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Enbrel and COVID: Pain gone?

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joanne031071
joanne031071

Hi my 76 year old mum has been taking Etanercept (Enbrell) for a couple of years now. Amazing stuff aside from a one day a month flare up. She caught covid and was told to stop taking it. Nearly six weeks on covid has gone and she's recovering well and will be speaking to her doctor next week about restarting Enbrel. The strange thing is she has had no pain nor any flare ups at all these past six weeks without it and I'm wondering what the link is with the virus and why the pain has gone. will check with the doctor but checking here to see if anyone has had a similar experience.

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  • sandime
    sandime joanne031071

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    That is intriguing.

    RA does go into remission. I've heard of pregnant women going into remission as well. Did she have any of those covid cocktails? Some of those are used for RA people. If you learn anything, please post. I am curious. I have RA and I manage it without drugs and I'm worried the vaccine will make me flare, but from your mother's experience, covid antibodies might not make me flare.

    I hope she recovers well!

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