I have had numerous remincade infusions over the last year or so,...

Hi Max,
My husband has been on remicade for the past 1 1/2 years and is constantly fighting upper respiratory infections.

Have you had any luck. Anybody else know anything about this? smlee_2004@hotmail.com.

Thanks!

Hello,

I have psoriatic arthritis, and I'm being treated for it w/remicade.. It's been working well for my arthritis, but I keep getting upper respetory infections.. I've been on remicade for 2 months now..I had my second infusion one month ago..and I'm due for another but I have bronkitis. This is the second time in 2 mths that i've gotten bronkitis. And I just got over having a sinus infection ..It just won't go away. As soon as I get alittle better I get sick again.. What should I do?

Oh my!

I too have been fighting this bronchial problem for nearly a year now and it seems that I have been ignored of my complaints to my doctors! I am VERY sorry to hear of these symptoms to those in the previous messages. Your input... and mine will be taken once again to my next office visit.

I have been so discouraged fighting the hacking coughs... along w/ excessive phlegm. Not only is my psoriatic arthritis in an extremely painful condition, the coughing alone has almost ruined my life... keeping me a social reclusive and unable to do even the basic things of life at times. Many, many times... I can hardly go 5 to 10 minutes w/o a violent coughing episode. At moments.... feel like my heart is going to explode out of my chest. My body can't keep this up. Does anyone relate?

I will be praying for you folks in here...

Max,

My daughter has had very similar symptoms following Remicade treatments. She is only 10. We've done 3 treatments and she's had this persistent cough for over 2 months now. Nothing helps the cough except when she's on prednisone. She's also suffered from sinusitis and strep throat. We're doing a tonsillectomy tomorrow in the hope that this will fix the cough. I'd like to know more about your experience with the cough and if you have discovered a successful treatment to quiet the cough.