Date: 26.12.2010
From: Karen
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Subject: RA: Methotrexate and/or Enbrel
Hey, I've been on MTX for just over a year now, I've switched from tablets to injections because of the nausea. MTX has really improved my life, my joints are not painful, of course I get them bad days(esp during winter) but its worked wonders. Its the nausea thats really bugging me, I would take it on weekends to sleep off the side effects, which sucks as I'm only 18 and want to enjoy my weekends. Also I do want kids in the future, I had a miscarriage already. Anyway, docs are thinking of switching me to Enbrel (etanercept) (plus 2 tablets of MTX a week, although I prefer the MTX to be out of my system fully, but hey its a start). Anybody else been in a situation similar to me and can give me info on this Enbrel drug or just any info at all really? I would LOVE for this nausea to go away, but I also want my joints to function as well as it has with MTX, is this Enbrel drug as effective? Please give any feedback thank you.
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Date: 26.12.2010
From: Kristine
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Subject: Re: RA: Methotrexate and/or Enbrel
Hi! I am 23 yrs old and also suffer from RA. I was diagnosed 4 years ago, was put on NSAIDS (Naprosyn 500mg) and a weekly dose of 10mg of methotrexate. It worked well until recently, when my pain increased about 2.5 folds despite increasing my methotrexate dose to 15mg a week and taking 2 tablets of Naprosyn daily. The doctor proposed Remicade but it has very serious possible complications and I am not willing to risk it. I am starting to look into diet and arthritis and would like to try an anti-inflammatory diet. I am just wondering if it would work for me because growing up, I was never allergic to anything (except for alcohol intolerance). Still, I am willing to give the diet a try.
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Date: 26.12.2010
From: louloubelle
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Subject: Re: RA: Methotrexate and/or Enbrel
hey karen i have psoriatic arthritis and have been on enbrel for 8 years. I have never had any side effects and PA symptoms were improved so much that I would forget that I had arthritis at all, even though I have it so bad that I had to have hip replacement surgery 10 years ago! I had my first baby in Septemeber and took the enbrel right up until having a positive pregnancy test. My rheumy believes that it would be safe to take enbrel during pregnancy but, as there is so little research onto the effects it was best to stop straight away. Hope all goes well Karen
Lou x
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Date: 26.12.2010
From: sandra
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Subject: Re: RA: Methotrexate and/or Enbrel
hi karen i was on methotrexate for a long time but found the nausea didnt improve so put on injection that didnt help still feeling sick for most of the week so went on enbrel four and half years ago took myself off methotrexate as no one was listening to me when i said i felt ill with the sickness and that was two years ago and just had a bad flare up and told rheumy i wernt taking it so they put me on salazopyrin. I have been on all kind of diets and nothing seem to improve the arthritis exccept keeping off certain foods that i know cause me to be in pain. but let us know how you get on kristine
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