Etanercept vs Ixekizumab

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

Came up as an ad on Reddit. We’re doing BOGO on injectables now?

I was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis when I was 20, I’m now 28. My medication journey has been nothing short of annoying. I’ve tried nearly all TNF blockers and they help my symptoms, but the injections themselves are horrific for some, or my insurance won’t cover them. Humira: injection site

I have been living with psoriatic arthrisis for almost 2 years. I am 23yo. I caught covid in December 2021 and I started feeling pain in my back out of nowhere. I let a couple of months pass by before the pain worsened and one day I couldn't stand on my left leg without feeling atrocious pain. Went

In a couple of weeks I'll be starting on Taltz (ixekizumab). Is anyone one it? Has anyone been on it? Was it effective? What side effects should I expect? Anything I should know going in?

Tldr - Been through Methotrexate (DMARD) , Humira / Adalimumab (Anti-TNF) , Taltz / Ixekizumab (IL-17A), and currently on Cosentyx / Secukinumab (IL-17A), Sulfasalazine (1000mg) and Ibuprofen (1600mg) I’m thinking of switching to a Jak inhibitor. But all the risks involved are ma

Hi all, My now-4 year old son has ILVEN that I described in [my initial post here](https://www.reddit.com/r/ilven/comments/swimto/what_has_been_your_ilven_experience/). Since then, it's grown significantly across the entirety of the left side of his body, from head to foot. It seems to have progress