I think Remicade is used for Crohn’s too. I have no personal knowledge of the drug, but understand your trepidation. I take an interferon (for MS) and there are always reservations one feels about the risk versus the benefit of a drug. Here’s a website with ratings from patients. Anecdotal, yes, but at least they’re first hand experiences. I imagine most of the comments come from Crohn’s patients as I think Remicade is fairly new in the treatment of RA. Hope your wife gets some relief from whatever med she chooses.
http://www.askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=103772&name=REMICADE
Wow, I just took a quick glance at that page. Some of those folks have been on Remicade for 8 years. They must have been part of the “trials.”
I just wanted to add this comment, how I feel about taking a med you just aren’t sure about. What you start, you can stop. I always tell that to newly diagnosed MS patients who are afraid of the side effects of an interferon. If the side effects are too much, you have the choice to stop it. You’re not committing to a drug, for life.
Best of luck.
Dawn,
Thanks for the feedback.
This site that you show seems to be an excellent resource. Looks like you can actually email other patients.
~ij