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Xeljanz and muscle pain

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Oumpa
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Joined : Dec 2010
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Posted 11/9/2020 6:35 PM (GMT -7)
Hi, I have been on Xeljanz for 15 weeks at the higher dose: 10mg, twice a day.

My UC symptoms have all but disappeared. After 7 years on Remicade, that medication stopped working. It's been a game changer. Quality of life is great.

Now, for the flip side. Two weeks ago, I starting developing acute muscle pain and weakness from the hips down to the legs. I had to stop playing squash and pickleball. I had an xray of my left hip and everything is normal. I know that this is anecdotal but I suspect that Xeljanz may cause this muscle pain and weakness.

Anyone out there who has experienced something similar?[img][/img]
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limey
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Joined : Sep 2016
Posts : 159
Posted 11/11/2020 1:25 PM (GMT -7)
I get some slight aches in my knees that I put down to my Xeljanx.
Both my knees were replaced over the last 5 years
It tends to come and go.
Been on Xeljanx since March 2019
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poopydoop
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Posted 11/11/2020 3:49 PM (GMT -7)
Is it listed as a side effect? I would have expected such a side effect to appear sooner than 15 weeks. You might have a trapped nerve or disc issue in your spine causing referred pain, which would not show on an xray.
I get all kinds of muscle pain due to a degenerated disc, unrelated to xeljanz.
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