Rash with enbrel

[sandyf]

Hi all

just started enbrel and after 3 days have got a rash on my tummy. Has anyone else experienced this?

[wiliby]

Hiya, yes but only a few times over the years and only around the injection site, maybe you should let nurse know?

Hope it's work well for you😊

[janbird in reply to wiliby]

If it is around the injection site then Wiliby has good advice I had to stop enbrel for that reason!

[sandyf in reply to wiliby]

Thank you for replying..will contact nurse on monday

[sandyf in reply to wiliby]

Thank you. I injected in leg and rash is on my trunk so will ring nurse monday. Thanks for your best wishes this has been a long haul, diagnosed dec 2012 and still not stable.

[wiliby in reply to sandyf]

Hopefully you'll be able to continue, enbrel was the miracle drug for me x

[hatshepsut]

Definitely a reason to contact your nurse, it could be an allergic reaction. M xx

[sandyf in reply to hatshepsut]

Yes thats what I am worried about, never had this sort of reaction to a drug before. Thank you xx

[Slightly_ginger]

Hi.

This happened to me, the first three times I injected. I used to take an antihistamine tablet (over the counter) and use antihistamine cream on the injection site. It only lasted 48 hours.

Also make sure you wipe clean the injection site of any extraneous fluid that might have seeped out of the puncture wound.

If you are getting any symptoms associated with anaphylaxis, such difficult in breathing, swelling lips, throat, dizziness. Then of course immediate medical attention should be sought.

In my case the rashes were never extreme and died down after three injections or so.

Hope this helps and you get an improvement.

Best Regards

[sandyf in reply to Slightly_ginger]

Hi.thank you for that. Am going to docs tomorrow to check it out.

[JayneR]

I get a rash for a day or two after injecting, it's a bit itchy, but goes away quickly afterwards.....

[sandyf in reply to JayneR]

Thank you for that. I have just got back from docs and he says I have a viral infection and it is not the enbrel.going to do next injection later so we shall see!