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Dear Aki,

It's very hard to say what is helping the most and what is not. That is why it's

best if you have a good relationship with your doctor. Sometimes it can take a

while for a medication to be working to it's full potential so you may have

given up too soon. The Prednisone often works quickly with this disease but

other medications MAY take a while longer to have more lasting effectiveness.

Talk to your doctor and discuss your options. Often it is a matter of time.

Best of luck,

flare up?

Hello everyone,

I started using enbrel and prednisone this February. I could taper prednisone

and did not need it any more this April. My condition was very good. I stopped

using enbrel in the beginning of May for two weeks. My lymph nodes on both

axillary were swollen in the end of May. I started enbrel but it is not very

effective.(They shrunk after injection but got bigger before injection.) I

felt

lymph nodes swollen around neck on June. I have a fever and general