Remicade, attn Ruby and Hubby

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I tried Remicade myself for around a year and had some success for the first

eight months or so. Then it started to " wear off " so to speak and we realized

I must be making antibody to it so I stopped the treatments because it wasn't

workinganymore!

Basically the doc writes a prescription for you to have an IV therapy of

Remicade. There are varying doses based on your weight. Also, sometimes the

doctor will increase the dose in an effort to get more relief for you. I went

to

the hospital IV therapy center at first every few weeks. Then I realized that

my internist had an IV center in his office right in my hometown for his

oncology and GI patients and asked if he would be willing to administer the

Remicade if I got a prescription from my rheumatologist and he said sure. So, I

no

longer had to get a ride an hour into Manhattan for my treatment thank

goodness.

I also had to take a small dose of Arava (I could no longer take Methotrexate

after many years of taking it I developed a bad reaction to it) during the

Remicade course of treatment.

As far as side effects go, I did notice carbohydrate craving (and the

resultant overeating and weight gain unfortunately).. Other than that, I had no

side

effects. The IV did not require a central line, so the nurses placed the IV

in each time I had a treatment.

That is about all I remember about my Remicade treatment. I definitely would

recommend trying it out. Good Luck

S.

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