You have the same outlook that I have on this disease and enbrel. It has worked wonders on the pain and stiffness that I have had for the last 20 yrs. I've been on enbrel for 8 weeks. I trying to stay on a nsd and want to look into the antibiotic therapy. I'm afraid the biologics will quit working.
All of these years I have taken NSAIDs prior to getting on enbrel. On e on enbrel I stopped them all. The weird thing I have going on now is that thru the last 25 yrs all of my pain and stiffness had primarily been in by upper back. After being on enbrel for 5 weeks I've started developing burning and aching in the SI joints at night. The is joint area hurts if is stand still for more than 20 min. My knees and ankles have started aching. I've never experienced these pains below the belt before. I'm asking my Rheumy about the antibiotic therapy at my next appt. I can't get any sleep at all. Not due to pain either. Just can't sleep im exhausted all day but can't sleep more that 4 hrs at night. The first 3 weeks on enbrel I slept like a baby. Then I stopped.
