User Reviews for Remicade intravenous

Immediate relief after first treatment. Serious allergic reaction during 3rd infusion: tightness in chest, throat, pain in chest thru back/shoulder, hives, and breathing difficulty. All IV's w/ benedril. No sure if I will try again, but it sure stopped the pain.

only 2 treatments,but has not worked at all.

I have had no side effects and for the most part can do about anything I want to do. It has been a blessing to me.

Just started treatment.Not even a week since first treatment. Also taking (generic) Plaquenil (2X, day). Experienced some gas, headache, flushed(warm) feeling. Absence of pain so far. I'll update in future. Treatment #2 in less that 2 weeks.

Remicade worked right way in controlling my symptoms. However, after about 3 or 4 infusions I developed the Lupus like syndrome. I stopped the medication and within a couple of months the lupus went away.

I have crohns disease this med is the worst made me look very sick.made me feel horriable.I have taking every meds to help and nothing did I live in nyc I went to 10 specialist and about 5 regular doctors.I feel like I went to the best doctors in the city. im still searching for a cure and still no luck. any information please post

this medication effected my colon, heart and spline. I had a heart attack and was on life support for 5 days. I had no trouble before taking remicade.

I have used Remacade for over 10 yrs, a few months after I was diagnosed. I have a family & full time job that I am able to maintain thankfully to this medication! I tried steroids, anti-biotics & anti-rejections drugs and I got violently ill. I have chronic pain, but most days it is manageable! Life is good!

I have had UC for about 10 years, and the usual meds had kept it under control until about 15 months ago. Nothing worked. My doc recommended Remicade and like others I had almost immediate and almost miraculous positive results. I am not 100% symptom free, but 90-95% better after a total of 3 infusions. I am very glad that I took this step. No side effects that I am aware of. Try it if nothing else is working!!

I have had periodic (6) bouts of severe ulcerative colitis over the last 12 years. Severe inflammation 4 years ago resulted in the colon being completely closed off and a partial colorectomy. It took years to realize a causal connection to carrageenan, a red seaweed food additive, in the diet. While I've tried to avoid it, avoidance tends to fail while travelling, carrageenan is ubiquitous in the food system (many processed dairy products, soups, packaged candy,etc.) Search for carrageenan and colon cancer / UC. After travelling in Sept. another bout of UC, hospitalization twice and Remicade. Now a fourth infusion. Yes it works to quell UC.... But now have major spinal and joint pain, minor rashes and some unusual headaches. As a tennis player the joint pain is a stopper. Will it be a coin toss - colorectomy & wear a poo bag or be an inactive near-cripple? Sound like a lose/lose choice ?! May be. FDA has carrageenan grandfathered and most folks have no idea what it is or the relationship. It is even being used in baby formula today! It is used to induce colon cancer in laboratory animals. Good luck to all. Read More Read Less

I was feeling alot better overall, until I develped Pustular Palmar Psoriais on my hands and soles of feet. Very painfull and can not get rid of it. I can no longer take Remicade. Not sure what is next...Hoping they find something to relieve the Pustular Psoriaisis...it's painful!!!

early hair loss, but hair returned later. I have had a 10% weight gain.

This has been very effective with my Erythema Nodosum. Although I have been a little concerned with some almost death issues that some friends that have had. I have had great results, but so did they, but these side effects came shortly after they begin to use the drug. I have been on it for about 3 yrs, and it keeps my noduals/pain under control.

It is the best medication so far. My feet went numb & tingling and hut so much that I could not even sleep with a sheet touching them. I had a nerve test (the test proved ther was no nerve damage. The Dr. is not sure if it is the medication or not, but I increased my B12 and now I can sleep at night with a blanket,and my feet are not numb.

I have had no side effects and it has given me my life back. I feel imy colitis is totally under control now.

I've been getting infusions for six months now. I had sore joints and a little rash the first two months. Now I have no side effects at all. Overall,it works great and the possible side effects are nothing compared to being on prednisone for a long period of time. It's absolutly worth a try.

This is the best of all of the drugs I hve taken. I can do things that I could not do before.

Ussually within the first 24 hours of the infusion I feel like I got my life back. My frequent need to use the bathroom decreases from 15-20 times daily to 4-6. I don't know what I would do with out this medication.

Remicade works great! Glad to get off steroids! I wish it didn't take so long. I hate taking time off from work. Another bad thing is I worry about long term effects. I know have a rash on chest with red spots some filled with pus. I went to my GI last week. He didn't have an answer. I know have an appt. with my M.D. Has anyone had this happen? I've been on Remicade for 2 years. I have not done anything different. Asacol 400mg 8 tablets daily. BP Meds. Daily Vitamin.