DMARDs for Arthritis Q & A

I am 37 years old. I have been diagnosed with gout and psoriatic arthritis. The doctor said I should start remicade therapy. Will I have to take it always, is it dangerous?

My brother has psoriatic arthritis ( and so do I). I am currently on Remicade and it is working great. My brother on the other hand is getting worse and worse. The Remicade is not working for him. As a matter of fact, he was told he developed anti bodies to Remicade. Is there anything that can be done for him. He just got admitted to the hospital this morning.

I am taking Plaquenil,Methotrexate, Prednisone, and NSIAD for my RA and My doctor wants to add Enbrel. The meds that I am on now are not help very much. My doctor says that my RA is still very active. If I try Enbrel and if that don’t work, then what is next? Is there any new treatments out there now?

I have RA and Plaquenil just got added to NSAID, MTX, and Prednisone. I am taking 400mg of Plaquenil, 20mg MTX, and 10mg Prednisone. I have only taken the Plaquenil for four days and every day I have a headache. It is not like a regular headache. It feels like someone has their hands on top of my head and pushing down on my head. Like I have pressure on the top of my head. I nver had this before. Could this be a side effect of the Plaquenil and does it normaly go away after I take it for a while?

Hi, I’m 24, and have been on remicade for over a year now for Ulcerative Colitis. I’d like to know if it is safe to take remicade during your pregnancy. Can you help?

I have Lupus and am on monthly intravenous cyclophosphamide treatments and prednisone 30 mg daily to counteract vasculitis which is most obvious in my lower limbs, leg drop, pain, loss off sensation to side of calf, upper foot, toes etc. I had my second treatment last week and the worst side effect was intense pain within my knee joints. Knee pain, moving to pain in other joints, was the first sign of this flare several weeks earlier, in a much milder form and was ‘fixed’ with the first big doses of steroids when diagnosed. Will this occur again as the cyclophosphamide reacts with my system or do you think that this might be a one off affects perhaps caused by the swelling caused by all the fluid pumped in with the drug and the drugs to counter affect its affects?I look forward to your response.