Guest guest Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 I took Remicade for Rheumatoid Arthritis 2-3 years ago, it gave me dramatic results, I felt so much better. About the 3rd infusion I had gave me chest pains, so next time they tried pre-meds to counteract the side effects but I still had chest pains very severe. They sent me to ER and they ran every heart test there was but they found nothing wrong with my heart, they said it was possibly muscle spasms. They wouldn't give me any more, I wanted to try it again but the Dr. said no. However, I have a good friend who has been on it about 3 years and had no side effects and has helped her a lot. Are you taking it for UC, I don't know whether the dosage is the same or not. I know there are a lot of people taking it in this area, mostly for RA. If we read all the side effects of all the meds we take we wouldn't take any. My Rheumatologist had me on Fosamax for osteoporosis and this scare came out about it causing osteonecrosis of the jaw and since I have so much arthritis in my jaws anyway I decided to stop. I had to have some dental work done and I talked to the dentist about it and he said it was rare, I am known for having rare things in my life, I may go back on it later but right now I am not taking it. I don't know whether this is of any help to you or not but that was my experience. Good luck and God bless. Martha from Missouri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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