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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ENBREL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | RA | hair thinning, slight weight gain, headaches and fatigue | Pen injection to the stomach, no pain, swelling or itching doing fine so far. | F | 46 | 14 days 1X W | 8/16/2010 | 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 | RA | This drug has helped me immediately. Have experienced a little bit of hair thinning but I can live with that. Have the occasional flair up and I am just starting Plaquienil in conjunction to control my blood test readings. I am very happy I started this, injecting it is uncomfortable but only lasts ten seconds | I recommend ask your doctor | F | 39 | 50 1X W | 8/10/2010 | 3 | psoriatic arthropathy | spasms, twitches, lots of headaches became clustered, weakness,major sinus trouble, major weight gain, more lethargic everyday, feelings of emptyness no motivation, loss of sex drive, major mood swings, irritable all time, eyesight became weaker, high blood pressure. | when i started enbrel i was amazed at how fast it worked an the pain relief i got was great also my psoriasis dissapeared an i thought that on its own was worth it. then the side effects came, at the start it was the general rashes, mild headaches,sinus trouble an some quite serious chest infections, these all became more an more frequent an i got the others added to the list too. i can only assume that my body became intolerant to the drug. i gained 2 stone(28lbs) in 2 years which wasn good yet i was more active than id ever been i was looking after myself more an didn feel that my diet had changed. i could no longer fit into any of my clothes an the side effects have became unbearable i would be given more drugs then to counter act the side effects until finally ive gave up an came off enbrel. i felt that i was always feeling ill an i was becoming quite down in the dumps about it so ive took myself off it. im due to go an see my rheumy an explain all this the next visit but im off it 8weeks an ive lost inches and am able to fit back into my last set of clothes now. i feel good about myself although my psoriasis has returned i dont care im going to treat it the old fashioned way an im back to feelin stiff, but i feel normal again an i think this is the wasy to go for me at this min. alot of the spasms an twitches an eyesight decline sparked the rhemy to send me to a nuerologist because they suspected this may all come from my nervous system, but the consultant said he | F | 39 | 2.5 years 50mg 1X W | 8/10/2010 | 5 | ankylosing spondylitis | only minor inj site rash in early days. Allowing pen to warm up in pocket 10 mins works fine. | I had lyme disease in early 2009 which kicked off some very strange symptoms culminating in inability to put any weight on my right leg foot or ankle. couldnt walk or get up off the floor. Wanted to stay on floor. After chronic uveitis and HLAb27 test AS diagnosed. methotrextae didnt work but enbrel was incredible. All normal now at 10mth point | M | 45 | 10 months 50 1X W | 8/3/2010 Patient History | 3 | RA | ITCHY RASH WELT AT INJECTION SITE;HEADACHE BLOTOCKED EARS SINUS ISSUES....RELIEVED RA ISSUES 80% BUT INTO 6TH WEEK PLATEAUED FEET AND KNEES BOTHERING ME ALSO SWELLING IN ANKLES FEEL H | THINKING OF DISCONTINUING CANT TAKE METHOTREXATE ANYMORE DUE TO LUNG ISSUES HOSPITILIZED FOR SO ON IMURAN....FEEL MISERABLE LIKE I HAVE THE FLU ALL THE TIME, CHEST HURTS.....NOW SWELLING IN ANKLES....STROMACH UPSET AND IRITIS IN BOTH EYES...HAVE TO RECONSIDER BEEN TWO YEARS TRYING TO FIND RELIEF OTHER THAN PREDNESONE | F | 51 | 9 weeks 50MG 1X W | 7/27/2010 | 2 | Psoriasis | I see more and more former embrel users now at the light booth. Has there been any new advisory to physicians to get long term users off the drug asap ? | M | 64 | 25 MG 2X W | 7/10/2010 Patient History | 5 | Rheumatoid Arthritis | Headaches tired on the day of injection, on the morning of the fifth week three inches around injection site on my thigh got really swollen and is hot. I am not sure why this didn't happen during the first 4 injections. Yes, it BURNS but only for a few seconds. the HEadaches were like everyday for the first week. Now I only get them like on the day of injection. At least so far that is what has been happening. | I take 12.5 mg of methotrexate on sunday mornings. I always felt unwell on Mondays. I inject the sureclick in my thighs on Monday mornings. Now I noticed that I really feel tired on mondays more so then when I was taking the methotrexate. Other than that the rest of the week I feel fantastic. I used to have extreme fatigue now I am doing things that I haven't been able to do in 4 years. My sed rates came out completely normal for the first time in 4 years. I am feeling happy for the first time in a long time. I sometimes sit around and keep thinking shouldn't I be sleeping right now from exhaustion? Then I say no I feel GOOD!!! I hope this stuff lasts for a while so I can keep working at my Job which is vey physical. | F | 41 | 5 weeks 50 mg 1X W | 7/7/2010 | 2 | PA | Just got out of hospital due to contracting Staphylococcus aureus in the blood. Needed two weeks of intravenous antibiotics followed by a week of oral antibiotics. | While taking Enbrel I noticed that the pain decreased, but never went away. It took a couple of weeks to feel the difference in pain. Unforunately I will no longer be able to take this medication again. | F | 35 | 8 weeks 50mg 1X W | 6/30/2010 | 4 | RA | Severe fatigue | I was amazed that the morning after my first injection I woke up with no pain, no swelling, no morning stiffness. It was amazing. However, I have felt completely exhausted since the injection - almost like I have the flu. I don't know if this is just a temporary side effect or an adjustment to the medication, but I am hoping it goes away fast because the effects on my joints have been amazing as far as inflammation in concerned. | F | 31 | 1 weeks 50 1X W | 6/25/2010 | 3 | AS & PA | For the last couple months I have been having some small waves of leg weakness. | Last week the weakness in my right leg (thigh) got stronger and continued throughout the day. I can't put weight on it during the weakness. I do Yoga every week and walk. I called my Primary Care Doctor & he ordered an EMG, no nerve problems. At my followup appt. this week, he is suggesting an MRI of the brain to rule out MS. I'm waiting and may call my Rhuematologist next week. Maybe I will stop the Enbrel and see if it gets better. Has anyone else had these symptoms? | F | 52 | 4 months 50 MG 1X W | 6/25/2010 | 5 | psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis | a couple of colds that lasted longer than usual and a chronic skin fungal infection. | I feel my quality of life is vastly improved. Psoriasis much decreased and arthritis pain very mild. | F | 50 | 3 years 50 mg 2X W | 6/24/2010 | 5 | RA | I am more tired, might have gained some weight; | Since I take Enbrel (nothing else) it helped me a lot to get rid of my pain. I can do sports (running, swimming) again. I simply enjoy my life again. I do my weekly injection in my upper thigh on both legs alternatively. | M | 47 | 4 months 50 1X W | 6/19/2010 | 5 | rheumatoid arthritis | none | Works better than humira, which semi worked, still had regualr achy pain from RA, skin crawling, etc. | F | 53 | 2 years 50mg 1X W | 6/10/2010 | 4 | Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis | some tiredness but not sure if its directly related to enbrel | it completely cleared my whole body of psoriasis and the pain in my joints were gone. however i feel really tired all the time and after about a year of taking enbrel my psoriasis is coming back along with my joint pain. | F | 29 | 14 months 50 1X W | 6/9/2010 | 5 | Rheumatoid Arthritis | No side effects at all | This drug completely cancelled my severe RA - it has slowly improved my already previously deformed joints as well. Fantastic and hard to believe, but true! Now I have been off it for a year and living in total misery, feeling suicidal every day. My hands are useless and I can hardly walk. I only stopped taking Enbrel because of some other patients mentioning cancer in the on-line forums like this one... Now thinking of starting this medication again, bacause I want to LIVE! | F | 36 | 4 years 50 1X W | 5/30/2010 | 3 | RA | This medicine helps but the side affects are aweful, i get headaches,heartburn,rash around the injection site, I have a rash on my face that turned into sores that wont heal because of my immune system being low, a constant cough, constantly tired, depressed, my hair falling out. Some times I dont know what is worse all the pain or the side affects. | F | 40 | 7 weeks 50mg 1X W | 5/26/2010 | 5 | Ankylosing Spondylitis | none | Gave me my life back. I was a cripple. 2 days after the first shot it was like a miracle. I am normal again. I have found the secret to a nearly pain free injection. Don't just warm the sureclick up to room temp, put it in your pocket and warm it to BODY temp. You won't believe how much easier it is to handle the injection that way. Maybe this stuff will shorten my life, but I don't care. I wasn't "living" the way I was. A.S. is a horrible disease which has already taken so much from me including my vision in my right eye from the Iritis. Now I am at least doing the things that I could not do before starting this drug. I'll take less good years over more bad years any day. | M | 53 | 14 months 50ml 1X W | 5/25/2010 | 5 | A S | No side effects | brilliant - has changed the quality of my life, as I am now totally pain free with the exception of the odd pain here and there when i get really tired . Also taking a weekly dosage of methotrexate whic I detest, wish I could stop the Methotrexate | M | 46 | 10 months 50 MG 1X W | 5/20/2010 | 5 | Psoriatic arthritis | Injection sight reactions...fairly large, 3 inch red itchy whelps, last 4 days or so and pain at the injection site. | Like many before me have said it gave me my life back. At the time of my diagnoses, I could barely walk around my home and forget getting up stairs! I was depressed and had no hope of continuing my career in education. After the first injection I was able to go for a walk within 4 days with out being in incredible pain. Since then I have ran two half marathons (13.1), exercising regular, playing softball and best of all teaching! I don't know where I would be without it. Sadly I have to stop taking Enbrel due to it not treating my irithis I developed this year. I've just started Remicade and hope it works as well as the Enbrel has. | F | 27 | 2 years 50 1X W | 5/20/2010 |