Enbrel users

topgirl
topgirl Member Posts: 290
edited 18. Dec 2011, 09:26 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi ,

Just a quickie....

For all you guys using Enbrel....How long did it take before you felt any benefits? and did you manage to cut down any other treatments/ painkillers when it started to work?

Thanks :P

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  • topgirl
    topgirl Member Posts: 290
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Blimey!....
    Thats great isnt it.....im gonna keep my fingers crossed I get the same affect...thanks....xx
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi,
    You won't believe it but I felt better the next day... My doctor told me that it's in my head but the nurse who trained me to give myself injections said she saw it happen a lot. That was about 3 years ago. And because later it stopped helping I'm not on it any more.
    Good luck and I hope it's good for you.
  • debsmartin
    debsmartin Member Posts: 209
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hiya

    I've been on enbrel for over a year now and it worked within a couple of weeks for me, at my 6 months check up my doctor lowered my methotrexate by 2 tablets so I was dead chuffed. I still use the odd naproxen and paracetamol but not nearly as many as I used to take, its worked brill for me.

    Hope it works as well for you

    debs
  • topgirl
    topgirl Member Posts: 290
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    This is all sounding really positive.......thanks guys....xx
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,398
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Topgirl,

    I had my 4th Enbrel injection on Monday so I'm new to it too.

    I felt an improvement in the evening after my 1st injection in that I'd had a pain in my knuckles for a fortnight and it had gone :shock: I did think it was my imagination and didn't believe it could work that quickly but now I've changed my mind.

    I stopped my anti inflammatories 3 weeks ago and just take paracetamol occasionally, no other painkillers.

    My shoulders and hands feel freer and I just generally feel better in myself.

    If it gets no better than this that's fine by me because I'd forgotten how it is to feel like this .......really well.

    I hope it works as well for you too. x:-D

    Luv
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • topgirl
    topgirl Member Posts: 290
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Im feeling so much better already....
    Took painkillers this morning and since then...NOTHING!!!!..wow I normally have Tramadol every 3 hours!!!...wow.... :P
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,398
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    topgirl wrote:
    Im feeling so much better already....
    Took painkillers this morning and since then...NOTHING!!!!..wow I normally have Tramadol every 3 hours!!!...wow.... :P

    How many injections have you had Topgirl?

    Luv,
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • topgirl
    topgirl Member Posts: 290
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Just One....!!!! :P
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    This is good news, it looks as though you've found the med for you, hurrah! DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben

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