You have been assigned to care for Ms. Buchanan, a 39-year-old patient who was diagnosed with RA 10 years ago. Ms. Buchanan has tried several medications to control the severe pain associated with her disease and has now been prescribed Etanercept [Enbrel] injections. She has the following questions:
How will this medication help with my symptoms?
Are there any side effects to this medication?
How will this medication help with my symptoms?
Some drugs work better with specific symptoms. For example, some RA medicines can make you more tired, but some biologic DMARDs can help relieve fatigue, Bingham says.
ome drugs probably won't be a solid match on the off chance that you have other medical issues. For example, some biologic DMARDs may not be protected on the off chance that you have coronary illness or MS. On the off chance that you drink a great deal of liquor, methotrexate isn't sheltered.
When your specialist discloses to you that you have RA, you'll presumably begin taking prescription, regardless of whether you don't feel that terrible.
"RA can make irreversible joint harm in the initial 3 6 months after you're analyzed," says M. Elaine Husni, MD, MPH, executive of the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Center at the Cleveland Clinic. "There's not a considerable measure of time to pause."
Specialists prescribe a "DMARD," a malady changing antirheumatic tranquilize, for everybody with RA. These medications mosey side effects and back off or prevent the sickness from deteriorating.
Are there any side effects to this medication?
Medications for your rheumatoid arthritis could have side effects, but there are steps you can take to manage them. Whether you have nausea, rashes, or gain a few pounds, changes in your diet and lifestyle can help. Your specialist can likewise change your treatment to give you some help.
Nonsteroidal mitigating drugs (NSAIDs). Edema (swelling of the feet) acid reflux, stomach surprise and stomach ulcers and conceivably expanded danger of blood clumps, heart assault and stroke.
Cortiocosteroids. Waterfalls, hoisted blood fats and glucose levels, expanded hunger and bone misfortune.
Infection adjusting antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Stomach agitated and expanded weakness to contamination. Opposite symptoms differ by medication.
Biologic specialists. Infusion site responses, including redness and swelling; implantation responses (trouble breathing, sickness, spewing, fast or frail heartbeat) and expanded danger of genuine contaminations. Opposite reactions change by medication.
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