enbrel & pregnancy | Arthritis Information

hey everybody! i am about 22 weeks pregnant (we think) ahah but i was taking enbrel and i was doing fine off the med. for awhile but now i can barely move, i cant open soda, im so tired, and my head is always killing me bc my neck is hurting so bad. i dont know what else to do but get back on the med. i miss it and need it so bad. in the mornings and at night my goodness i havent felt this much pain in quite a long time. sometimes i lay here and cry because i feel so helpless!! enough whining i know! but no one understands... my boyfriend god bless him, helps me and knows that im in pain and he doesnt question he just does what i need... he knows whos boss :) but he doesnt know how it is...

so please anybody on enbrel and pregnant??! hows it going?!?! i heard it was ok because enbrel is a class b drug like tylenol how true is it!? thank you so much.

I would not put anything into your pregnant body without talking to you Obstetrician and Rheumatologist. You are more than halfway there. Enbrel might make you feel better but I would be more concerned with the baby at this point.

From what I have read, Enbrel is a class B drug but no studies have been done on pregnant women, only animals.

Personally, I'd suffer the remainder of the pregnancy. As soon as the baby is born, get back on Enbrel and formula feed your baby. Now I have moderate RA so if you have severe RA, this may not be an option. Talk to your Drs.

hessalinaI've been trying to get pregnant for over 2 years and am on Celebrex. My doctor has recommended that I stay on Celebrex until I conceive and then switch to prednisone if I need something. Many say predinsone is the most studied and safest RA drug for pregnancy. Celebrex is supposedly safe until the final trimester, but like Enbrel, it hasn't been around long so all the facts aren't in. I hope this helps!

I take humira and am considering trying to get pregnant in the next year or so. I have done some limited Internet research and like you, found that they are a class b drug. I have known several woman to be on enbrel or humira through out their pregnancy and they had normal, healthy babies. I am hesitant because there are no real studies. I can not say for sure yet what I will decide.

I have had 5 miscarriages and already know they will have me on blood thinners and prednisone. The prednisone to help with the pregnancy not the ra. Let us know what you decide. I hope it gets easier and you feel better.

thanks everybody! right now the baby is my main worry although i havent had any miscarriages my mom had 6 and had me (her miracle baby) so i dont want to risk anything.... we will see how long i can last before i cant move at all then we will go from there. i just want a healthy baby!