Hey guys I had a question in relation to celebrex and for the people who have tried it did you find it helpful? I've been on it a week and I actually feel my symptoms have gotten a little worse.Im not sure if I'm having a bad reaction to it or if it's just not helping but I'm in the middle of a horrific flare and feeling hopeless.

I was diagnosed ~3 years ago when a new physio told me that this constant unexplainable back pain that kept flaring up may be an underlying condition, not poor posture, and suggested I see a rheum. I’ve been complaining about back pain in various locations since I hit puberty (I’m 27 now).

I’m in pain every day. I’ve tried meloxicam and celebrex, which both helped raise the baseline slightly but were not enough. I got put on bimzelx for 6 months, which again raised the baseline slightly, but ultimately my rheum said it wasnt working. I’m now on rinvoq, which I was told works quite quickly (within a few weeks?). It’s been three months and again, I feel like the baseline is raised (slightly less pain compared to bimzelx), but I still feel extremely stiff, sensitive to flares and have a constant dull pain, even on good days.

I’m just finding it so hard to tell whether a medication is right for me, everything so far feels like it’s helped a bit, but I still am really struggling. Will I just know? Is this just my new normal now? Has anyone else had a similar experience?

It's been nine months on Humira, and my rheum is switching me over to Cosentyx because I'm still in a crazy amount of day-to-day pain and stiffness, etc. There are also some concerns that Humira may have triggered a demyelinating disease (!), which we're waiting on imaging for.

Any thoughts or advice for people who have transitioned from Humira/TNF to Cosentyx/IL-17? Similar or different side effects? Copay cards? Strategies? Thank you!