Rituxan

MARYCAIN · King of the Jungle Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 1576

I've been taking colchicine for about two years now with no recurrence of pericarditis. It made me very nauseated for the first couple of weeks, then I guess my system got used to it. I do have to have liver function tests, etc. to monitor for side effects but so far so good. Methotrexate did nothing for my lupus and made the scleroderma worse, so colchicine was a great choice for me. I was hoping it would help my joints, but apparently it's most useful for gouty arthritis and doesn't do much for lupus arthritis.

shystee999 · Not So Newbie Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Posts: 8

I've had rituxan twice. Both times i had a severe reaction and never completed the cycle. However the little I did get improved my CD20 count (not sure what that is but my doc was excited) He still talks about it but has realized that I could go into anaphylatic shock if we try again.

It helped me out a little but it wasnt worth the risk (for me) if it works for you- TERRIFIC