Leflunomide User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

Brand names: Arava

Leflunomide has an average rating of 5.2 out of 10 from a total of 111 reviews on Drugs.com. 43% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 44% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Leflunomide

Hettiel
July 22, 2011

Arava (leflunomide) for Rheumatoid Arthritis "I have been taking Arava for almost 2 years. I have recently developed very high blood pressure and I'm not sure if Arava is the cause of it. We have picked up that it increased my cholesterol."

7 / 10

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Anonymous
March 2, 2009

Arava (leflunomide) for Rheumatoid Arthritis "This medicine gave me very bad indigestion, acid reflux, and severe nausea. My doctor cut me down to one pill every other day and it did cut all of these effects basically out."

7 / 10

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cedic...
September 8, 2011

Arava (leflunomide) for Rheumatoid Arthritis "It worked wonderfully for several years until I got a tooth infection. I had to go off Arava for the antibiotics to kill the infection. Sadly, when I returned to Arava, it no longer worked for me."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
January 13, 2010

Arava (leflunomide) for Rheumatoid Arthritis "I have been on Arava for three years now. I have not had any adverse side effects. Every so often my thumb hurts, and I have to use a pain cream, but that is my only complaint."

8 / 10

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Bibi
November 20, 2015

Arava (leflunomide) for Rheumatoid Arthritis "I could not take it, stomach problems and barfing. I am very allergic to sulfa, penicillin, and Bioxen, do not know if that had something to do with it."

1 / 10

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JNN
April 18, 2015

For Rheumatoid Arthritis "I am 61 years old. Took this medicine for 8 days. Kept getting weaker and weaker. Then, barely breathing. Spent 4 days in the hospital."

1 / 10

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Bob
February 1, 2021

For Rheumatoid Arthritis "I’ve been on leflunomide for over three weeks and I have massive hair loss. However it is effective in helping control the pain of my fingers/hand And right hip."

4 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 1 to 6 months
September 1, 2019

For Rheumatoid Arthritis "Experienced hair loss at 30 is really hard from this drug been off for 3 day flu like symptoms dizzy"

1 / 10

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Moham...
Taken for less than 1 month
September 5, 2020

Arava (leflunomide) "I have taking Arava for one week for Psoriatic Arthritis and I have suffered from headache and high blood pressure within a week"

1 / 10

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Nicky
Taken for 1 to 6 months
January 10, 2021

For Rheumatoid Arthritis "It works well for some, but I developed severe pain in the buttock area, awful achiness, and could not lift my pets when needed."

1 / 10

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potluck
Taken for 1 to 6 months
April 26, 2021

For Psoriatic Arthritis "Leflunomide has been life changing for me reducing my pain by 90% but it hasn't reduced my inflammation. I have had some mild side effects of rash which I treat with anti histamine and mild GI issues."

8 / 10

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chloe
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
August 12, 2021

For Rheumatoid Arthritis "Can someone share what they did when blood pressure was high? Like did you stop leflunomide or just take blood pressure meds for it?"

8 / 10

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Hobby...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
August 25, 2024

For Psoriatic Arthritis "I have been on leflunomide for 2 months and feel like a different person. After 15 years of suffering, I am now virtually pain-free. I have my life back."

9 / 10

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