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Abatacept is used to treat symptoms of moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis, such as joint pain, swelling, and stiffness, in adult patients who have not been helped by other medicines. Abatacept helps improve the physical functioning of the patient and slow the progression of damage to the body from rheumatoid ar... continue

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Rheumatoid Arthritis
114
72%
Lupus
5
80%
Arthritis
4
75%
Ankylosing Spondylitis
1
0%
Overall, 72% (126 Members) find Orencia helpful
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Orencia Reviews

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no good
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Had severe headaches from CNS vasculitis, it also caused confusion. Orencia stopped this. I am also off all prednisone thanks to Orencia
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getting ready to try this since nothing else is really getting my RA under control.
Working / Worked
My first injection I had an allergic reaction, but the office said it wasn't common. Their office actually studied the medication for 5 years before its release. Now I take antihistamines beforehand and I've been doing great with the injection, and it doesn't burn like the others. It took about 3-1/2 months to start seeing results, but some of my inflammation has subsided, along with some nodules I had forming. So sticking with this one for a while, I hope. Still on Methotrexate.
Working / Worked
On now and has been working great but the set back of my mother dying has flared up everything
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Been taking since Feb 08 seems to be working well
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No longer getting these infusions due to Lupus diagnosis.
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It took about eight months before it started working. Then, it worked pretty well, but it usually started to wear off after 3 weeks. Bad side effect was too much weight gain, so I switched to Humira
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this is my current miracle drug. It makes me nauseated for 24-26 hours following infusion, and joints are more sore for 3-4 days, but then i feel better overall for the whole month.
Working / Worked
I LOVE THIS MEDICATION, IT HAS BEEN WORKING WELL. I TAKE IT THRU I.V EVRY 4 WEEKS,IN THE BEGGING I FEEL O SO DROWSY BUT THE NEXT DAY I FEEL GREAT!
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Discussions

  1. Discussion: Orencia without methotrexate?
    I took Orencia for two years and was on Arava and Plaquenil at the time. [More]
  2. Discussion: Orencia ad
    i never saw mountain climbers. [More]
  3. Discussion: Orencia ad
    I noticed a similar ad yesterday (but don't recall which biologic it was for). I actually commented to my husband that if viewers didn't have RA (or k... [More]
  4. Discussion: Orencia ad
    Hi all, I think RA Warrior started a campaign for biologic companies to have their commercials be more true to life i.e instead of the beneficiary of... [More]
  5. Discussion: Orencia vs. Humira
    I've been on both but neither worked for me. I would chose the Humira over the Orencia. That's me. I've seen others with success on the Orencia. [More]