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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ENBREL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 1 | Rheumatoid Arthritis | MAJOR insomnia. Loss of appetite day after injection. Bloating. More colds/infections. Dry mouth. Major injection site reaction. Looked like a bug bite on week 2 but on week 3 looked like a bee sting reaction. 2 inch by 2 inch red inflamed area. Stayed for almost a week. One month after quitting injections muscles still have knots in them from the injection. (Quad muscles). Immediately stopped this drug. I have just started a gluten and dairy free diet to see if this will have any impact before I opt to try any more powerful Meds. God bless to all my fellow sufferers out there. | F | 38 | 3 weeks | 5/14/2013 | 3 | RA | None | Worked for 5 years. At times I could go 5 weeks between shots, then take an injection when I felt stiffness coming on. Then it stopped working. | M | 81 | 5 years 50mg 1X W | 5/6/2013 | 1 | psoriasis arthritis | Gain weight, easyly caching ilnesses, Cough, Weak body, Pale skin. | I used Enbrel after i tried steroids and MTX. after 2 years i tried Enbrel it worked and reduced my joint pains but side effects were crucialy reduced my daily life. then i stopped treatment | M | 2 years 25mg 2X W | 5/4/2013 | 5 | RA | No side effects. | Completely changed my life--I would be in a wheelchair by now w/o Enbrel. Was initially on MTX, plaquenil and minocycline but couldn't get above the lowest dose of MTX because of bone marrow suppression. Went on Enbrel as soon as it came out and experienced relief within days. What little pain I experienced with regular inj was nothing compared to RA pain....have no pain at all with autoject. Some side effects that people experience would occur with RA regardless of being on Enbrel--I know this from being a healthcare professional myself. You just have to weigh the pros and cons and decide if the benefit outweighs the risk. | F | 48 | 14 years 50MG 1X W | 4/16/2013 | 4 | anklosing spodylitis(AS) & colitis | Burning at injection site for 20-30 seconds durring/after injection. | I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at 15 yrs old. Sacroilitis kicked in at 20, and I've been on vicodin ever since (9 years). I walk with a severe limp because of the pain half of the time, and experience stiffness for about a hour & a half after waking everyday. My spine has straightened from c8-c1, and causes intense tension headaches that wake me in the middle of the night. My head would hurt so bad that I would use icepacks, pain killers, muscle relaxors and nothing would change the level of the pain. The only thing that helpful was anti-inflammatories, but I can not take those because my ulcerative colitis would immediately flare up and my colon would bleed heavily. My headaches usually last 1-4 weeks, moderate back pain is present 50 percent of the time, severe sacroilitis that leaves me bed bound is once 1-3 days every 3-4 months. I am taking Enbrel injections once a week, and I am looking forward to my 3rd shot in a few days! Since my first injection I have not limped, my back pain is barely noticeable, and my stiffness in the morning is down to 20-30 minutes. My headaches are are a 1 out of 10, and my neck's muscle tension is at a 2 out of 10. This improvement is amazing, and I hope that it will last. I am worried about side effects like weight gain, hair loss, and infections. | F | 29 | 2 weeks 50 MG 1X W | 4/15/2013 | 4 | Psoriatic and Rheumatoid Arthritis | After being on this drug for many years I developed a mysterious and severe staph infection in my cervical spine, threatening paralysis. Doctors couldn't figure out what was going on and did emergency surgery and biopsy. Several disc fusions and months on antibiotic fusions, doctors took me off Enbrel, thinking lowered immunity led to staph infection. Was off for two years and tried methotrexate. That was horrible and eventually went back to Enbrel. Seem to get every cold, virus, and sinus infection possible. Resistant to antibiotics. | Began this drug many years ago off label before approved. Even with serious complications, being on Enbrel has allowed me to live relatively pain free and function almost normally. Didn't really control the psoriasis though. | F | 58 | 15 years 50mg 1X W | 3/19/2013 | 3 | psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis | malignant kidney tumor; loss of teeth due to infection | M | 52 | 10 years 50 mg 1X W | 2/20/2013 | 5 | Psa | Knot at injection site 4 days after injection. | F | 32 | 3 weeks 50mg | 2/15/2013 | 4 | Ankylosing spondlytis | no side effects at all. | very helpful, but u have to take precautions from changing weather, food habits. i would like to give 4 stars out of 5. good luck !!! | M | 19 | 4 weeks 50 mg 1X W | 2/3/2013 | 3 | RA | I was nearly a cripple, prednisone alone not working, then I took one shot of Enbrel and it started working. Now the 2nd week I got a headache, but maybe it's from the pneumoccal vaccine I had to take. Will see what happens at next shot. | Enbrel took away the swollen hands, wrists, ankles, knees. I still have pain under my left foot however. Most of the fatigue is gone. | F | 62 | 2 weeks 50 mg 1X W | 1/8/2013 | 5 | Rheumatoid Arthritis | None now, in the beginning I was fatigued the day after the injection. | This medicine really helped me. I went from barely being able to walk (knee inflammation) or use my left arm (shoulder inflammation) for weeks at a time to riding my bike over 3,500 miles this year. I am able to exercise regularly including and live a normal life. After 18 months on the medicine I am thrilled with it. However, I am concerned about potential long-term side effects and continue to monitor other people's experiences with the drug. | M | 54 | 1.5 years 50MG 1X W | 12/15/2012 | 5 | Psoratic Arthritis/Psoriasis | No side effects, except tired sometimes | It has been great, could not open my hands in morning until hot shower. Nails were all pitted. Feel great now and can grab and hold things with my hands. It has been wonderful. | M | 52 | 3 years 50 MG 2X W | 12/12/2012 | 5 | Psoriatic Arthris | Occasional injection site reaction. Fatigue the day after. One episode of cellulitis. | This drug has been a miracle, when first diagnosed with P.A. I had just turned thirty and within three months of my first symptoms I had lost all my nails (hands and feet) and was so sore I could barely leave my bed. Without enbrel I truly don't know where I would be. | M | 35 | 5 years 1X W | 12/4/2012 | 2 | mild Psoriasis | my mild psoriasis has worsen and become plaque psoriasis with red patches and itching. I only have psp in my legs | Nedd help...should I stop its usage? will these symptoms go away? | F | 52 | 5 weeks 50 mg 2X W | 11/16/2012 | 4 | psoriatic arthritis | feel pretty good, still concerned about some side effects. Especially heart problems, haven't had any yet.I do have tingling in feet on waking in morning. Lots of sinus congestion problems, but I do also have allergies which goes along with this problem. Also was recently tested for vit. D and was low 26, but I had been taking 3000 ius a day. Don't know whyit's so low Iv'e been prescrobbed 50,000 ius for 8 weeks. Drs say it's not from the enbrel. Also been having wrist pain. Do get flu symptoms alot and headaches. | If anyone knows of the vit. D problem | F | 62 | 8 years 25mg 2X W | 11/2/2012 | 5 | Behcets Syndrome | Have experienced some headaches which I wasn't getting before but other than that, nothing. | I had a lot of symptoms with BS. Extremely swollen knee, elbow and wrist. Painful pustules on thighs and chest and very spotty generally. Uveitis (eye disorder) every few months. Severe lethargy when having an episode. After taking Enbrel, I noticed a significant improvement within 3 days. 1 year on I'm in perfect health and able to resume a normal life. | M | 42 | 1 years 50 MG 1X W | 8/28/2012 | 5 | Pusular Psoriasis | I have suffered from Pusular Psoriasis from I was 5 years old & the injection has really helped me, no side effects apart from brusing & redness sometimes at injection site. I am also on the methotrexate for 7 years & that would make me sick but now I have clear skin!! | F | 15 | 4 years 50MG | 8/24/2012 | 4 | Psoriatic Arthritis | Bruising and puffiness at injection site, headaches, moodiness, fatigue. On the positive side I can actually move around and be active for the first time in years. I can go out dancing again, camping and keep up with my five year old. Enbrel has definitely changed my life for the better. | F | 30 | 2 months 50 | 8/22/2012 | 5 | Psoriasis | Slight bruising around injection sight.It has been an awesome med for me I had been fighting psoriasis since I was 7 years old. 2 injections a week well worth it. | M | 44 | 3 years 2 x 30mg | 8/14/2012 | 3 | RA | Except for an occasional red area at the injection site I had no side effects until a yr ago. They found I had a reduced ejection fraction, 35%, (cardiac myopathy). There is a possibility that this was caused by the Enbrel. I have now stopped this medication. | I also take methotrexate which is my drug of choice, it works wonderful. Enbrel afforded some help but I can't do without methotrexate. | F | 65 | 6 years 30mg 1X W | 6/6/2012 | 5 | RA | No side effects. I take one dose of enbrel once a week, every six weeks. I try to take as little as possible. Usually, I begin to feel my RA during the end of my fifth week. Also, I stopped eating foods that contain arachidonic acid, which is a precursor to inflammation. This acid usually found in red meats and egg yolk. When not taking Enbrel, most of my joints are inflamed beyond belief. I absolutely love Enbrel! | F | 41 | 3 years 25mg | 6/3/2012 | 5 | Psoriatic Arthritis | stomach Abscess, infected injection points, weight gain, extremely high LFT | Enbrel saved my life psororitic arthritis wise. I yo-yo on and off meds. due to health issues from drug- Liver function results high, so hosp take me off meds. With Enbrel I work a normal day but within two weeks of coming off I am in a wheelchair and unable to work. Frightened loosing my job will mean loss of my independance. I want to work so if staying on Embrel means I can, I fight to stay on it. On the other hand, staying on it is not good for my body, I'm scarred of long term effects. Feel I walk a very thin line. Don't lead the exciting life of a 24 year old because of my illness even with the drug. Go through my day waiting to get home from work and go to bed. Would I recommend it, yes I had immediate results, but as an old school rhemy consultant told me, its not a cure, it just masks the symptoms, so you still have to be careful what you do or you could cause damage to your joints. I however would any day take a few years of good pain free mobility rather than the alternative. Drug wise I am at the end of the line as all the other alternatives do not work for me. | M | 24 | 3 years 50mg 1X W | 6/1/2012 | 5 | JRA | None | Worked amazingly fast. Grandson went from nearly crippled to running full out in a matter of days. He has JRA in both knees, one wrist, started when he was 3. Had already been through cortisone shots and steroids, steroids had nasty side effects (primarily no growth and dental issues). Enbrel is great compared to that. He got used to the shot in no time. | M | 6 | 6 months 1X W | 5/9/2012 | 4 | RA | BRUISING AROUND INJECTION AREA | ENBREL HAS HELPED ME A LOT I WENT FROM A WHEELCHAIR TO BEING ABLE TO WALK ON MY OWN WITHOUT ANY HELP OF ANYONE OR EVEN A CANE. I DO RECOMMEND THIS MEDICATION TO EVERYONE THAT GOES THROUGH THE PAIN OF ARTHRITIS. ONE THING I DO HATE IS THE STING IT GIVES BUT THEN AGAIN WHAT IS 15 SECOND VS BEING IN PAIN 24/7 | F | 24 | 3 months 50 MG 1X W | 5/7/2012 | 5 | psoriatic arthritis | unbalanced , very intense pain in back, very intense neck pain, always tired, deppression, hard to get around | ENBREL WORKS 100% , but dont have enough to pay for it. | M | 52 | 50 1X W | 4/15/2012 | 5 | RA | Slight bruising if I hit a vein, lasts 4-5 days. Very slight lightening of skin at injection site, lasted 4-5 days. | I had RA symptoms as early as October 2011, I was diagnosed Feb 2012. My symptoms aren't severe but I have noticed since the Enbrel I have more energy and my wrist is more functional but that could be because of the prednisone. Sometimes the shot hurt, sometimes it doesn't as much. I'm good with pain but it is impossible not to scream "OWWWWW" for the duration of the shot but it gets easier to take as you already know what you're in for! I recommend this drug! | F | 27 | 4 weeks 50mg 1X W | 4/4/2012 | 3 | JRA | Bleeding, bruising, swollen lymph nodes, very weakened immune system, redness, swelling and fatigue | F | 17 | 4 years 50 MG | 3/31/2012 | 4 | AS | So far I have no side effects | I felt improvement from first week I had taken enbrel , now I feel almost 80% of my pain is gone | M | 66 | 7 months 50 mg 1X W | 3/20/2012 | 4 | PA, possible fibromialgia | sore, red raised injection sites. injected cold, warm, room temp. no diff. some times severe colds, upper chest,pneumnia conjuction with other med shots, flu or h1n1 shots. worse when others around me are sick pick up different stains of bugs, not severe. | i have been off enbrel one time for over a year due to it stopped working. first injection i felt great after 3 days, for 3 years. stopped it, felt like i was run over, went back on and a few weeks later felt ok. agian joints upper and lower and muscles flare up and i am just exhuasted some days.still am after 5 years, benidrel was stated to me of 20ml before injection to help with inflammation of injections.. | M | 49 | 5 years 50ml 1X W | 2/19/2012 | 4 | Ankylosing Spondylitis | Big Red Bump, Bruising, The meds. Burn when being injected | I was diagnosed with AS and Chondrolysis about a year ago I was so stiff in my hip I could barely Walk. I missed a lot of school and I was miserable. Now enbrel has worked wonders. I am actually running a 5k in June! | F | 14 | 1 years 50 MG 1X W | 2/8/2012 | 5 | Psoriasis and Psoriatic arthritis | Virtually no side effects since starting Enbrel | PA has improved dramatically. I cannot imagine going back to the way I felt prior to Enbrel. I was taking Arava and had some success but my Rheumatologist thought I could do better with Enbrel and he was certainly right. However, it has not helped my psorasis at all. I have experienced none of the side effects others have mentioned. This has been a life changing drug | F | 63 | 7 years 25 mg 2X W | 2/1/2012 | 4 | Severe Psoriasis | Occasional burning during injection, fatigue the day after (although this went away after I took it for a while). | I was about 75% covered with Psoriasis and Enbrel cleared it to about 5%. Effectiveness started to wane after about a year, but still kept psoriasis at bay. Try only to inject it into your thighs. I tried injecting it into my lower abdomen as demonstrated on the diagram and I found it wasn't as effective. Also, make sure you get the bloodwork done to check your liver because Enbrel can damage it. Mine is fine thus far, but I'm keeping an eye on it. Otherwise, great drug! After my skin was cleared I felt like a new person and my confidence went way up. :) | F | 23 | 1 years 50mg 2X W | 1/29/2012 | 5 | rheumatoid arthritis | none | this is a wonderful drug after 1 injection I was able to close my hands almost fully without pain, my feet were not as swollen, I could also almost bend my toes and my ankles didn't feel as though there was bone on bone rubbing together, this is an amazing drug and highly reommend it drug and recommend it to anyone who thinks that there is no hope | F | 54 | 2 times 50 mg 1X W | 1/17/2012 | 4 | reactive Arthritis | I have an injection site reaction, very large area of redness, firmness, warmth and itching. tried heat and ice without much relief, Also more frequent headaches and nausea | all my pain went away 2 days after the first shot!!! | F | 34 | 3 weeks 50 mg 1X W | 12/22/2011 | 4 | ankylosing spondylitis | Occasional numbness in leg (whichever one I inject it into). Had injection site reaction until switched from auto-injector to pre-filled syringes. | I'm still young 20s, and this drug has helped me regain much mobility and energy. Though, I am worried about the long term health issues with this being a newer medication. | M | 22 | 1.5 years 50 MG 1X W | 12/14/2011 | 5 | Ankylosing Spondylitis | M | 35 | 50mg 1X D | 12/12/2011 History | 5 | Psoratic Arthritis and psorisis | From time to time a get a fever the day after my dosage for 1 day. | I have been taking enbrel for 6 years and I am not showing any signs of PA. My psorisis cleared up almost immediately, however after 6 years some has come back, however, not the levels I had before. | M | 45 | 6 years 50mg 1X W | 12/10/2011 | 5 | Psoratic Arthritis | Auto-Injector=injection side reaction BUT did not have with pre-filled syringe. Found injection less burning feeling if not quite room temp. Leave out for only 4-5 minutes then inject. | Has really really helped me. However, dr said most his patients only have 50mg one time week. But on the 4th day, I start feeling pain again, in hands and feet and fatigue. So he increased it to 50 mg twice a week. | F | 28 | 1 years 50 mg 2X W | 12/7/2011 | 5 | RA | Occasional injection site redness and pain. Intermittent hives. Maybe coincidental but 7 surgeries in the last 12 months for basal cell and squamous cell skin cancer. Intermittent dry skin. | I will take all of the side effects rather than change from Enbrel. It has been a life changing drug allowing me to live a full and active life. RA had started to attack my lungs and this drug stopped it dead in its tracks. | M | 65 | 18 months 50mg 1X W | 11/29/2011 | 5 | RA | None | I am a performing violinist and almost went on disability 10 years ago. Enbrel has literally saved my career allowing me to perform several hundred concerts and record a number of CD's. It has been a total life saver for me! | M | 64 | 9 years 25 MG 2X W | 11/14/2011 | 5 | Moderate psoriasis | Not really a side effect but I noticed its better to do the injection at night, instead of the morning, or I'd feel a little drowsy during the day. Injecting at night has taken care of that. | I was scared to death to get on this medication because of the reported risks and side effects. I finally got to the point that I couldn't take it anymore and saw my dermatologist. I couldn't be happier that I did! I cleared almost 100% within 2-3 weeks of starting this medication. It has literally been a miracle for me! The sure-click auto injectors are really easy to use. The medicine burns while it is going in, for 10-15 seconds, then it's done & the pain goes away. I highly recommend this medication if you're fed up with your psoriasis. | F | 28 | 5 months 50mg 1X W | 11/4/2011 | 3 | AS | None | I'm a young mum with two kids aged 3 and 16 month, I'm in alot of pain with AS and cannot take anything else due to long term liver and kidney problems so my doc has suggested this. I'm not sure what to do as I'm absolutely terrified of the side effects but also want to live my life and enjoy my kids! Anyone with any advice would be much appreciated | F | 32 | 0 days 30 1X D | 10/31/2011 History | 5 | RMA and severe psoriasis | None | I use the 50 miligram sureclick. I leave it out for 10 to 15 minutes to get too room temp and alternate injections in my thighs. I agree with one of the previous posters about taking supplements and exercising while on this medication. I worry about long term side affects but it's cleared psoriasis that covered about 40% of my body. I had plaque psoriasis on the soles of my feet and it was at times painful and itchy. I take milk thistle to help support liver function. You need to keep a close eye on your bloodwork. I seriously think the doctors get incentives for prescribing this but it's made a big difference in my life and I dread the thought of how bad it will be if I discontinue the Enbrel. Some patients do not need to take it weekly so you might want to review that with your doctor. I seem to be best off taking it weekly. | M | 54 | 2 years 1X W | 10/25/2011 | 5 | Ankylosing Spondylitis | NO side effects | I was in an extreme amount of pain from the inflammation in my joints as well as aches throughout my body. After Enbrel, it just about all went quickly. Recently, i've had a constant stiff neck and shoulders which is from my condition. Still, I'll take that after what I had previously been through. I've rcently had an insurance screwup and haven't been able to refill for the past 3 weeks. Strangely enough I havent had any relapse since going temporarily off it. I'm wondering if anyone else has had the same experience | M | 50 | 4 months 50mg 1X W | 10/24/2011 | 4 | RA | Horrible itchy rash for 1 year, 'white matter on the brain, lost periods of time, vision abnormalities. I am going through test to determine if I have MS. Enbrel was great until it side effects hit me like a bomb. | F | 59 | 10 years 50mg 1X W | 10/12/2011 | 3 | I take Enbrel for Psoriasis, which is about 80% clear. I was able to somewhat enjoy my summer for once since my skin was clearer than it had been in 30 years. but....my body hurts all over. Arms, hands, legs and feet keep "falling asleep" (pins and needles feeling). This has been going on for over 2 weeks. I have an all over uncomfortable feeling in my body that keeps me awake at night. I am very nervous about this drug. One doctor pushes the drug and another said I am poisoning my body. | I am trying to weigh the benefits vs the risks and I'm not sure clear skin is going to win over having my life and my health. Has anyone stopped the drug for a while and then continued it again? Or has anyone spaced the injections out over more time vs. once weekly? | F | 44 | 5 months 50 MG 1X W | 9/29/2011 | 3 | RA | 1st and 2nd weeks had no side effects, 3rd time hot red knot appeared at injection site. 4 week the spot was twice the size of the first time. so thats why I am reading and checkin this out. | I starting taking Embril 4 weeks ago, after manys years of different meds from plaquenil, methotexate, leuflumide, and alot of predisone. All of which worked for a while or I was allergic to. I do feel much better in the last four weeks and have alot of hope my pain will continue to lessen and side effects will get less. I am a L&D nurse and need my body to be at its best. I have not been able to exercise, have gained alot of weight from using prednisone. I want my life back. I have read all the comments and will try some things to ease the injection site problems, but I have to say if the medication works as well for me as for most of the people I have read, I CAN DEAL WITH THAT PAIN at the injection site. will post as I go. | F | 52 | 4 weeks 50 1X W | 9/25/2011 | 5 | palindromic rheumatoid arthritis | None | It has made the difference between walking and not walking | M | 52 | 5 years 50mg 1X W | 9/18/2011 | 5 | Psoriatic Arthritis and Psoriasis | Since starting on Enbrel, I have had two bouts of cellulitis, one of which hospitalized me for a week on IV antibiotics. May have been Enbrel related. Colds seem to last a bit longer but are not more frequent and I have frequent nasal irritation and occasional congestion. | The medication changed my life. Before Enbrel I was in constant pain and was partly disabled. Since taking Enbrel I have become fully active, very athletic for my age and my skin problems have almost resolved. Arthritis pain comes and goes but is really a minor burden, So for me the drug is effective. Safe? Meh. Bottom line is that this drug has some rare but horrific potential side effects. It's as scary as a war. But what are the alternatives? Something is going to kill you one day and if you're already middle aged or older I think the risk reward formula favors Enbrel as long as it works. | M | 51 | 5 years 25mg 2X W | 9/16/2011 | 4 | Psoriatic Arthritis | No real side effects to note other than hardess, rash, or bruising at injection site. | So far the Enbrel has helped the only noticeable relief is in my kness (still can't run yet) and in my spine. | M | 25 | 7 weeks 50 MG 1X W | 9/8/2011 | 1 | Psoriasis & PA | Reasonable abatement of P & PA symptoms for first 2 yrs. Then increasing number of low-grade infections, and return of P & PA symptoms. By year 4, permanently compromised immune system; pre-MS brain lesions; antibiotic-resistant infection that resulted in 6 organ failures & subsequent resections. | TNFs are dangerous. P & PA already weaken your auto-immune response. TNFs exacerbate this. Enbrel nearly killed me, and I was hyper-vigilant in monitoring my use/suspended use at the 1st sign of cold, flu, etc. With no warning and having suspended use at onset of simple cold, I was in ER within 12 hrs undergoing multiple surgeries to stave off a lethal staph-caused peritonitis. I lost SIX organs! Team of surgeons/doctors from 2 nationally prominent hospital systems all concurred that infection would have been easily managed, BUT Enbrel had weakened my immune response to such a devastating extent that the infection could run rampant. I stopped taking Enbrel in 2008; by 2009 MRIs showed pre-MS brain lesions; by last year, labs shows pre-lymphoma. Docs still say Enbrel to blame. I WAS BIONICALLY AND GENETICALLY HEALTHY until I took this medication. Advice: get full blood workups 2-4 times/year (including TB, CBC, CRP) at very minimum and be fully aware of long-term risks. Most asymptomatic patients do not have longitudinal data beyond 1-2 years of use. | F | 50 | 4 years 50mg 1X W | 8/31/2011 | 5 | RA | No side effects to speak of. Occasionally there is slight redness at injection site. | Enbrel changed my life 180 degrees! I love it. I was previously taking Methotrexate and Relafen with some Prednisone at times. I was tired, had pain and generally felt bad. I told my Dr. that I wanted to feel better and he put me on Enbrel. Within 2 months I could run, had no pain and had more energy than I could remember and finally had my life back! Enbrel saved my life. I wish that it was available when I was first diagnosed 20 years ago. | F | 57 | 9 years 25mg 2X W | 8/24/2011 | 1 | Psoriasis and Psoriatic athritis | Lung infection that almost killed me. Resistant to three different antibiotics. Caught every bug while on this "drug" lowers immune system and open you up to the world. | Your milage may vary but for me it did nothing for the psoriasis but it did help with the arthritis - until it almost killed me with infection. I still got a souvenir - scar tissue in lung. Thank you Enbrel! | M | 40 | 6 months 50 1X W | 8/12/2011 | 4 | Psoriatic arthritis | some insomnia, some fatigue, numbness and tingles, and painful injection | talked to my doc about the numbness and tingles, she said to give it another try. Worked really well for the psoriasis and helping with arthritis pain. | F | 31 | 2 weeks 50mg 1X W | 7/24/2011 | 4 | Spondyloarthritis | I started using the Enbrel Autoinjectors 10 weeks ago per request on my rheomatologist. I was diagnosed with Spondyloarthritis at the age of 14, and the pain became so bad I was stuck in bed for weeks at a time. Within the first week after taking Enbrel, I was able to walk normally, and even start running again. Around my 3rd week, I began Redlighting for my skin, and I would instantly get a large almost welt-like reation around my injection site if I would redlight the day of or day after my injection. If I didn't redlight, I would only get a little itching around my injection site and the occasional warm, red spot, which could become the size of a baseball or larger. Mixing the injection site with heat isn't recommended, because that is what set off my reactions. Other than that, the product works extremely well for pain. | I missed a dose one week when my shipment was not recieved, and I noticed that my skin became increasingly oily and acne spots starting appearing. Two days after I got back on my normal schedule, it all went away. Skipping injections isn't recommended. Although your pain stays away, your skin will become very oily. | F | 15 | 10 weeks 50 MG 1X W | 7/4/2011 | 4 | RA | I have been taking enbrel for about a year and it had greatly improved my ra symptoms. However, I have noticed my hair is thinning... which never concerned me until I started really noticing :( I love my hair. It REALLY is not a good trade off. especially for a woman. Also, I have stopped taking it on occassion for a week or 2 for various reasons and notice I breakout in my face :( Don't miss your doses if this happens to you. Once I take it regularly again, my face clears up. | F | 39 | 1 years 1X W | 6/28/2011 | 2 | RA | injection site reactions that got worse every time i took the shot. started as a small red hot and itchy spot. eventually got to be the size and shape of a flattened nerf ball, just stayed very hot itchy and painful. had to switch to humira | really did great with the RA. no side effects except the injection site reaction | F | 52 | 2 months injection 1X W | 5/26/2011 | 5 | RA | I was hurting all the time in my neck, back, knees, ankles, and legs. | I was hurting all the time and i could not dare go exercising. Now that i am taking enbrel, i am able to exercise and do a lot of other things that i could not do any more. I LOVE THIS DRUG! | F | 40 | 4 months 15 mg 1X W | 5/24/2011 | 5 | Psoriasis | I didn't have any side effects at first - 3 weeks into taking the drug I started getting injection site reactions. Those went away and now I have been getting nausea and diarrhea after every meal - this has been continuing for a week now. | I would like to say that although I have been getting some side effects, this drug has been a blessing. I was 70% covered with plaque, guttate, inverse, and scalp psoriasis and now I have may 5% coverage. I will take the nausea over the pain of psoriasis anyday. | F | 26 | 9 weeks 50 MG 2X W | 5/23/2011 | 5 | RA | I have been taking Enbrel for 6 years. No bad side effects at all. I have lots more energy and no pain since taking Enbrel. I was practically bed bound before taking it. I now work full time as a nurse and live a full and active life (jogging 3 times a week) I rarely get flareups and when i do it is nothing like the pain i experienced previous to taking Enbrel. I've had 3 flareups in 6 years and each episode lasted 3/4 days. The injection site has never caused me any discomfort or pain and is never irritated by the drug. | In my own personal experience Enbrel is a wonder drug. I feel very lucky! | F | 32 | 50mg 1X W | 5/19/2011 |