Diagnosis and drugs, drugs....

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I TRIED Humira before also by itself, and it helped a little then stalled

out, then stopped working all- together.

Now, 3 years later after switching doctors, We are doing Methotrexate

(20mg) with the Humira and it is working

Really well. I am just trying to get through the side effects of the

Methotrexate, but I think this combo seems

To be the one for me if my body can tolerate it. I have started to have a

pretty rough time with the side effects of the pill form of Methotrexate,

So this week I switch to the injection, which was pretty painless and easy.

So, I hope it makes it easier.

But my joints and chest and eyes feel so much better!!! YEAH!

The only thing I am not sure about is --- do the side effects go away or

become tolerable over time?

And will I stay on the regime forever if it cures' my PsA?

I have heard two different things about these treatments. One is that the

first time people try them they might not work so they

Stop taking them. But the second time they try them ---- they work

(especially Humira). That would be my case, but before we did

Not do the methotrexate with it, and for me, this has been the missing key.

The other thing my nurse said yesterday is that sometimes if you stop taking

the biologics and/or the chemo drugs, because

Of side effects, or you just don¹t want to ------and then change your mind

and start them again, the second time they might not work for you.

So ­ who knows.

I look at it as a rebooting of my immune system to get it to behave!!! My

PsA starting flaring really badly shortly after I contracted an MRSA

Infection. So ­ I think my immune system is haywire!!!

But ---- so far so good with the drugs (I do worry a little about my liver

though, the Dr. is only checking is once every 8 weeks, which has me a

little worried)

Thanks for letting me vent!!

Kristy

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