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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...

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Changing to simponi

Kimberley97
Kimberley97
Saw my rhuemy today. Had my last Actemra infusion. We decided together that it's not working and I'm going to try simponi he said it was a sibling drug to remicaide and remicaide worked very well for me for quite a long time so I'm hopeful!
MarleneJ
MarleneJ
I hope it works for you. I went on Simponi in May of 2014. It worked right from the start. For 6 months I did not have a flare, and I walked everywhere, including the pyramids at Chichen Itza in Mexico.

Then we started packing to move from the house we had built and lived in for 15 years. I started getting a few flares. The next month major flares. By Feb. it was not working at all, even on a double dose.

I do hope that is not your experience. Let us know how it works for you.
WarriorGal
WarriorGal
Good luck!