Hi! Terrified of taking Enbrel...how is anyone else coping with it?

i have a fulled seal box in my fridge.if YOU like to test it 1st...let me know...i gesture it at a very nominal fee.thanks.

In America, they refer to Enbrel as the miracle drug and they don't use Methotrexate with it. Ive been on it for years and came off methotrexate. I have to say its been miraculous for me. then the NHS switched me to Benapali but my disease started to get out of control again. I was in a lot of pain by 3 months and my hands started to defirm badly again. I persuaded my Rheumy to switch me back. Took my first Enbrel injection again yesterday and soooooo very relieved. Can't recommend it highly enough! It's a life saver.

Been on Enbrel about 3 months I have an over active immune system which causes multiple issues like psoriatic arthritis and all that goes with that along with deformed joints, psoriatic skin eruptions, IBS etc

As my immune system was lowered much of the pain and stiffness, skin eruptions and IBS slowly disappeared I was getting excited about feeling better when out of the blue I started feeling a tingling and itching in my back, then the pain came as I realized I was having a shingles attack! I immediately went to my PC and he put me on an antiviral drug. I’m about three weeks into my shingles attack now. The antiviral drug seems to have stopped the progression of the shingles and so far it has not erupted in to open sores. The pain and itching remains but I’m thankful that the sores have not appeared!

I have stopped taking Enbrel And now have decided that I’m going to let nature take its course.

Shingles took advantage of my lowered immune system and all I can think of is, "what is next"? If I were to get cancer while on Enbrel I'd never forgive myself, If I get it naturally so be it

Good luck to everyone and I hope those of you who have had good luck continue doing so!

Bob

Hi, one of the best things you can do is to adopt a whole plant based diet, and go gluten free, don't eat any Animal products, meat, dairy, eggs, fish, eat vegetables, fruits, beans, grains, seeds, etc, take a B12 supplement, there is plenty of science backing this diet, worked great for me, I'm not saying stop your medication, but maybe discuss this with your Rheumatologist, we'll worth it.

The Enbrel has been a miracle drug for me. I was apprehensive at first, but I have been on it now for 2 years and only find myself getting better and better. It is the only thing I am on and I do not need prednisone anymore. I have had no side effects, but I do regularly see my dermatologist to make sure I have no skin cancers. The problem is that your doctor needs to make sure that you are clear of most disease processes. I had blood work done for all kinds of diseases and cancer markers before I started. Once you start on Enbrel you cannot get vaccinated unless your doctor says that you can. I was very concerned about the covid vaccine, but did get them all except the last one which he did not recommend. If you have a doctor who understands Enbrel, there should not be a problem.

Good luck

Pamela

I took Enbrel for three years prior to retirement and am fighting to find a way to get back on it after I started on Medicare. it worked very well and I had no problems with side effects at all wonderful