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ailstiger
#1 Posted : Saturday, January 09, 2010 1:26:09 PM Quote
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Hello everyone. Happy New Year.......

I was wondering if anyone on Enbrel had had any reaction at the injection site? I've had 5 injections so far, once a week. The area around the injection site turns bright red, itchy and then 'grows' to anything between the size of a side plate to a dinner plate!!

Any experiences/advice appreciated.
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Joy
#2 Posted : Sunday, January 10, 2010 2:48:23 PM Quote
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Hi

I have been on Enbrel from last March. I have the same reaction, over time it has eased quite a bit. To help I take one Cetirizine 10 mg (Antihistamine) about an hour before injection and in the early days I also used Eurex HC cream on the injection site. Last week I tried the injection without taking Cetirizine and I didn't need it, still had a little bit of a reaction but nothing like it used to be. In time you will get used to Enbrel and this reaction should begin to ease.

Hope this helps.
Joy
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lisapamela
#3 Posted : Sunday, January 10, 2010 2:57:04 PM Quote
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I have been on Enbrel for 7 years. The only reaction I have ever got round the injection site was redness. I think it may be an idea for you to contact your RA nurse, just as a precaution.

I hope that things get better for you soon.

Best wishes
Lisa
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jenni_b
#4 Posted : Sunday, January 10, 2010 3:01:39 PM Quote
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Hi

I had this for the first few months on enbrel and then it went.

I took puriton but then I saw a dermatologist and they gave me cream.

If you start getting lumps down your sides or anywhere else, do ring rheumatology up and they will check things over- you might not need to stop the drug, just need something to help you to be more tolerant of it.

Jenni xx
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#5 Posted : Sunday, January 10, 2010 9:19:23 PM Quote
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Hi,

I have been on Enbrel for almost 2 years.

Some weeks I get an injection site reaction, other weeks I do not. The redness and itching is usually only about the size of a 50p piece. Sometimes the area is raised slightly too. As your reaction site is quite large I would perhaps mention it to your rheumy team if only to put your mind at rest.

Hope Enbrel works well for you.

Diane x
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juliacaro
#6 Posted : Tuesday, January 12, 2010 4:53:18 PM Quote
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Hi

I was on enbrel for 2 years as part of a trial. Each week I would get an injection site reaction about the size of my fist and interestingly I would also get a reaction at the places I'd injected the previous week and the week before that! But it gradually got less and stopped entirely after about 8 weeks. I found the best thing to put on it was calomine lotion because you can dab as often as you like and it really cooled it down.

Hope yours settles soon!
Julia
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lynnsummers
#7 Posted : Monday, February 08, 2010 2:03:14 PM Quote
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ailstiger wrote:
Hello everyone. Happy New Year.......

I was wondering if anyone on Enbrel had had any reaction at the injection site? I've had 5 injections so far, once a week. The area around the injection site turns bright red, itchy and then 'grows' to anything between the size of a side plate to a dinner plate!!

Any experiences/advice appreciated.

I had the same reaction and was told that I had to come off the injection, I was offered Enbrel but in a different form. I had to mix it from powder form then inject because they thought it could be the preservatives in the injection that was the problem, it was much better I only had a small reddening around the site. I'm not on it at all now as it wasn't doing the job for me but good look !!
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