ENBREL Reviews (ETANERCEPT)Average Rating: 3.7 (533 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ENBREL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ENBREL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | psoriatic arthritis | none | effect treatment for my arthritis and also improved my relatively minor psoriasis problems. | M | 6 years | 10/25/2008 | 5 | RA | Injection site reaction for a few months | Enbrel has been wonderful for me. Try icing the site first and taking Tagamet or benedryl (at nite) to minimize site reactions. Enbrel relieved my stiffness and gelling after the first week. I also take steriods and sometimes NSAIDs. | F | 9 months | 9/21/2007 | 5 | | 6/16/2009 | 4 | RA | Extreme fatigue for 1-3 days after injecting | F | 1 months 50 1X W | 6/6/2016 | 3 | Ankylosing Spondyloathritis | 1 days 50mg a wl | 1/8/2016 | 3 | | 7/20/2009 | 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 | 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 | 5 | DERMATOMYOSITIS | STARTED HAVING MIGRAINE HEADACHE EVERYDAY. HOWEVER, CHILDREN MOTRIN TAKES CARE OF IT. TENDER SCALP IN A SMALL AREA ON TOP THE HEAD. | MY DAUGHTER STARTED TAKING A STRONGER DOSAGE 1.0 ONCE A WEEK AROUND APRIL OF 09. SHE WAS ONLY TAKING .05 TWICE A WEEK WHEN SHE FIRST STARTED IN 06. SHE WAS OFF THE DRUG IN 08.HOWEVER, I DID NOT ASSOCIATE THE HEADACHES WITH ENBREL BEACUSE AT FIRST SHE WAS TAKING IT INCONSISTENTLY. SHE STARTED TAKING IT REGULAR IN JUNE THEN WE NOTICE BAD HEADACHES/MIGRAINES OCCURING ONCE A DAY. BUT THE DRUG DID HELP HER SED RATE TO COME DOWN TREMENDOUSLY AND HELP WITH THE ARTHRITIS | F | 7 | 2 days | 7/2/2009 | 5 | juvenile rheumatoid arthritis | This drug has shut down my daughters JRA. She is able to run, jump, dance, play the piano, even do a back bend. | F | 8 | 3 years 25mg 1X W | 1/18/2011 | 3 | juvenile psoriatic arthritis | weight gain, rash on face when exposed to sun | F | 9 | 6 months 1X day | 5/6/2014 | 3 | JRA RF positive | I just started taking enbrel this week. I am on an accelerated schedule, so, I am taking two injections per week. Ouch. Because of my age and weight, I am not eligible for sure-click autoinjector, so I have to use a syringe, which makes it about 3 times as scary! I've recently been feeling very nauseous, has anyone else had this, or is it not a side effect? Headaches have also been developed, but they are not too painful. At least for now. | I am satisfied for now, and my arthritis pain has definitely declined, but I do have some side effects. Either way, it's short term pain for long term gain! Enliven services has been awesome! Thanks! | F | 12 | 7 days | 10/25/2009 | 1 | CRNC Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis | After my FIRST use of Enbrel, I noticed I was feeling extremely fatigued and nauseous for the following days, not to mention the painful, massive welts it left on my thigh (injection site). I could hardly sit up in the mornings without puking from a sour stomach. These side effects continued for as long as I used Enbrel and I was tested negative for several other diseases. Please, DO NOT use this medication with a cronic diagnosis of any illness, it did not help me or the other patients I had known at all. | Also, I discovered there was a high risk of Leukemia(and other closely related cancers). Instead of using this medicine, I suggest Orencia. Do yourself a favor, look into Orencia, it started working the first month of treatment, it has no side effects so far and is not painful (besides when they insert a small tube into your vein for the medicine to pass through.) | F | 12 | 17 months 2X W | 3/14/2010 | 4 | Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis | I have only been on Enbrel for two months and it started working right away, unlike leflunomide, methotrexate and plaquenel, which i have been on. Unfortunatley, i keep getting really bad headaches and bruises around the injection sight that last at least 10 days. | F | 14 | 40 MG 1X W | 8/11/2010 | 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 | 3 | Juvenile arthritis | I've seen a positive improvement in my joints after taking enbrel, but this week after my fifth injection I got a horrible face rash that worsens when I go in the sun. | F | 14 | 5 weeks | 7/7/2013 | 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 | 5 | Rhuematoid Arthritis | I'm wondering if going into deep depression causing attempted suicides could be a possible side effect because this has happened to me and doctors can't see why. I also get bruising on the injection site and I get headaches alot and never used to. Other than that Enbrel has been fantastic! | F | 15 | 4 years | 8/11/2008 | 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 and PA | Alot of pain when injecting. If you know how to make them hurt less, besides letting them warm up to room temp...please let me know. | Enbrel helped after the first shot overnight. It truely was a miracle. But I hate needles, and I dread taking them because of the pain. It is very hard to deal with at such a young age, but I try not to be too sad, because its the hard things that make you that much stronger. | F | 15 | 5 weeks | 2/13/2008 |
ENBREL (ETANERCEPT): This medication is used alone or in combination with an immunosuppressant (such as methotrexate) to treat certain types of arthritis (such as rheumatoid, psoriatic, juvenile idiopathic, and ankylosing spondylitis). Some brands of this medication are also used to treat a skin condition called psoriasis. These conditions are caused by an overactive immune system (autoimmune disease). The immune system attacks the body's own healthy cells, causing inflammation in the joints and skin. Etanercept controls your body's defensive response by blocking the action of a certain natural substance (TNF) that is used by the immune system. Treatment decreases redness, itching and scaly patches in psoriasis as well as the pain, swelling and stiffness of joints in arthritis. This medication can stop the progression of disease and joint damage, resulting in improved daily functioning and quality of life. This medication treats but does not cure autoimmune diseases. Symptoms usually return within 1 month of stopping the medication. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)