Baricitinib vs Etanercept

My father 60M developed symptoms of Covid-19 in Mid-April. On the tenth day of his symptoms, his saturation fell too much and we got him hospitalised (April 26th) he was shifted to the ICU 2 days later and he has remained there. He was first on NRBM up to 15L high flow oxygen, following which he wa

(For posting reasons: Age:35 / Male / Malta EU / 163cm 72.5kg / Non smoker for 3 years, started again 4 days ago) Hi all - I felt I need to talk to someone - I have posted numerous times about needed help regarding a left sided swelling and full body flushing. Some replied and some ignored and I und

What is you opinion on Baricitinib as COVID treatment in patients with bacterial co-infection (e.g. Sepsis from an alternative source) ? Should it still be contraindicated or is that acceptable as a short course?

Hi all - me again (35/Male/Europe/70kg) - sorry I post a lot - but I have no one to talk to regarding my situation. I'm supposedly the first in the world with this condition. My left side of my body seem to be slowly spreading an inflammation - which is pain full, and feel like it weakens your muscl

35 Male - with an un-diagnosed illness which is rapidly spreading. I have done MRI's, CT Scans, Bloods and Skin Biopsies. **Irregular Blood tests: C-Reactive protein Range 0-5** In February 2024 it was 2.1 / March 2024 it went up to 5 / April 2024 it is now 24.9. I am currently on Predisone 10mg -

• Age - 50 • Sex - F • Height - 178cm • Weight - 95kg • Race - caucasian • Duration of complaint - 11 months • Location - bloodwork • Any existing relevant medical issues (if any) - seronegative RA, eosinophilic esophagitis, possible pituitary tumor (non-functioning), central hypothyroidism, seconda

Hey there! I’m coming up on 30 years living with RA. I was diagnosed as a young woman - only 22 years old! I was originally diagnosed seronegative RA, but am now seropositive. I’ve been on biologics over 25 years. I’ve managed to lead a full life after diagnosis: corporate career, two kids, world tr

hi guys, I recovered from long Covid, it started beginning 2022 for me and I relapsed many times, because any time I recover I’d get Covid again and bam another 3 months in bed. I’ll probably get it again, if I get Covid again. But I really pray and take all precautions to not get it. I know it’s di

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Hi everyone, I'm writing on behalf of my partner, because we’re both overwhelmed and could really use some advice and support. After nearly **8 years of pain and being misdiagnosed**, he was finally diagnosed with **Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)**. For years, doctors said it was just stress, posture,

Edit: some folks brought up the very good point that you need to balance effects of any treatment against the effects of doing nothing. I was only focusing on the side effects of TNFi bc that's what I received a bunch of good (published) shareable info from my doc on, but we have had previous conver

I have been doing a lot of AI deep searches to find a way to reduce PD progression by using various supplements. Below is the extract of the findings. I suspect that for people at the early stages of PD might benefit from the effects and potentially slow down PD progression. If we have enough peo

I just switched insurances (new job), and my new insurance won't cover Enbrel for psoriatic arthritis, preferring one of 3 other TNF blockers. I've been on Enbrel for the last 5 years, and would really rather not switch away from something that's working so well, especially since I work in healthcar