Etanercert

[Sugarle]

Hi I'm new here. I was diagnosed with ra 3 years ago. I was on methotrexate for 2 and s half years until liver started to play up. I've also been on hydroxychloroquine and sulfazalazin with no success.

See n rheumy today and I'm to start on etanercert injections.

Is anyone else on this? Has it helped?

[helixhelix]

I moved onto Etanercept (Enbrel) about 6 months ago. Previously I was on MTX with hydroxy and sulpha for about 8 years, but the disease was getting active again. I still take MTX as well as the Enbrel.

It took about 3-4 months to start working, but it's good now. Apparently for some people it works after the first day! No side effects, injections can sting a bit, but otherwise all good.

[Jillyanne]

I used to have the injections and to be perfectly honest, it worked after the first injection, totally amazing BUT it only worked for about 4 years and then they took it off me but I had 4 years off nearly a normal life, so good luck and be positive

[Lematt]

Hi. Yes have been on Etanercept injections for 13 years and it has definitely given me a better quality of life. Previously tried every Demard out there with very little effect. The Etanercept started working within the first 6 weeks.

Hope it works for you.

[helenlw7]

I’ve been on etaneracept (Enbrel) and mtx for over 10 years and it was a bit like a miracle cure for me when I started it. I had real mobility issues then. From memory it started within a few weeks. I still have constant pain and couldn’t even do a Park Run, but in comparison to 2006, I’m willing to put up with the pain for the mobility. I was changed to a biosimilar in January last year, and that was bad for me. My mobility was reduced.

[bosun65]

I started on Etanercept about six months ago and it has been brilliant. I have reduced the Methotrexate a bit and no ill effect. I see Rheumy in a couple of weeks and will discuss reducing Mtx more.

[Biofreak]

I was on etanercept for 5 years and it definitely worked for me. Fantastic until it stopped working eventually. But it gave me my life back after all dmards failed. Injection stung a bit for a few secs but well worth it. Just sorry it lost its effectiveness for me. Good luck. It worked for me after only 2 weeks.

[Sugarle in reply to Biofreak]

Thank you. I hope I'm as lucky as you were with etanercert.

Hope you manage to find another treatment that works for you.

[Paula-C]

Im on entanercept. Started it November 2012. I felt it start to work the following day. At my twelve week follow up appointment I was in remission and apart from a short lived flare in 2015 I still am.. I don't need any pain relief at all. I've had no side effects either. It's hard to believe I've got RA. I call it my magic potion, it gave me my life back....more importantly it gave me back to me. I hope it works it's magic for you. x

[medway-lady]

Yes it worked well for me but caused a lot of UTI's so its disappointing but changing to Abatercept from Monday.