Cosentyx for Ankylosing Spondylitis User Reviews

• Tim
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 23, 2020

"I think these reviews need to be taken in context...most people rarely post positive comments about drugs, they are just to busy getting on with there lives, the people who have negative reactions are far more likely to post (and I feel deeply sorry for those for who it has not worked for) For me it’s been a life changer...I was on anti inflammatory meds, and sulfazalazine before, no anti-tnf. I started to feel better within 4-5 weeks of first injections (taken weekly). Now...no more aches and pains...no stiffness..this literally has been a miracle cure for me. I think it’s much more effective if you haven’t been on anti-tnf or similar before."

• TCano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 30, 2020

"I was in so much in pain. I was having a very hard to to get up from a chair. There are times someone had to help me up because I could not do it at all. I am in my 30s there are times I felt embarrassed to get help getting out of the chair. I got diagnose with AS in December. I started Cosentyx in February 2020. I been on Cosentyx going on three months. I feel like I have my life back. I do yoga and I am trying to do Pilates. I am finally free from the pain!"

• Kathy
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 12, 2019

"I just completed my 5th weekly dosing of 300 mg. Now will be going monthly. My pain has decreased at least 80%. At this point, the medication has changed my significantly. Hoping going forward the results will be the same!"

• Megs
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 19, 2020

"I've tried Enbrel with no change in inflammatory markers. I was on it for 3 months. I started Cosentyx single injections and my markers went sky high. I was put onto a double injection and my markers went down significantly. I don't feel any relief from pain, never have with any of the millions of things I've been prescribed. But all in all I've had a positive experience with cosentyx. Just wish I could get some help with my pain levels. I have just turned 31, and I feel as though I'm trapped in the body of an 80 year old. Somedays I really struggle with my diagnosis."

• Posso...
• January 27, 2017

"I have had this aggressive illness since the age of 20. I am now 31 and have been put onto cosentyx. I just had my first injection today and have had less pain and stiffness already. Given that i had tried every other treatment option this was the last form of treatment for Ankylosing spondylitis. No side effects as yet. Hope this treatment is the one. Regards, Posso"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 7, 2021

"I started with Humira, had that for 3 years then out of the blue it stopped working. Was then on Benepali and got a allergic reaction to it (eczema under my feet and on hands etc). Was on no drugs what so ever for 4 months after that (and had worst pain ever, even worse than how it was before started with Humira). Then I started with Cosentyx and it has so far -knock on wood- worked great. I am absolutely pain free and have more or less no side effects. 'More or less side effects'...I have had the same side effects of all of these drugs (except the allergy). I am fatigued, every now and then I have some bowel problems and headaches. But I can live with that because I am nevertheless feeling better than with no treatment and even the fatigue I get from the disease is worse than the fatigue from the treatment. This disease will never go away and I'm just happy that there are some treatments that actually work"

• Scout...
• March 3, 2021

"Diagnosed with AS 11-20. Earlier in year I fractured my S/I joint from sports. Over 9 months docs treating me for fractured S/I joint. MRI’s continued to show growing edema up spine.Was on crutches for 6 months. Referred to rheum dr and was told I have AS. After the AS diagnosis, 5 weeks of loading dose (300). After that I went to once a month, still 300. I felt I had immediate positive results, big changes quickly. No need for the crutches. On monthly doses for 3 months.The quick positive changes have slowed down, but still feel better than in 2020. Occasional fatigue but I credit that to lack of activity for over a year. I went from playing competitive sports three nights a week to nothing, so I was out of shape. I’ve had none of the side effects I’ve read on these reviews except some fatigue. I’m willing to continue treatment. Had I read these reviews prior to starting treatment, I may have declined. I’m off crutches and I’m feeling better than I did. I’m in my 50’s."

• Hopen...
• December 18, 2016

"After fourth injections started light headed, nausea, feel like diarrhea constant, ear drainage, white stuff in eyes, very tired, sleeping ten to fourteen hours a day. Doctor will not call me back. Don't know what to do!!!!!"

• Irish
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 26, 2021

"Game changer for me. I have just turned 37 years old and this drug has given me my life back. I played football for over 12 years and was always injured, major back and hip problems then when I stopped GP figured out why. Rheumatologist diagnosed me aged 34 after years of agony. Tried all NSAIDs and nothing, I couldn’t walk further than 0.5km without agonising pain. A fit and slim athletic mother of 3 children to being a cripple. I can now play ball with my kids again, go for long walks etc without any pain whatsoever. Miracle drug for me. I will say it takes a few months to work so please give it time it’s worth the wait"

• Jqano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 14, 2019

"I've never been so disappointed by the results of something in my life. Since switching to Cosentyx my ankylosing spondylitis symptoms have worsened x 10. I have no movement in my neck, constantly eating pain killers and anti inflammatory drugs besides taking Cosentyx itself. I haven't felt this much pain in my entire life, should seriously be discontinued, all this drug is, is a false hope"

• Ayoobi
• November 29, 2016

"Nightmare with this drug. Prescribed it for AS but also suffer from ulcer colitis. Not only did it flare up my colitis but also left me with peripheral joint swelling and pain. My joint pain had previously been extremely well controlled with Humira and Simponi until they lost efficacy. Humira was by far the best medication I have been on."

• Anky...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 20, 2019

"Started secukinaumab 4 weeks ago and what a load of rubbish it is. I was told that it is a brilliant medication which after researching it its not at all. Was on Enbrel for 12 years and it worked very well till they put me on Benepali (etanercept in UK) then after 3 months back on Enbrel brand which just didn't seem to work anymore and now on secukinaumab. I feel like rubbish, I've got mouth sores and stomach just feels sore and very bloated. Drs will prescribed you anything when they get bonuses from prescribing it. I'm gonna ring the hospital and tell them I wanna stop it and try something else as I just want my life back."

• Despe...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 16, 2018

"In January I felt that Enbrel stopped working for me after years of great relief. Doctor started me on Cosentyx, I have taken the 5 doses of the loading dose and feel horrible! Diarrhea, irritable bowel, terrible mouth sores, light headed, and general malaise. I never had bowel issues before this. Doctor wants me to give it more time (I'm due for an injection this week) but the side effects have thrown my life into a tailspin! I want my Enbrel life back, this is no way to live. I have to plan my work around access to a bathroom in a hurry and I speak funny because the sores all over my tongue hurt while speaking."

• Angel
• May 11, 2022

"After trying every possible NSAID over the past ten years I was on prednisone for almost a year before that stopped working as well. I was always reluctant to give biological a try but then could not live with the pain anymore. Cosentyx is the first one I tried and I started feeling better within 2 weeks of first injection. I am now on it for 10 months and have to say it gave me life back. I have no pain and I am doing sports again I thought I never could anymore. I am so happy with it."

• butte...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 13, 2017

"My husband switched Rheumy's & the new doc felt Remicade was not longer controlling his AS as his C-spine has started to fuse. After 3 months of talking up the benefits of Cosentyx my husband made the switch. Worse decision ever. Quality of life is horrible, he lives in his recliner once again. Back pain severe. Joints swollen, which never happened before. And the worst part 3 bouts of upper respiratory infections, last one is now pneumonia. Doc says at first not the Cosentyx...but it's a side effect I say. Duh. Very disappointed. Hope he can restart Remicade."

• pas
• February 6, 2018

"Severe as for 54 years-bilateral hip replacements 30 years ago-total fusion of spine-Benn, on Remicade for 10 plus years. Doc gave me a 150mg injection of consentyx 1 week post 200 mg Remicade infusion. Stared shaking uncontrollably for an hour followed by chills until early morning. Then the whole body itching and runny nose started followed by hives near the injection site. My eyes were the worst and wouldn't stop itching and I started wheezing with each breath. Took almost 30 days for the symptoms to stop. Told the doc and she thought it was just a cold and wanted to continue cosentryx. Absolutely no way I would take it again. Back to Remicade. Tip-what also helps my AS is doxicyline-100 once per day. Try it."

• Tinker...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 5, 2018

"Stated this drug forAnkylosing spondylitis as in October after other biologics stopped working on 150mg monthly. Very light headed, fatigued joints, sore, tired all the time. I don't think this one has helped at all. I have a review with rheumatoglist on 20th Feb (1st review since starting this biologic) I'm gonna tell him it is no better. I've had AS from 2001 so know by now what works found Enbrel was the best 1 for me till it stopped working"

• GMR...
• January 4, 2018

"This drug caused me nothing but grief ! It was not worth the side effects for the tiny fraction of relief !! By month 3 I had a bad case of tonsilitis which I could not get rid of ! I always felt ill, with swollen glands , tired and very fatigued ! Even after a tonsillectomy which was horrible and never healed right , I feel like garbage !"

• Vince
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 4, 2021

"I wasn't diagnosed with AS until my late 40's. When all the damage is already done, and your Sacroiliac joints are fused together, I guess you can't expect anything to help the pain much. Humira and Enbrel didn't help me much, either. After 6 months it's time to try something else. There are only 3 other Rx meds approved for AS I have yet to try. People lucky enough to be diagnosed at a younger age, should consider getting on a biologic before the damage is already done and it's too late to get any better!"

• Mwald
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 5, 2018

"Was on loading dose for 5 weeks. Then increased by 50mg every two weeks, upped to 300gm after 4 months loss of mobility back ankle shoulder pain lots of inflammation. I was thriving on embrel but had to come off it 6 months in deteriorating and now will have to go back to drawing board."

• Todd
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 3, 2022

"Oh boy where to begin, ok so I was born with juvenile arthritis, then at the age of 19 doctors finally found out I had Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) . Been on remicade since I was 8 years old worked amazing until I turned 18 started enbrel worked good for 4 years than it stopped switched to humaria stopped for 4 years switched to now cosentyx 5 years in I’m 31 now on the 5th year it hit me like a wrecking ball just out of the blue it stopped working. I have been waking up feeling like a 90 year old man with all the stiffness can’t sit for more than 10 minutes without feeling the painful stiffness. I love to work out have my own gym and everything. Now I feel incredibly painful when I squat, bench curl, pull ups push ups and just lift in general even carrying the 40 pack of water is a challenge from all the pain. I wish I could understand why this happens all the time seems like these drugs have a term limit to when it stops working"

• janny...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 22, 2021

"I was on Simponi for 5 years and worked great till it started to wear off and I got psoriasis. So my doctor tells me about Cosentyx and how it will help the AS and psoriasis at the same time. Got me on 150 mg, 5 doses then 1 monthly. Psoriasis worsened, now I am at the 9th dose and back pain is like when I was taking nothing at all. I see 300mg doses are recommended so that is my only hope if they increase the dose. P.S. psoriasis and itchy rash almost gone after treating it with corticosteroid creme. Before that it was just getting worse."

• Paul
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 19, 2021

"I have been using COSENTYX for 12 months. It was scary. Constant fatigue, stomach problems, terrible stagnation. I couldn’t go normally or roll over in bed. My spine and knees became completely flexed. Convulsions in the legs began."

• DaveG
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 30, 2023

"Cosentyx has been amazing for me. I have AS in my thoracic spine, and the pain and stiffness were debilitating. The main way I know Cosentyx is working is on the few occasions I've missed a dose (when my doctor forgets to order). Within a week or two, the pain, stiffness, and aching return. Once I get the medication back, my symptoms are greatly reduced again."

• Mike
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 26, 2023

"Been on Cosentyx for 2 years now, 300mg every 3 weeks. My mobility has increased tremendously and I live with very few flare-ups. I was on Humira originally but kept having reactions to it, so I was switched to Cosentyx and loving the outcome. I was diagnosed with rheumatoid in 1983 and then diagnosed with AS in 1998. My body is so far gone before biologics that it has definitely helped mobility, but I still live with a ton of pain unfortunately. But I've learned you can't give up, so just keep on going no matter how tough it is."