Hi all, I've been on methotrexate for 9 months I self inject which is fine and I have no side affects so far, I'm just about to increase from 20mg to 25mg. It doesn't seem to be working so the have given me solphazine but it made me really ill so I stopped but now restarted at a lower dose.
My question is I've heard a bit about biological treatment and they sound promising, is anyone using them?
Ich bin genauso. Bin seit 9 Monaten auf Methotrexat, ohne Veränderung und werde jetzt zusätzlich zu mtx mit Cimzia 200mg beginnen. Bisher sagt hier jeder Gutes über es..
Is that biological?
Ja. Für mich auch das erste Mal. Viel Glück!
Hi. I think I've been on a similar path to you. After 6 yrs on methotrexate it was no longer enough. Two years ago I added enbrel to my meds. It has helped me enormously for two yrs. Side effects were minimal at first. Few hot flushes and blocked sinuses but they soon subsided. I've not really caught many more viruses and colds than i would normally expect ( I'm a teacher so exposed to a lot). However if I get a cold it now always seems to go into my chest which bit didn't used to. It's been good for me. Only problem is I think I am now you used to it as it's not working as well. Keep getting mini flare ups. Will see how things how over future months and maybe ask about infusions next. Keep well. 😊
Hi lisaloo
I have been on methotrexate on and off for a year and I thought I was cured. But due to one of its side effects which made my liver bad I had to change to Sulfasalazine and this is not working and was going to have biologicals. But they have to test for TB. And mine was positive so could not start it till after three months on antibiotics. So hopefully will be on biologicals soon.
They won't give out biologicals until you start with a couple of the other pills first.
Wish you luck
Thank you are u in the UK?
Yes on symponi (golumimab) no problems in fact brilliant better than methotrexate by far
Ich nehme seit Anfang Dezember MTX und Hydroxychloroquin ein; leider hat es überhaupt nicht geholfen, die RA hat sich ausgebreitet und wird schlimmer. Sulfasalazin hat mich so krank gemacht, dass ich es nicht einnehmen konnte, und Hydroxychloroquin hat meinen Blutdruck auf über 200 erhöht, sodass ich Leflunomid und ein paar andere nicht ausprobieren kann. Trotz mehrerer Blutdruckmedikamente schwebt er immer noch um den Wert von 150, und der Hausarzt sagt, er sei nicht behandelbar. Vor ein paar Wochen habe ich mit Cimzia begonnen, aber bisher ohne Erfolg, die RA breitet sich weiter aus und wird jeden Tag schlimmer.
Hi thanks for info, I hope you improve soon. Life's so hard with RA you just want to feel normal 😭
Good luck with new treatment, let me know how it goes