Benralizumab / Farsena side effects

[recoveringpink94]

Hello,

I had my first benralizumab injection last month and second injection yesterday. Throughout last month I was experiencing sinus symptoms for the first time and since the injection yesterday these have felt much stronger. I was wondering has anyone else experienced this on Farsena as a side effect?

Thank you!

[Brittleasthma47]

hi sorry can’t help yet but I’m starting injections in a few weeks . I’ve been in prednisolone for 4 years 😢

[Nanto4]

Hii ,i had my 1st injection 29 th Jan , i had the same sinus bunged up ,cold symptoms and now back on antibiotics with a upper respiratory infection .My GP wasnt sure if it was side effects or if i had caught a cold ,so it is interesting to find someone who had same problem .Im due next injection on 22nd of Feb ,fingers crossed not the same .Did you get aches ? I had achy legs for few days behind my knees but again GP doesnt know enough about biologics to know if this was a side effect or just me as i have just been disgnosed with osteoarthritis.

[d2read]

Hello, Pink,

If you have severe allergies, you might want to have your physician check into giving you both Xolair and Fasenra. They work differently, but cooperatively for many of us.

I had undiagnosed/misdiagnosed hypereosinophilic syndrome for at least 30 years before it was finally diagnosed. Then Dr Amy Klion at the US’ National Institutes of Health (NIH), recommended since I was already on Xolair for my severe allergies. Then, with the first injection of Fasenra — 5.5 years ago — I stopped producing all eosinophils. It didn’t magically cause all the damage to disappear — but it stopped any new damage from occurring.

All medications can have difficult side effects — the trick is finding medications that either reduce or eliminate the damage at the lowest cost.

All the symptoms you describe were symptoms I had from eosinophils, not from the drugs to treat it. Good luck!

Feel free to write if I can answer any questions. Debbie

[Petcarer88]

Hi yes I to have had experienced sinus congestion since having the injection Benralizumba and also tiredness.

[Whizzymaz]

Hi, I've been on Fasenra now for 13 months, have not experienced any sinus pain, it seemed to take a few months to really work for me and the only side effects I have noticed have been wight loss and tiredness which may or may not be related to Fasenra, good luck on your journey.

[Hamscoul]

I have been on Benralizumab for 3 years and it gives me a sore throat. I had significant sinus disease and it sorted that as well. However sinus pain is listed as one of the side effects. Most side effects usually settle. I have to say that no side effects would stop me taking Benralizumab, it has given me my life back.