They keep talking about “personalized medicine,” but really are all guessing based on the evidence from clinical trials and our particular symptoms and profile as to which treatment(s) will cause the greatest benefit with fewest side effects. We are fortunate that there ARE these different biologic treatments but it IS confusing for our healthcare providers to figure out which one MAY work best for each of us. Be sure to keep track of how you do when on whatever you try. Don’t get discouraged because if one has intolerable side effects, another one may work very well.

One day, maybe they will have better ways to help personalize our treatments so we can expect positive results with few to no side effects, but we aren’t there yet. We are always “trying” the new treatment and the providers can only adjust and switch (or continue), based on our feedback as to how it is (or isn’t) helping and how, plus what side effects we may encounter.