For those of you who are tempted to take a drug for rheumatoid arthritis such as Xeljanz, you should be advised as to what the side effects are. This drug is a Janus Kinase inhibitor, but the question is; does it also block parts of your immune system like the other rheumatoid drugs seem to? All drugs have side effects, it's just a matter of how bad are they, and are they worth the pain they are supposed to stop?
Here's a list of the side effects found at drugs.com for the drug Xeljanz and they are: bladder pain, bloody or cloudy urine, blurred vision, body aches or pain, chills, cough, difficult burning or painful urination, difficulty breathing, dizziness, ear congestion, fever, frequent urge to urinate, headache, loss of voice, lower back or side pain, muscle aches, nervousness, pounding in the ears, slow or fast heartbeat, sneezing, sore throat, stuffy or runny nose, unusual tiredness or weakness, bloating or swelling of the face arms hands lower legs or feet, confusion, dark urine, decreased urination, difficult or labored breathing, dry mouth, fainting, increase in heart rate, light-colored stools, lightheadedness, nausea and vomiting, pale skin, rapid breathing, rapid weight gain, shortness of breath, sunken eyes, thirst, tightness in the chest, tingling of the hands or feet, trouble breathing with exertion, unusual bleeding or bruising, unusual weight gain or loss, upper right abdominal or stomach pain, wrinkled skin, diarrhea, headaches, acid or sour stomach, belching, burning feeling in the chest or stomach, burning crawling itching numbness tickling pins and needles or tingling feelings, difficulty with moving, flushing or redness of the skin, heartburn, indigestion, itching skin, muscle pain or stiffness, pain in the joints, rash, stomach discomfort upset or pain, tenderness in the stomach area, trouble sleeping, unusually warm skin.
The most common serious adverse reactions were serious infections. Up to 10% will get hypertension. Up to 10% will get diarrhea.
. Up to 10% will get AST elevation and ALT elevation. 10% or more up to 22% will get serious infections like pneumonia, cellulitis, herpes zoster and urinary tract infections. The worst side effects of all are; lung cancer, breast cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, renal cell cancer, prostate cancer, lymphoma, malignant melanoma, and non-melanoma skin cancer. Some of the respiratory problems are: nasopharyngitis, upper respiratory tract infection, dyspnea, cough, sinus congestion, and tuberculosis.
Let's face the facts shall we, anytime a drug can give you serious side effects such as cancer or respiratory infections that can lead to death, it's a drug not worth taking. I like to call this pharmaceutical roulette. Don't play pharmaceutical roulette and get yourself a Biomat, because there's nothing that feels better for rheumatoid arthritis during wintertime than a Biomat, which will heat your very bones and joints up.
Thank You
Joseph A. Moylan
www.ionhealthbiomats.weebly.com
ionhealth@hotmail.com
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