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What biologics have you tried and how have they helped?

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  1. SECUKINUMAB

  2. 18 years on remicade and then it completely stopped working. Remicade was great until the last 6 months on it when I started to have major flares.
    Now on simponi and doing well

    1. 18 years is a long run with a medication! I can only imagine how hard it was for you once it stopped working. I’m glad to hear Simponi is helping and you’re doing well with it! -Latoya (Team Member)

  3. I have heard that semi glue tides have helped with pain. Has anyone taken those?

    1. Thanks for asking. Semiglutides are a class of drugs that have been developed to treat Type 2 Diabetes and has possible been found useful for other conditions, especially obesity. It looks like it is being studied for a wide range of conditions. What it means for AS or pain relief isn't completely known. All the best, Kathy (Team member)

    2. Hi Kathy
      It sounds interesting i wonder if it comes to the uk, thank you for explaining and the article about the flare kit is good thing a sports bag will be good idea first of all.
      For me heat is one of the best things but with my heat pad I have to sit down which isn’t that good but it helps my heat pad.
      Take care
      Jan

  4. I’ve been on remicade Enbryl and couple others short term I’m now on rinvoq pain is now not manageable I have been on meloxicam for over 15 years. I’m now starting to have stomach problems and losing blood somewhere so having iron infusions, I will say the meloxicam helps but now I do not know what to do in either. Does my rheumatologist.

    1. I’ve used Celebrex 200 two times a day with Tylenol extended release 1350 2 times a day, that helps me keep manageable

    2. did celebrex cause weight gain

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