Stelara infusion -exhaustion

[my little penguin]

Ds had his first Stelara infusion Wednesday
And has been exhausted since
Complaining of "tired heavy limbs"
Wants to sleep

Doc is aware and watching him closely

Happen to anyone else ???

 

[aypues]

I'm having my loading infusion next Friday. I'll report back.

 

[newdiagnosis]

I had no symptoms after my infusion.

 

[my little penguin]

Exhaustion was very short lived
Feeling extremely good today and reduction in visible inflammation (juvenile spondyloarthritis-lots joints were swollen )

 

[newdiagnosis]

Wow. Glad to hear! The joint swelling went away that fast? I only experienced a mild improvement in joint swelling. It has been 3 weeks since my infusion.

 

[my little penguin]

He was given iv steriods at the Stelera infusion as well since his joints were so bad .
So I am sure that helped
We have watched his joints get better more and more each day
Iv steriods leave your system in 24 hours so we think it's the combo of the high loading dose plus iv steriods

 

[newdiagnosis]

Ahh I see. Hopefully it is the stelara. However, it takes a minimum of 3 weeks to a few months to see results of Stelara. Unfortunately it is probably the steroids.

 

[aypues]

I had the infusion today. Not bad at all. No adverse reaction. Just a little tired after but not a big deal.

 

[hredner]

Ds had his first Stelara infusion Wednesday
And has been exhausted since
Complaining of "tired heavy limbs"
Wants to sleep

Doc is aware and watching him closely

Happen to anyone else ???

Yes, I always feel absolutely exhausted and kinda foggy headed for about 3-4 days after then it wears off. I've been on it for a year and it's the same each time. But it's just for a few days.