User Reviews for Enbrel

I have had RA for 23 years and had been on plaquenil and methotrexate for 10 years and still had swelling and joint pain. I started Enbrel in September 2004 and after two injections I felt like a brand new person. No more stiff hands in the morning..I can walk on ceramic floor without shoes (although I'm not supposed to), and it doesn't hurt! Thank goodness for Enbrel, it has changed my quality of life tremendously.

I have used Enbrel for more than a year to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis. I have had no adverse reactions to the injections and have been pain-free/symptom-free since the 3rd day after my first injection. I have used both the pre-filled syringe and the pen, both are fairly easy to use, but the pen is by far the easiest between the two.

I'm 75 year's old and I've had RA since 1995 and was on almost every medicine you can think of for RA. My morning stiffness lasted almost all day and was getting worse. My doctor finally started me on Enbrel and Methotrexate almost two years ago, and I could almost jump out of bed in the morning and I've been good ever since. However, the high cost ($1,500 per month) will eventually use all of my retirement savings and then if I don't find a way to pay for it, I'll have to give it up and go back to my old miserable self.

After about 8 meds over 5 years with most helping little if any I started with Enbrel and it is like night and day. This helps so much. Try it!!

I have been using Enbrel for almost 2 years with great success. Only recently it stopped working for me. The morning stiffness, hand swelling and all the pain that goes with it was back. My Doctor just started me on Remicade and it started working almost immediately. So don't fret if it stops working for you. I did like doing my own injections with Enbrel, with Remicade it's a 2 hour infusion by your Doctor every 2 months.

I've been on Enbrel for 2 years and went from being bed bound and using a walker to playing on my company's soft ball team. It has motivated me to live and has allowed me to consider having children now. My husband and I are really excited Enbrel has worked well. The only problem is that I continue to get oral ulcers and bruise easily. I am now having cold symptoms.

Have taken 3 shots so far with almost no change yet but they have said that it could take up to 3 months. Am hoping that this medicine will give me some semblance of a life back for I am going to be a grandma in 2 months.

Enbrel saved my life. I've had rheumatoid arthritis for 3 1/2 years. I had severe swelling and pain in almost every joint of my body, which coupled with the exhaustion, left me with little life. The Enbrel with the weekly methotrexate makes me feel basically normal, and able to work and live like a normal person. I found the weekly pens to be very easy to use. I moved to a country that doesn't have the pens, so now I'm on a twice weekly normal injection. I'm terrified of needles and cry like a 2 year old if I see one, so my husband gives me the shots and I can barely feel them. I thank the Lord everyday that I am able to have this medicine!

I have been on Plaquenil, methotrexate and several other medicines since I was diagnosed with RA 10 years ago. Nothing seemed to work, had trouble just brushing teeth, brushing hair and the smallest task. Then 3 months ago they put me on Enbrel and boy what a big difference it made. Now I have my life back.

I have been taking enbrel for 11 years. I worked great for me until the last year when it gradually stopped working. I did the self injection 2X week. Over the last year the relief subsided 2 days after the shots and then when I took the next 3-4 days from the last it would take 24 hours for the relief to kick in, sometimes no relief. My doctor said he wants me to take Humira but for some reason (irrational or not) I am terrified of changing medicines. I had no side effects from Enbrel except some minor sinus irritation -not infections. I am worried I won't be so lucky with another medicine.

My son is 7 and has been taking Enbrel for a year and a half along with methotrexate. He is doing remarkably! Before the medication he literally had to crawl because the pain was so bad in his ankles. After only one shot of Enbrel he is able to run and play like a normal child! Unbelievable! Thank goodness for Enbrel!

I only wish the shot lasted the whole 7 days, I find I start hurting again after day 5 of having my shot.

I have had rheumatoid arthritis like symptoms for over 2 years with no regular treatment, only occasional prednisone when the symptoms were too severe to bear. After my symptoms seemed like they never went away and I switched doctors, I have just received my 4th dose of Enbrel and immediately felt a difference after the first shot. My coverage does seem to wear off around day 5, but I still feel better than I have felt in 2.5 years. I would recommend this medicine to anyone considering a treatment that won't alter your life's hectic schedule.