# Simponi Injections **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [January 22, 2018, 10:29pm UTC](https://discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/t/simponi-injections/8115 "2018-01-22T22:29:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mimiB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/mimib/32/6191_2.png) [@mimiB](https://discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/u/mimiB)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 10:29pm UTC](https://discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/t/simponi-injections/8115/1 "2018-01-22T22:29:50Z")
I’ve tried Remicaid, Orencia, Stelara, Humira, Enbrel( had a good two year run but loosing traction fast) and now doc wants me to try Simponi because “she has no more tricks in her bag”(?) And to make it even more exciting, she is leaving the practice and I will have a new doc next time. Anybody got anything good to say about Simponi? C’mon. Humor me! ---
**Author:** ![janeatiu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/janeatiu/32/3886_2.png) [@janeatiu](https://discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/u/janeatiu)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/t/simponi-injections/8115/2 "2018-01-23T19:01:47Z")
It didn’t hurt and I didn’t have a reaction to it. That’s good, right? On the other hand it was not at all helpful to me in getting my PsA in check. 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![mimiB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/mimib/32/6191_2.png) [@mimiB](https://discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/u/mimiB)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/t/simponi-injections/8115/3 "2018-01-23T21:39:48Z")
Oh, boo! My first Rheumatologist told me he didn’t think Enbrel would help me so he never prescribed it but my latest doc did and it helped me more than anything so far. Isn’t it interesting how one thing helps an individual and another doesn’t? I am a curvy girl. I wonder if infusions are better for heavier people because they could dose according to weight? My current doc didn’t want me to go the infusion route with Simponi Aria. What do y’all think about infusion vs injections? ---
**Author:** ![tntlamb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/tntlamb/32/155_2.png) [@tntlamb](https://discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/u/tntlamb)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 10:35pm UTC](https://discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/t/simponi-injections/8115/4 "2018-01-23T22:35:26Z")
Injections often give more steady control. BUT if you are 65 or older you get better medicare coverage as it falls under PartB. I agrre with your thoughts about better titration based on weight. BTW glad to see you again, we’ve been missing you… ---
**Author:** ![mimiB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/mimib/32/6191_2.png) [@mimiB](https://discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/u/mimiB)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/t/simponi-injections/8115/5 "2018-01-23T23:13:23Z")
Thanks 😊. And that’s good to know about Medicare. I’m not quite there yet, but hubby is. ---
**Author:** ![Grandma\_J](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/grandma_j/32/1796_2.png) [@Grandma\_J](https://discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/u/Grandma_J)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/t/simponi-injections/8115/6 "2018-01-24T00:52:20Z")
Just the word “infusion” makes me shudder. It sounds so overwhelming. Injections, like tntlamb said, give more steady control. When I think of infusions, I think of this huge dose of something that’s going to hit me really hard and I’m stuck with it for three months. If it makes me sick, or if it doesn’t work, I’m trapped. I’m hoping the coverage on Medicare is supplemented with something similar to Enbrel Support…not so sure about that yet. I have about a year and a half before I can retire and if I have to to stay on private insurance and keep taking Enbrel longer, I might just keep working after I reach retirement age. ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_G](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/jules_g/32/3938_2.png) [@Jules\_G](https://discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/u/Jules_G)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/t/simponi-injections/8115/7 "2018-01-25T17:46:54Z")
Yes, I’ll fly the flag for Simponi. Been on it since March 2014, initially the 50mg dose which was increased to 100mg November 2015. It seems to keep reasonable control of things … like everyone it’s sometimes up/down and I need a bit of extra help. Hasn’t helped my skin any, though ☹ ---
**Author:** ![mimiB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/mimib/32/6191_2.png) [@mimiB](https://discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/u/mimiB)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/t/simponi-injections/8115/8 "2018-01-25T19:21:07Z")
Oh, I hate that it hasn’t helped your skin, Jules! But I’m happy to hear it helps with your Arthritis. I’m glad someone is getting good results. I never see ads for it on TV like I do for many of the other drugs. Makes you wonder…