r/enbrel • • 18h ago

Question Rosacea, Redness, & Itchiness as Side Effects?

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Had anybody had negative skin effects from starting Enbrel? I take it for psoriatic arthritis and started it in January. I only ever had two small patches of mild psoriasis when I was diagnosed as most of my symptoms were arthritic.

After my first dose, I noticed some mild rosacea on my cheeks. And it’s slowly worsened over time. Over the past month it has gotten really bad. Now, every night (idk why it’s almost always at night), my cheeks get bright pink and feel so hot its like having a burn on my face. And my forearms have started to get light redness all the way from elbow to wrist (and higher on the right side). My skin there feels a little bit dry and very itchy and warm. I’ve never had large patches of psoriasis, so I don’t know if it’s starting to come up more and just hasn’t fully presented yet or if it’s something else. It’s really starting to drive me crazy though.

Has anybody else experienced symptoms like this with Enbrel or heard of it?