CAN ANYONE SHED SOME LITE

Hello PDSA fam I need to know the pros and cons between rituxan and N plate my counts since being diagnosed 9/25/12 have always been in the danger zone just dropped from 22 to 14 since last week well last month my dr said we would b trying the rituxan now since my counts dropped he switched up on me to N plate injections(so is this a needle vs an IV ) which one has the highest percentage of remission? and side effects? ..idk i was just getting comfortable with doing the rituxan oh yeah the dr also has been weaning me down off predisone from 100mg now i am down to 10mg a day now hes taking about go n back up on it yet mind u it has never worked for me i am refusing to up it cuz i am weening myself off it

I do promacta vs nplate and have never done the rituxan. So far the new treatments to increase production (NPlate, Promacta) are maintenance meds that you have to keep taking. I noticed very mild heartburn the first week, then no issues. I am diligent about the empty stomach and 4 hours before calcium and vitamins as recommended. Very few have been able to stop them once they start. I chose the Promacta since it is a daily pill that accommodates my schedule better then weekly injections for NPlate. Rituxan is a course of typically 4 infusions that work on B Cells to reset the immunity in the simplest terms. It can take up to 12 weeks to see improvements. Both have potential risks, you can find a lot more information on the main site under treatments.

HI BUNNIE VERY FEW HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP WHAT ONCE THEY START THE INJECTIONS? THX 4 RESPONDING DONT THINK I WANT NPLATE

www.pdsa.org/forum/7-treatment-general/26990-successful-discontinuation-of-eltrombopag.html

Thanks, Sandi. The facts are always better.

It's just a good thing to know because too many people go into it thinking it's something they will have to do for the rest of their life. "The rest of your life" is a heck of a long time and as far as ITP goes, anything can happen between now and then (as this study shows)!