How long does Rinvoq take to work?
Hi! My name is María and I'm on a year and two months flare now. It mostly affects my knee so I can't walk much or function normally. I use crutches, a wheelchair or have people drive me places. I've been on Rinvoq for more than 8 months now, combined with prednisone, etoricoxib and methotrexate. I'm getting worse and worse. Should the treatment plan have worked by now. Here in Spain we have public healthcare and I have an appointment with the doctor in January but I can't contact her right now.
Hello
, I'm so glad you reached out. While Rinvoq can take awhile to reach full effectiveness, eight months is certainly a long time to be on it with no relief or results. In fact, most people who find Rinvoq helpful will notice a difference by 12 weeks. I'm glad to hear that you have an upcoming appointment with your doctor, but I wish that you didn't have to wait until January. In the meantime, I wanted to share this article from one of our health leaders with some of her natural pain management techniques, https://psoriatic-arthritis.com/living/natural-pain-relief. I'm not sure what you've already tried, or if any of these will sound appealing to you, but I wanted to share just in case. Please know that our community is here for you, and, keep us posted with how you're doing. Sending you gentle hugs. -- Warmly, Christine (Team Member) that is such great news! I'm crossing my fingers it all goes well on Friday and you get some helpful information (and maybe even a new treatment plan to try). If you're comfortable, please let us know how it goes. -- Warmly, Christine (Team Member) Thank you so much!
My experience with JAK inhibitors, Xeljanz and Rinvoq, was that they began working relatively quickly, within two to three weeks. But my case is not as severe as yours, and as such, it may simply take longer. However, eight months seems to me to be sufficient time to maybe seek out an alternative medication.
I see. Thank you for sharing!
También es común que las personas con una enfermedad autoinmune desarrollen otra. Por lo tanto, podrías estar padeciendo algo que no sea artritis psoriásica, además de la propia artritis psoriásica. Y, por supuesto, la artritis psoriásica conlleva muchas comorbilidades. [It is also common for people with one autoimmune disease to develop another one. So, you could be suffering from something that is Not psoriatic arthritis, as well as the psoriatic arthritis itself. And, of course, psoriatic arthritis comes with many co-morbidities all on its own.]
thanks for providing the translation for those who don't speak Spanish, Eric. And, you bring up a very good point that it might not be PsA, or it could be PsA with it's many co-morbidities. Thanks for sharing! -- Warmly, Christine (Team Member) I had never taken that into account. I have been diagnosed this year (after 4 of symptoms), so I had never thought it could be anything else. We will see as time goes by!
General update:
I have been changed to Cosentyx (secukinumab).
Let's see how that goes!thanks for sharing your update! I'm crossing my fingers this does the trick for you and you get relief, and quickly. Please keep us posted. -- Warmly, Christine (Team Member)
