i was wondering if anyone was on the drug cyclosporine for arthritis? i have psoriatic arthritis, i am allergic to all arthritis drugs out there i tried all the new dmards to arava which gave me high liver enz. witch put me in the hosp. mtz. inj. witch gave me pneumonia back in the hosp. sulfasalazine threw up daily. it is progressing like wild fire i was just to the rheumy 4 weeks ago he could not believe how it has spread and he said we had to try this drug. i know the side effects are scary but i dont have a choice. and the pain is terriable, i know take dilidud every 4hrs. for pain. and the list of meds go on. thanks for letting me vent deb in penna
Hi Deb,
Cyclo doesn't seem to be used all that much nowadays but I've been taking it for 5 years now. For the first 3-4years it was like a miracle drug for me - no pain or swelling and even better, I had no side effects. It was only when it became less effective and they tried to increase my dose a lot that my renal tests showed any significant changes. I still take the initial dose now but with Enbrel too and again I have no side effects. I for one, feel this drug has helped me a lot and think it's worth giving a go!
Good luck with it,
Moonie