Guest guest Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 i have gotten itching now for over a year. My old rheummy ignorred it as did my internist. My new rheummy says its a sign that my immune system is kicking into high gear again. He gave it a name...called it some sort of autoimmune dermatitis. I was also on Enbrel and MTX with disasters effects. I stopped enbrel as it was not effective and Mtx caused horrible side effects some of which could have been fatal if i had not stopped the MTX...my stupid old rheummy keep ignorring me. Toni in Texas In a message dated 10/23/2005 10:19:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Rheumatoid Arthritis writes: Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:05:22 -0400 From: cynthiadew1@...Subject: rheumatoid studiesI started a study a few weeks back for a Anti-TNF injection, it's a once a week shot. And like Susie's no name yet. Research studies go in phases, the first is usually a double blind study, that means both you and the research will not know if you are receiving the drug or a placebo. I'm in a third phase of a clinical trial, that's means it's open label, everyone in the study gets the drug and they are studying potential side effects on a larger segment of the population. Normally at this point the drug has been determined 'safe' and the dosage has been narrowed down to a effective dosage. My experience so far is good, the swelling is down, my energy is better, not great but better. I even cooked last night! That's a big thing for me. I do have a question: As the swelling went down in your joints, has anyone else experienced itching in their joints? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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