Pain On Enbrel Getting Worse (Top voted first)

I've been on Enbrel for a number of months now and have found it useful but my joint pain is getting worse and returning to levels of pain I had before using it. I am on 50ml autoinjection 1x weekly and was wondering if others have had the same problem and if they increased their injections to 2x weekly or not?

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Hello Cas,

It could possibly be that your condition is worsening or that you are simply forming a tolerance to the medication. This sort of thing is hard enough for medical professionals to properly diagnose and far harder for those of us on the internet who wish to help you, I suggest that you schedule a visit with your primary care doctor and discuss this matter with them as they will be best equipped to help you manage the situation properly.

Best of luck.

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Thank you for your response. I was just wondering if this was common with the drug.

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Re: Cas (# 2)

I went through the NIH listing and I wasn't able to find the pain worsening as a listed side effect but it is common when dealing with pain medication to worsen your condition. The reason for this is that pain is your bodies natural response to something being wrong and when you trick your body into thinking that the condition is no longer present we often make mistakes that lead to the condition worsening.

It is possible that there just isn't a case study that proves a connection to the drug and your condition so it's never good to completely rule out the possibility. Ultimately it would be up to your doctor and you to determine if you want to investigate that possibility further.

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