tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510436977612327664.post1782432161280113955..comments2023-09-09T04:29:07.805-07:00Comments on Struck at 21 with RA; Coping with it: Medications and such...Skyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10269985518399377256noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510436977612327664.post-74897467076179875192010-02-10T00:55:12.133-08:002010-02-10T00:55:12.133-08:00See when i first saw my rheumy i had no idea about...See when i first saw my rheumy i had no idea about biologic's until i started reading about them online. Right now i'm still in pain with my current medications (of course nothing compared to what i was feeling without them) so it's something I want to try. So when I see my rheumy on the 24th this month i'm going to ask all about it. & hopefully i'll find one that works well for me. I'm sorta scared about injecting myself but my friend offered to poke me if i feel like i can't :)Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269985518399377256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510436977612327664.post-82390477289235955732010-02-09T21:00:55.245-08:002010-02-09T21:00:55.245-08:00Totally ask your rheumy about Enbrel or Remicade. ...Totally ask your rheumy about Enbrel or Remicade. Remicade you get by infusion (hooked up to an IV for a few hours) and Enbrel you inject. I did Remicade first but Enbrel ended up being more helpful. I was totally weirded out about injecting myself too, but with the autoinjector it isn't so bad. There's also Humira, which is done by injection and a brand new biologic (just approved by the FDA) called Actemra. So there are lots of options out there! It takes some patience to find the right one, but the good news is that they are developing new RA drugs all the time these days. ~;o)~Mariah~https://www.blogger.com/profile/18167493614638596254noreply@blogger.com