Remicade Infusion and Itching: Is it a Common Symptom?

I’ve been on Remicade since 2011, never had an adverse reaction. I just had my last infusion about 2wk ago or so, and suddenly I’ve started itching a lot on my arms, legs, and a bit on my sides. I’m starting to see some redness and small red bumps, but idk if that’s coming from all the scratching or if it’s a rash. Just wondering if itching is a common Remicade symptom or if it could be something else? For reference I get over 800mg. Thanks!

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Char05

10mo ago

I had this too, had been having the infusions for about a year and then randomly had very itchy, swollen hands after one infusion. I took allergy medicine and it went down after a day. I haven’t had another reaction since but was told sometimes people just randomly react.

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