What has been your experience with biological modifiers (remicade, enbrel, humira) for Rheumatoid Arthritis?
I have been taking MTX for about 1 year and started Remicade about 4 months ago (I have received 5 infusions so far). For the first couple months the Remicade seemed to work amazingly but for the last 2 months or so I continue to have pain and stiffness before, right through and after my treatments. I mentioned this to my rheumatologist and he increased my dose with no real difference ( I will of course mention this at our next check up). My question is has anyone else had experience with Remicade’s effectiveness wearing off? Also does anyone have experience with other TNF Inhibitors such as Humira and Enbrel? Anyone switched meds and found that one worked better than another for them? If one Biological Modifier doesn’t work does that mean that they all wont work for me? Thanks!
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My son had RA and meds made him sick, Colon cleansing and herbal remedies did the trick
i do not have rhematoid arthritis but i have sever psoriatic arthritis and i was on embrel and humira(boy do they sting) but i could not see a change in the joint pain. my next step is remicade. have you tried methoreate it worked on the pain but it made me sick the day after i took it. my rheumatologist told me i have to just keep trying different meds till i find one that work for me. i wish you well and good luck