Abatacept

[SianLouise]

Hello there,

I was just wondering if anybody else has been on Abatacept before? I've been on it since november now and still not seeing any major signs of improvements

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I am not using it mine is Entercept, (brand name Embrel), it took me a while for signs of physical improvements, but the actual well being within my body was in the first couple of weeks. I took that to be a sign that something good was happening. Look for other signs besides your physical to see if it's working for you. Take care. xxx

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Hi SianLouise

Abatacept usually takes between about 2-12 weeks to start to work so you would hope to have noticed some improvement by now. It would be worth getting in touch with your rheumatology team to let them know how you are getting on and see what they think. I'm afraid we do not have any case studies of people on abatacept but I thought you might find it useful to read our article on abatacept if you haven't already:

nras.org.uk/about_rheumatoi...

Kind regards

Sarah Kate

NRAS