Baritinicib side effect and benefit side by side

[Minah]

Came back after a long gap to ask is anyone taking baritinicib and getting benefit with h it but at the same time having some issue with it .Actually taking it almost a year which was quite help me to control my arthritis but now having stomachache, nausea and headaches with slightly dizziness

[KittyJ]

Maybe it’s not the baricitinib after a year, you could have something else going on. Have you spoken to your doctors about it and been checked out?

[Minah in reply to KittyJ]

Thankyou .I will contact to my GP and Nurse helpline both on Monday

[Madmusiclover]

Hi Minah. I’m on Baricitinib. I’ve been on it 3/4 years but not had those side effects. I agree with Kitty J you need to get those other issues checked out. Might not be related.

[Minah in reply to Madmusiclover]

That is great and hope. You will keep getting benefit with it .Actually my medical history already has record of these symptoms due to with many other medicines previously used by me so bit conscious and afraid too Of stoping it and waiting for another trail of new medicine as you would know that happen to us .

[Madmusiclover in reply to Minah]

You may not have to stop Minah. See what the GP and nurse say. Let us know how you get on.

[Minah in reply to Madmusiclover]

Ok .I will try to tolerate it untilI discuss with GP first

[helenlw7]

I have only been on Baricitinib since February, after 2 failed biologics, and it has definitely had the desired effect on my hands. So far I haven’t had side effects. Maybe you need to have a chat with your dr.

[Minah in reply to helenlw7]

I have been using it since a year and it gave me relief from constant pain and improved my mobility too so afraid of going through the same procedure of discontinuing the drug and wait for the new one along which really need a lot of patience to tolerance the reversed condition

[Annieb24]

I have been on it about 3 weeks and doing well so far.

[Minah in reply to Annieb24]

Glad and hope you continue with it

[Knit12]

Unfortunately all of our drugs have some type of side effects, it’s just finding which ones you can live with while still having a quality of life. I loved baricitinib but unfortunately it stopped working for me after my first covid vaccine.

It’s always worth doing a search on baricitinib on this site and seeing others past history with the drug.

[Green230461]

I have had success with baricitinib but have verrucas that grow very quickly because my immune system is now flatlining! Speak to your rheumatologist about your side effects as soon as you can💐

[ponylover]

I was taking Baricitinib for 2 years with great success and without any side effects then l quickly became very unwell and was hospitalised with sepsis caused by a perforated bowel.Apparently this is a rare side effect so was immediately taken off the drug, I would definitely report your side effects as soon as possible.

[Hairbraid]

Maybe something else check with your rheumatologist I was intolerable to baricitinib and started in first month take care ❤️

[Minah]

Thanks everybody for sharing your experiences and advise both .Short conclusion is to be consult with my doctors as soon as possible and follow their guideline .

[Ali_H]

Hi

As the symptoms have appeared before the baricitinib it would be worth asking to be checked for a mild but persistent inner ear inflammation (labyrinthitis).... it won’t explain the stomach ache but the rest would fit and if the immunosuppressant starts to work then presumedly the inflammation would get worse as your body stops trying to solve the inflammation and thus you notice it with new meds once they get up to speed (I’m no doctor but that’s my thinking - right or wrong!)

All the best

Ali