Guest guest Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Was wondering if anyone of you is actually taking Kineret (injections) versus MTX? My doctor is trying to get me on this shot which is supposedly better than MTX but I hate having shots. Is it worth it? I really don't mind taking the pills once a week versus injecting myself several times a week. My insurance doesn't even cover it. Help. Emelinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 I loved Kineret while I was on it and was able to wean off mtx and prednisone. I am now on Rituxan IV infusions and not having results as good as I did on Kineret, but I am not suffering the continuous infections. Hope this helps Diagnosed 1998 Subject: Kineret To: Stillsdisease Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 2:16 AM Was wondering if anyone of you is actually taking Kineret (injections) versus MTX? My doctor is trying to get me on this shot which is supposedly better than MTX but I hate having shots. Is it worth it? I really don't mind taking the pills once a week versus injecting myself several times a week. My insurance doesn't even cover it. Help. Emelinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Emilinda, Â Â I am taking both the kineret injections everyday and the methotrexate pills (6 pills) on Sunday. My shot I think I am allergic to because I am itching like crazy..but I hear that is a common side affect for a couple of weeks.The itching is less intense now. It is supposed to be expensive but I am lucky, my insurance does cover it. I would try it if I were you. Everyone is different so maybe it will help you greatly!. Talk it over with your Dr. Â Also, there was a program from the kineret makers that assist you in the payment of the drug, you can look into that too. I can give you the 1-800 # if you want and you can ask them about it. Diane..42 Kineret Was wondering if anyone of you is actually taking Kineret (injections) versus MTX? My doctor is trying to get me on this shot which is supposedly better than MTX but I hate having shots. Is it worth it? I really don't mind taking the pills once a week versus injecting myself several times a week. My insurance doesn't even cover it. Help. Emelinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Hello Emelinda, I have been taking Kineret for one month now. Like you, I was recently diagnosed. My doctor wanted me to try Kineret as soon as I was out of the hospital and stabilized on a high dose of prednisone. For me, the Kineret has worked extremely well so far. Within a few minutes of taking the first shot I felt better, and this has continued since then. I was a little scared of giving myself shots, but the nurse showed me how to do it, and I quickly realized that it's just a series of simple steps that I could learn. Most days I feel no pain at all while giving myself the shot, although that's not always true. My doctor predicted that the insurance company would refuse to cover Kineret, but he explained that he was prepared for that, and we would just go through the company's appeals procedure. He said he had done this before, and that in the other cases the insurance company had agreed that if he could provide three peer-reviewed studies showing that Kineret is effective for Still's disease, they would cover it. It turned out that we did not have to go through the appeals process after all (that's another story), but this is just to let you know that this doctor seemed to know the ropes of the process, and this was how he planned to handle it. He indicated that he would have no problem providing the studies showing that Kineret is effective for Still's. I wish you good luck in working out the insurance situation and deciding whether to try this medicine, and with getting your life back in general. > Was wondering if anyone of you is actually taking Kineret (injections) > versus MTX? My doctor is trying to get me on this shot which is > supposedly better than MTX but I hate having shots. Is it worth it? I > really don't mind taking the pills once a week versus injecting myself > several times a week. My insurance doesn't even cover it. > > Help. > > Emelinda > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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