Remicade for Rheumatoid Arthritis User Reviews (Page 2)

Remicade has an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from a total of 34 reviews for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. 68% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 21% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Remicade

crystal
June 12, 2017

"I started remicade in 2010 and stopped remicade in 2016, almost seven years it worked absolute wonders for me. Amazing for my Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), my arthritis started when I was a baby and I am now 25 year old female. Within the first year I developed psoriasis, who cares right? I can walk, I can actually bend my knees, zero pain. I started doing UVB light therapy and my psoriasis has not been back. 2016 I developed what I first thought was heat rash. Turned out after months and months of pain, swelling, terrible rash all over my legs that I had developed hypersensitivity leukocytoclastic vasculitis. A listed rare, severe side effect which immediately had my doctor taking me off of remicade. Giving remicade a 5 because it worked for me but couldn't continue."

5 / 10

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KMcCoop
Taken for 1 to 2 years
May 28, 2017

"Initially, it worked great. When the doses were administered close together, I rarely had a flare, and when I did they were very mild. As the time between infusions was increased, I began to have more frequent and severe flares. My Rheumatologist and I are currently working to adjust the dosing schedule."

5 / 10

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BeachMR
Taken for 10 years or more
July 30, 2021

"I've been on Remicade a long time. Spanning 19 years, but with one year of Humira due to a coverage problem and one awful year trying Xeljanz at the urging of my now-former MD. I was happy to return to Remicade. It's not perfect, but it keeps me controlled most of the time."

9 / 10

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Frequently asked questions

Cornus
Taken for 10 years or more
July 15, 2021

"I’ve had RA since 1981 with no relief from any of the drugs on the market at that time, e.g. gold injections, Plaquenil, Penicilamine, all NSAIDS, high dose methotrexate, prednisone etc. In 2001, I started Remicade with low dose methotrexate. It has changed my life. Within the first 4 doses, my fatigue disappeared. I have had no new joints involved for the past 20 years. I’ve had no side effects from Remicade. The only thing the medication hasn’t done is repair the damaged joints! That’s taken surgeries and joint replacements. I am very grateful for the benefits from Remicade."

10 / 10

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Under...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
October 7, 2023

"The infusion helped my hands and I had ZERO pain after a week from the infusion. I am having right ovary pain since then. I have never had that or trouble with that in my life. It is sharp and comes out of nowhere and lasts a while then goes away. I had a reaction to the infusion, phlebitis, and had to discontinue it. I was hoping for this to work with no reaction because I saw the benefits from it after 2 days"

10 / 10

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Jerrys...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
May 23, 2023

"Please be careful taking this drug. Read all the side effects. My husband was on Remicade injections for about several months when he started rambling his words. I immediately called 911 and he was rushed to the hospital where they said he had a seizure. He stayed overnight and then was released, several weeks later he had another seizure at home. Rushed to the hospital where they said he had pneumonia. Sadly, he never returned home from the hospital. All within about 8 weeks of starting this drug. If we had known about the side effects, I would have insisted he not take the injections. Please please consider other options."

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Try...
Taken for less than 1 month
October 23, 2022

"I had two infusions of Remicade. During my second infusion my blood pressure doubled after 15 minutes. It was 250/110 and normal when I arrived. Scary, my rheumatologist sent me to ER for EKG and it came back fine."

1 / 10

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sawbuzz
May 5, 2015

"I had my latest infusion yesterday. It just started to kick in. My fatigue is slot nonexistent and I have the energy that I used to have with Humira."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
October 2, 2008

"My results have been excellent."

10 / 10

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aj112...
May 30, 2017

"This was black labeled and are hiding side effects. My mother is sitting in a hospital with cancer and other problems leading back to this drug"

1 / 10

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Chris...
October 4, 2009

"It has worked miracles in the past 8 yrs. I have had no side effects from it when used with Arava. Doctor has me now taking methotrexate and my body rejected the IV first time with the new medicines."

10 / 10

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Kim
Taken for less than 1 month
May 16, 2024

"I had my first infusion on May 9, 2024. I felt very tired the next two days and my skin on my fingers and toes began peeling. Heartburn became severe."

6 / 10

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