Abatacept for Psoriatic Arthritis User Reviews
Brand names: Orencia
Abatacept has an average rating of 4.7 out of 10 from a total of 3 reviews for the treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis. 33% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 33% reported a negative experience.
- Mindy
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 19, 2021
Orencia (abatacept) "I have just had my second infusion of Orencia. The first go around I had a headache and fever and aches for that night and most of the next few days. After the second dose I have severe aches and pains in all joints and muscles and my skin hurts to touch it plus I have a cold or something that just came on a day after the infusion. I am wondering if it is going to work for me or if I need to change. I was on Simponi Aria for a year and a half and then it stopped working. My question is are these symptoms considered bad or something that I have to put up with and hope they go away and the Orencia starts working without these side effects?"
- Chris...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 16, 2021
Orencia (abatacept) "40 yr old woman with Psoriatic Arthritis. I have already tried Methotrexate (did not work), Humira (too much fog brain), Enbrel (worked great but my body developed immunity), and now I am on Orencia. Week 1 I noticed some slight belly ache as if I did 2000 sit ups. Week 2 it got slightly worse. Week 3 the pain in my upper left abdomen has gotten so bad its hard to sleep. I also have some severe lower abdomen pain so I am hoping this gets better soon. I was off medication for 4 weeks which caused some serious flare ups. Since I started Orencia one of my major flares. One is slowly subsiding while I have developed 2 new issues (knee's & foot). Hoping after some time this gets better. PS- It was very nice they provided a co-pay card for the $1,000 out-of-pocket upon request"
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Orencia (abatacept) "Orencia took about three months for the full benefit to kick in. Been on it for nine months now with great joint movement. Hope this keeps up - cost about six thousand a month which insurance pays. Yes - I am fortunate,"