I have had RA for about 7 years and 4 months ago my rheumatologist started me on Enbrel. I still take methotrexate, plaquenil & 8mg prednisolone, and have Norspan patches for the pain. So far I haven't seen any difference to my condition & I was told that if it hadn't worked by now, it was unlikely that it would at all. He's keeping me on it for another few months, then he said I could give Humira a go because some people respond better to it. Has anyone found Humira works better for them than Enbrel?
My mom has RA for about 40 years. She was at the point that she couldn't walk without a walker and was in terrible pain all the time. The doctor put her on Humira about a year ago and after the first shot she felt better. We thought it must be in her mind. We went back to the doctor and said she felt better after the first shot. He said some people do and some it takes a little time. She is now walking (doesn't use the walker and she grocery shops with me. We even take water aroebics for arthritis and she enjoys it.
Unfortunatly, she is a gm retiree and they are messing with her insurance. Now she is medicare blue cross and they won't approve humira until she tries enbrel. She is really stressed about it because we have had such good luck with the humira. We will try it but the doctor said that he will switch her back immed. if it doesn't work.
Good luck to you.
Unfortunatly, she is a gm retiree and they are messing with her insurance. Now she is medicare blue cross and they won't approve humira until she tries enbrel. She is really stressed about it because we have had such good luck with the humira. We will try it but the doctor said that he will switch her back immed. if it doesn't work.
Good luck to you.
hi. for me its been the opposite. i was on enbrel and it was working fine, except for headaches, however i wanted to go on humira because it was an injection every other week instead of every week. Well, six weeks later, my Ra symptoms have became severe once again, so im going to go back to enbrel tonight. good luck to all you out there searching for a remedy to this horrible disease.