This was added to my pills several months after starting methotrexate and plaquenil. The methotrexate and plaquenil were not working. Took three of them the same time. It was the sickest time I was ever in my life. Drove my liver count up and I ended up with a brutal flu for a month. None of these drugs did anything for me and made me worst especially when I took all three but every one is different. I settled out with Cannabis oil and a keto type diet and have little to no pain and life is back to pretty much normal.

I didn't mean to imply the Arava had anything to do with my husband's passing. He had a number of health issues, RA was only one of them.
The Arava did help him to deal with the RA.

I was on this med for a short while but it did not help me at all. So I moved on to Humira which worked for about six months after which it did nothing and I was in severe pain all joints started hurting.
I was unable to walk. For the past three months I have been on weekly ENBREL injection and Celebrex which I take twice daily. This combination has decreased the joint swelling tremendously. I Now have more mobility and less joint pain.

Hello, I took this medication and it worked temporarily. I actually tried a bunch of medications till at the end I finally got relief with Humira. Maybe my situation was just a lot worse than yours. Hope you get the relief you are needing. Being in pain is HORRIBLE!

Sulphasalzine I’m taking this along with embral. I’ve never taken plaquenil. I can’t till yet if meds combo is working my RA dr told me it my take up to 3 months before I know something. I was taking an infusion but she switch me to injections once a week 50mg