about actemra

[sara806]

i am 22 years old..i have RA(still desease) from about 10 years, i have tried almost everything..metothrexate(didn't well work),arava(had a baaad effect on me!!),remicade(no improvement),humira(had it about 4 times but had lots of problems with purshasing it and without good effects also),and i had also a both replacement surgeries for my hips ..i am taking cortancyl (prednisone) from about 10 years with dose of 5 mg/day,it's not helping but better than nothing,and it has lots of bad effects on my blood test last time,so lately i tried actemra and i had allergy on it( i had red rach on my neck and face with swollen eyes)so i stopped it and took an anti-allergic medecin and didnt continue the shot,although i have been really hoping from this drug because i heard it's really different from all the others,anyway i don't know if am going to have it again or no,still waiting my doc to decide.but i want to know another opinion about that, i'd like to know if it's possible to ratke this medecine with having a anti'allergy shot previously given to avoid allergy or it will be dangerous to retake it?plz help me as soon as possible...

[Abhijeet Ghosh]

Dear Friend,
If you feel that this medicine had a good effect on you, except allergy and you are comfortable taking the anti-allergic medicines, then you can re-start "Actemra".

Regards...

PS - Please keep the anti-allergy medicines ready. For extreme allergy, you might require "Dexamethasone" injection also.

[sara806]

Thanks really for the help,i am waiting now the decision to make about it,but i really need to know from an expert about this drug,i know it's a new one but i'd like to know if you had any experience with some patient and if you started treating patients with this drug(actemra)..thanks in advance

[Abhijeet Ghosh]

Dear Sara,
I am from india and we are still in experimenting phase for this drug.
Regards..