am trying to avoid methotraxate. Anyway, if you have R.A. and your Rheumatologist has not offered TNF drugs, you might want to consider changing doctors! This is just in my humble opinion and experience.