Re: re:enbrel and sulfa allergy

[Guest guest]

,

I am allergic to sulfa also. I have been on Enbrel almost a year (feb 14th is

my one-year anniversary of Enbrel) and have never had a reaction because of

my sulfa allergy. In fact, I have never had any allergic reactions or injection

site reactions that a lot of other people have had. I do get bruising at the

injection sites from time to time, but nothing major.

Carol in Vancouver, Washington

In a message dated 1/8/04 4:42:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, jca@...

writes:

my question is, i am allergic to sulfa,

as are many pa sufferers, and i want to see if anyone has had

any problems with enbrel and their allery?

[Guest guest]

I am also allergic to sulfa and have not had any problem with Enbrel other

than site reactions. Peggy B-now in Florida.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/9/2004 6:21:10 PM Eastern Standard Time,

pdboltja@... writes:

I am also allergic to sulfa and have not had any problem with Enbrel other

than site reactions. Peggy B-now in Florida.

I am also allergic to Sulfa. I took Enbrel for 6 months and the first month

or so I felt short of breath but then it passed. I really don't know what to

make of it.

Janet

[Guest guest]

I have high blood pressure, too, which has been controlled for several years

by Atenolol. I have been on MTX, Arava, Mobic, Bextra, Actonel and Humira -

all without causing any rise in the BP. Hope this gives you some confidence

about proceeding to find the right medicine for you to control your PA.

Best,

Kathy F.

[Guest guest]

Ooops, the question was about sulfa, not blood pressure. I have a mild

allergy to sulfa - some drugs such as bextra contain sulfa, but they don't cause

me

any problems, while drugs with higher concentrations of sulfa do. I have had

no problems with MTX, Humira, etc.

Kathy F.