Patient Log of Experience Using HUMIRA
DRUG RATINGS REPORTS HISTORY FOR A PATIENT TAKING HUMIRA
| Key to ratings for HUMIRA: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| Rating | Reason | Side Effects | Comments | Sex | Age | Time Taken and Dosage | Date Added | |
| 3 | Crohn's Disease | the injection is easy. no pain/burn. I take Zyrtec/Antihistamine everyday to alleviate sinusitis. Fatigue, one fungal spot on my toe. Migraine usually 2 days after injection. Neurologists prescribed Imitrex. I get numbness left side of face, shoulder and arm, which I take Flexeral. I have thinning hair. After 2 years 9 months, my recent colonoscopy came back with the disease starting again at the anastomosis with a 4 cm ulcer. GI wants to increase dose to 40 mg a week. Not too excited. | Dx with Crohns 1982 2 resections with 3 fistulas, one to bladder, one anus, one unattached I have tried all meds. I eat whole fresh foods, very little processed and use breaking the vicious cycle diet. google it. | M | 51 | 2.9 years 40mg 2X M | 9/7/2013 | |
| 2 | Crohn's Disease | the injection is easy. no pain/burn. I take Zyrtec/Antihistamine everyday to alleviate sinusitis. Fatigue, one fungal spot on my toe. Migraine usually 2 days after injection. Neurologists prescribed Imitrex. I get numbness left side of face, shoulder and arm, which I take Flexeral. I have thinning hair. After 2 years 9 months, my recent colonoscopy came back with the disease starting again at the anastomosis with a 4 cm ulcer. GI wants to increase dose to 40 mg a week. Not too excited. I just had the ANITBODY TEST for HUMIRA which is now available from Prometheus Labs via your doctor. After 2.9 years, I developed resistance through my body building up antibodies/immunity to HUMIRA. I stopped HUMIRA immediately. My Doctor recommends the last biologic available, CIMZIA. I am so happy and relieved not living with side effects, I will wait as long as I can before taking a new drug. Please talk with your doctor about getting the ANTIBODY test done. It may have reached a point of not w | M | 51 | 40mg 1X D | 10/1/2013 | ||