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Below are Enbrel (Etanercept) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 2 ratings/reviews, Enbrel has an overall score of 9.50. The effectiveness score is 10 and the side effect score is 8. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Enbrel review by 33 year old female patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | psoriatic arthritis |
| Dosage & duration: | | 50 mg injections taken once a week for the period of one year (still taking at present) |
| Other conditions: | | migraines, interstitial cystitis, psoriasis, depression |
| Other drugs taken: | | hydrocodone, gabapentin, piroxicam, fluoxetine, imitrex, birth control | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | An almost complete cessation of pain in any arthritic place where there was not already significant joint damage. More flexibility, more function, less exhaustion. The difference was huge and still is. |
| Side effects: | | Strange bruising (almost orange brown in color). I bruised much more easily at first, but that effect gradually faded after about nine months.
I catch a lot more colds and flus, and seem to have more stomach-aches. Instead of one major flu/cold a year, I get sore throats every month or two, and several flu/cold attacks a year. |
| Comments: | | I take the pre-prepared 50 mg. injection once a week subcutaneously, usually either stomach, or loose skin beneath left tricep. |
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| | Enbrel review by 58 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | rheumatiod arthritis |
| Dosage & duration: | | 2 standard injections per week (dosage frequency: 2 times per week) for the period of 6 y ears |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | Arava 10 mg. per day | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Major decrease in joint pain , major increase in mobility. Everything else improved as well; my energy, ability to do everyday small tasks, my state of mind, and sleeping. I had always been a very active person. After starting the Enbrel, I could jog again, ride horses, bike, play tennis, etc. |
| Side effects: | | Occassionally, a slight itch at the injection site. The manufacturer also warns about more susecptibility to infections. |
| Comments: | | Self injection twice per week |
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