When I had to go off Humira all at once, I had terrible eye flares. They just went on and on for months, and required both steroid drops and dilating drops to finally get under control. It turns out that you're supposed to taper off of biologic drugs very, very slowly. Going off Enbrel, you're putting extraordinary strain on your immune system! But the good news is, once your body adjusts to life without Enbrel, your eye situation should stabilize, provided you aren't constantly re-triggering it.
I don't know about the preserved meats in your diet-- maybe the salt has starch, or maybe there are other preservatives in there that are triggering. Or it might just be the going-off-Enbrel situation. I'm so sorry you're going through this.
Bettyrawker, it's great to read your suggestions!
Best,
EA
