benedryl with remicade?

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Alison DeLorme - 01 Oct 2005 02:41 GMT

I just read about people getting benedryl with remicade? Am I right to
assume it's for a possible allergic reaction? If not - what is it for? I'm
asking because I'm currently attempting humira once a week and if that
doesn't bring down the residual inflammation, the RD wants to try remicade.
Benedryl and I just don't mix. I get extremely jittery on it - almost
hallucinatory as well. I'm actually having similar issues with humira - the
jitters I mean, though not as bad...

what dose are you all given of benedryl and are there people on remicade who
do not take benedryl??

thanks!

alison

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Diane - 01 Oct 2005 02:53 GMT

hi alison,
talk to your doc about it, but since i get remicade at the same office,
i can tell you they don't use benedryl. they use an oral antihistimine
that melts on your tongue and doesn't make you drowsy. i don't know if
it would have the "jittery" effect on you, tho.

diane

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nikki - 01 Oct 2005 22:45 GMT

Hi Alison,

I was never put on Benedryl when I was on Remicade, ended up with
side-effects during the treatment though and switched to Enbrel.

Nikki

> I just read about people getting benedryl with remicade? Am I right to
> assume it's for a possible allergic reaction? If not - what is it for? I'm
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> alison

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