I recently started on Benapali injections….2nd one this week so obviously can’t tell if it’s helping yet. So far only tiredness as side effect.
Do I have to stop for 1 week before having the Covid and flu boosters ? Also I am due my second Shingles vaccination and trying to avoid being a pin cushion on the same day.
Any advice or experience will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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I’m on benepali and methotrexate. My rheumatologist has always said to hold my MTX for 2 weeks, but no need to stop benepali. I believed Eve it’s because biologics only target one cytokine, in benepali case that’s tnf. Whereas MTX has a more generalised effect on the immune system. Check with your rheumatologist though, the nurse helplines are usually good.
hi it took about 6 weeks to kick in for me but we’re all different but now 3 yrs on Benepali I have my life back I never had a break with flu or COVID vaccines good luck
Very early days it took over 10 weeks for the Benapali work and I as told carry on with it and did. I take AZA with it again don’t stop. But no way to have Shingrex on same day. A few days either way won’t do much harm. I had flu and Covid last Saturday no problem at all. X
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