Enbrel and flu shot
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I'M A MALE 59 YEARS OLD BUT WITH A VERY ACTIVE LIFE STYLE. I;VE HAD RA FOR 25 YEARS, STARTING TAKING METHOTREXATE ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO WITH PREDIZONE FROM TIME TO TIME. AROUND THREE YEARS AGO I WAS HAVING FLARE UPS AND MY DOCTOR ALSO ME ON ENBREL, WORKED VERY GOOD FOR THE RA BUT MY NOW MY THROAT IS ALWAYS SORE AND CONGESTED WITH PHELM. THIS YEAR I'VE SEEM NUMEROUS DOCTORS ENT, GENERAL ALERGIST AND EVEN HAD SINUS SURGERY FOR 30 GRAND, NOTHING FIXED THE THROAT PROBLEMS.
LOL, yes it is and thank goodness you don't have ALS. I am on one shot of Enbrel a week and the doctor I just fired was talking about putting me on Humira or Remicade. Remicade is an infusion medication and Humira is an injectable like the Enbrel. You may want to speak to your rheumy about perhaps trying one of those two. I was in between jobs and had no insurance and had to stop the Enbrel for 3 weeks, within 2 weeks the pain and stiffness was back worse than ever.
I have had two shots of Humira, I constantly have sinus issues, pain pressure, teeth hurt and hedaches. I got them on enbrel and after 9 years it quit working, so tired remicade but after 4 infusions I had such a bad insus probelm I quit it also raised my blood pressrue a lot. I don't seem to be able to handle hard core antibidoics so I can take zpack, and it helps, but I always seem to be back on it alteast every two months.
Thanks! I've just started had shot a week ago. Just curious about successes and side effects.
I'm in the same vote. On enbrel and have developed hpv. Very tiny bumps if even noticeable at all, but its been spreading. Aldara only made my psoriasis and psa flare up. I guess the next thing is to stop enbrel till my hpv clears up? I am 29, male, non smoker. Enbrel is the only med I take.
Ya, my joints tend to stiffen and my fingers and toes begin to curl. Full body pain everywhere. Enbrel has been amazing, giving me a 90% normal life almost pain free. I’m scarred because I only have 1 more month supply before I need to refill it. My Employee based Ins copay was 25 bucks for the month. Now I am retired, it’s going to cost me 1,000 dollars a month.
The competition does sell versions of it (Remicade and Humira) but those are just as costly. Humira actually would cost me more.
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I've been on Enbrel for almost 9 years. I've recently been developing tremors in my hands, cheeks (when I smile), and tongue. Talked to my rheumy. He doesn't think it's the Enbrel, but I am growing more concerned. They're not bad, but they do seem to be progressing.
So I finally decided to go with Enbrel. I stopped the homeopathic remedy and took my shot of Enbrel last Tuesday. I also started taking pain medication regularly and my rheumatologist gave me cortisone shot in my ankle, which was the most recent and the most painful swelling. I feel a bit better now with the combination of those things. I don't know if Enbrel started taking effect or not yet. I'm just trying to be more positive about it.
I got the flu shot and the whooping cough vaccine. I didn't get them both on the same day though.
Hello last week i had the flu shot on thursday and just two days ago i been getting pin and needles feeling my toes and hands and also bad back ache and itching i went to my dr and he says it just a bad reaction from the flu shot and i hope he is right im scared and dont want it to be anything serious
Wow, thanks, yeah people in the medical field think you should take medicine for Everything it seems. Im still opting out, although i am going to get some immune building vitamins.
my edd is Jan 19 , and it will be flu season. I'm conflicted on getting the flu shot. Does anyone know the pros and cons of the flu shot and If they're getting it ?
I haven't had my flu shot for over three years. My immune system is amazing. I literally never get sick. Probably because it built up so well when I got sick a lot as a child. My parents were not super protective over me playing in dirt or other things. I haven't had the flu, a cold, or anything else in years. A few years ago when I DID get my flu shot, I got sick for like two weeks immediately afterwards. Puking, fever, everything.
The flu shot does not cause the flu. If you get the flu after getting the shot you either had the flu before the shot, it wasn't in your system good when you got it, or you caught a strain they didn't make a vaccine for. I would rather get the shot and know I am trying to prevent myself from getting sick and giving it to my baby. The flu is deadly for infants. It's just like the whooping cough shot. Both are very important.
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