I've been running a low-grade fever for a few days, but I'm not sick other than feeling normally cruddy. I ran fevers last year when I was first diagnosed, but haven't for a long time. I had my 4th Remicade infusion last Monday and I haven't responded to it the way I did my 3rd one. Does anyone have any ideas what's going on?
Could be part of a flare if this infusion didn't take, for whatever reason.
I'd call your doc on Monday for sure though. Fever can be a side effect of Remicade, or it could be a virus trying to break through, or something else entirely.
The official "Adverse
ADVERSE EVENTS OCCURRING IN 5% OR MORE OF PATIENTS RECEIVING 4 OR MORE INFUSIONS FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Placebo REMICADE
(n=350) (n=1129)
Gastrointestinal:
Nausea - 20% 21%
Abdominal pain - 8% 12%
Diarrhea - 12% 12%
Dyspepsia - 7% 10%
Respiratory:
Upper respiratory tract infection - 25% 32%
Sinusitis - 8% 14%
Pharyngitis - 8% 12%
Coughing - 8% 12%
Bronchitis - 9% 10%
Rhinitis - 5% 8%
Skin and appendages disorders:
Rash - 5% 10%
Pruritus - 2% 7%
Body as a whole-general disorders:
Fatigue - 7% 9%
Pain - 7% 8%
Resistance mechanism disorders:
Fever - 4% 7%
Moniliasis - 3% 5%
Central and peripheral nervous system disorders:
Headache - 14% 18%
Musculoskeletal system disorders:
Back pain - 5% 8%
Arthralgia - 7% 8%
Urinary system disorders:
Urinary tract infection - 6% 8%
Cardiovascular disorders, general:
Hypertension - 5% 7%