HUMIRA Reviews (ADALIMUMAB)Average Rating: 3.1 (750 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare HUMIRA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR HUMIRA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Psorasis | I usually get a bad headache the next day | Since on Humira my psorasis (scalp) is 90% gone. Thank you Humira | F | 56 | 6 months 30 mg 2X M | 7/6/2011 | 3 | plaque psoriasis | Stop of menstrual cycle, facial hair growth, change in voice | Worked really wonderful for about the first year. Now noticing excessive facial hair growth. Bruises easy. Now plague psoriasis is back on knees and elbows. Scalp is worse now than before. First real side affect we noticed was the stopping of menstrual cycle, stopped after second injection never has started back. Just wondering if anyone else has had these same problems. My daughter is starting high school this year and we have stopped the Humira this summer to see if it helps. | F | 13 | 3 years 2X M | 7/4/2011 | 2 | Crohns | Extremely painful injections,swelling @ injection site - larger than 5 inches & is red,, hot and very itchy for 2 days, red rash on face, dry skin on face/ears, itching over entire body, "scattered" mind - can't keep things on track/straight, Possible weight gain (5-8lbs), | At first the injection site was okay - painful but an ice pack prior to injection helped - then at about month 4 the injection site started to swell and the entire body itching began with no relief as of yet (now on month 12). My face has a very dry, red, scaly rash over the cheeks, nose, forehead, ears are dry and flaky. My last colonoscopy a few months ago showed significant improvement in the areas where my disease was bad - but these side effects are casuing me more problems than what I can deal with. The memory issues and the itching are too much - fearful my job has suffered because of the drug... not sure what I will be switching to but will not be taking Humira any more. | F | 42 | 12 months 2X M | 6/10/2011 | 4 | RA | During the first few months I had severe fatigue, mosquito like breaking out on lower body, dry/scaley skin but all of these side effects have slowly subsided and have not any other side effects due to use. I havent had any RA flares other than sensitive joints occasionally but nothing radical since started taking Humira. I needed hip joint replacement before I started taking it and still need replacement. It will not fix something a bad as my hips but does keep the joints from flaring which is a tremendous help. | M | 59 | 12 months 40 2X M | 6/4/2011 | 2 | crohn's disease | uncontrolled bowel movements, sore feet | My doctor prescribed humira because Asacol wasn't managing my symptoms. While some of my symptoms have gotten better there has been one significant side effect. I have lost all bowel movement control. I would rather have to use the restroom several times a day to not being able to hold it in. | F | 40 | 2 months 40 mg 2X M | 5/27/2011 | 1 | Crohn's | Shortness of breath. Extreme upper leg fatigue. Stopped taking it a year ago and side effects came back once again. | Have had all the tests for heart, lung, and so on. All is well. Being a "biologic" nobody knows how long it can stay in the body. I would not recommend this medicine to anybody. | F | 64 | 10 months 2X M | 5/27/2011 | 5 | psoriatic arthritis | Zero side effects | I have arthritis in my foot, finger, wrist, mid spine, and sacroiliac joints. The pain completely went away in all but my sacroiliac joint which was the first to hurt. It has helped a lot with my sacroiliac joint, but I think some of the damage was permanent. It took my three years to figure out what was wrong and by then it was too late for the sacroiliac joints. It still has helped a lot though. | M | 36 | 17 months 30MG 2X M | 5/26/2011 | 2 | severe plaque psoriasis | severe fatigue; severe dry mouth; generalized weakness; mental fogginess | 5 months psoriasis is well-controlled after the first 12 weeks, but I had a severe exacerbation after the first month; I'm not sure if the side effects are worth it - I just can't stay awake even while driving | M | 61 | 30mg 2X M | 5/25/2011 | 1 | RA | Chest infection, sore throat, hair loss, tightness in chest, pain in back, shortness of breath, acne, weight gain | I detest this medication and will NEVER take it again. After only three shots I'm now on antibiotics to fight a killer chest infection that has me laid low now for almost 3 weeks. No energy, insomnia, exhaustion, and living with the fear of a heart attack because the pain in my chest was so bad. I also gained 12-1/2 pounds in a week and a half. The first shot worked right away, the second - no difference. The third just about killed me. Never, ever again. | F | 47 | 90 days 3X M | 5/24/2011 | 4 | Chron's Disease | Eczema type skin rashes (red patchy) on face, arms, shoulders and back-terribly dry skin, especially face-fingers and toes swell at night and when hot, pain and swelling at injection site terrible bruising and red patchy thick spots with itching after shots which last for up to five days, weight gain | Benadryl and ice (until numb) before shots has helped with injection site side effects Chron's Disease is in remission, only occassional abdominal pain, but very minimal compared to flare-ups | F | 37 | 10 months 80mg. 2X M | 5/11/2011 | 5 | Ulcerative Colitis | I was very sleepy for the first 3 days after injections, for several months. After that though, no side effects. | This drug has been a life changer for me. I have what I now consider a normal gut. After years of pain, bleeding, diarhhea, and total food intolerance, I eat whatever I chose to, whenever I chose to. No bleeding, rarely pain. I live a normal life again. I got serum sickness from remicade-I was so afraid. But now my life is great. | F | 45 | 1 years 40mg 2X M | 4/28/2011 | 2 | Crohns, Ulcerative Colitis, IBD | Red'' dry itchy rash on face, behind ears, chest, shoulders, neck and at injection site. Joint pain in most major joints, nueropathy in hands and legs. Severe fatigue | When I 1st started Humira I had been on Remicade prior. I first initially had pain and itching at the injection site (on my thighs). So I switched to injecting on my stomach w/moderate success. Started breaking out in a hive like rash after a yr of taking this medicine | F | 35 | 16 months pen 2X M | 4/9/2011 | 3 | Behcets Syndrome | stings for awhile after injection(doesnt leave mark). Im always tired, weight gain (maybe due to steroids)? My skins feels dry, i have suffered with psoriasis in my scalp for 9 years. Now my whole body has started to itch which im finding very irritating. | I've had 8 injections & so far have not noticed any effects. I still suffer with bad joint pain in my knees, wrists & is slowly spreading to other joints. Was previously on the Enbrel injection for 1 year without any effect, taken prednisone on many occassions also been on methotrexate & Azathioprine. | F | 32 | 2 weeks 40 1X day | 4/2/2011 | 5 | Psoriatic Arthritis | The only problem I have had is neutropenia. My bloodcounts are monitored regularly and when the neutrophil count goes low I wait until it goes back up before I inject again. | Humira changed my life. I am 100% free of psoriasis, even my nails grow normally. Still have some joint swelling in my hands but nothing like before. | M | 40 | 5 years 40mg 2X M | 3/28/2011 | 1 | Psoriasis | None, but my psoriasis was in my scalp, elbows some drops here and there, while on Enbrel. Now with Humira I have all over my body, looks like chicken pox!!! BIG MISTAKE switching. | F | 48 | 17 weeks 40 mg 1X O | 3/21/2011 | 4 | Crohn's Disease | Anal fissures, accumulation of extra fat at the injection site. | There is no doubt that my Crohn's Disease is in remission because of this drug, but having open wounds on my bum (that itch when attempting to heal)is the wost thing I have ever experienced as a side effect. I would actually take back Remicade if I could. | F | 28 | 1.5 years 2X M | 3/18/2011 | 5 | Psoriasis | no side effects! After maybe 2 shots in the past 7 months of taking them i got a hot rashno bigger that the size of a quarter around the injection site that clearned up after a few days. but NO PSORIASIS! | 18 year old, female. started 7 months ago because i suffered from severe psoriasis in my scalp for two years that started to take a large emotional toll on my life. I was very self conscious and used every topical cream out there. Also used a variety of oral pills that had not done the job or did not take well with my body and i had very bad side effects. Humira was my last option and after weighing its possible side effects i chose to take it. Best thing i had ever done. i was entering college, started two weeks before and i'd say about 4 weeks into college i literally completely forgot i had even had psoriasis. I have no scaling, or peeling, or itchy. I wear black again. All i have to do it take one shot every two weeks. It worked for me when i thought there was no hope, please dont give up! | F | 18 | 7 months 2X M | 3/16/2011 | 4 | Crohn's | really bad dry skin on face and ears and itchy/scabby rashes on arms, shoulders, back, and legs | the drug has helped my crohn's amazingly. not even a twinge of pain since using it. but this skin problem is starting to get out of control, meeting with my doctor next week so hopefully they can prescribe something that wont mean I have to stop humira | F | 22 | 4 months 2X M | 3/15/2011 | 4 | Crohn's Disease | Itching and dry skin, hair loss, as well as swelling, pain and redness at injection site. | The Humira started working within a few weeks of my first injections and has kept my symptoms from Crohn's away. Although I eventually developed extremely itchy and dry skin, and in the past two months I have developed hair loss on my scalp. More recently I have experienced large swelling (15cm diametre) on and around my injection sites, with pain, redness and itching, which starts developing within 10 minutes of injection. | F | 22 | 6 months 40mg 2X M | 3/15/2011 | 2 | PsA | Weight gain, tiredness, joint pain, brain fog. Slow recovery after knee surgery, but not sure if that's related. I think it might be based on other's recovery after same type surgery. | Started in Sept 2010 - noticed a bit of improvement in my arthritic symptoms. Never felt really good, however. Stopped 2 weeks before surgery (in Jan) and restarted after 2 weeks. I had one injection since and have decided not to return to the drug. I'm extemely achy now, more tired than usual and am now experiencing hand/wrist joint pain which I'm told is osteoarthritis in the basal joint. It's been recommended that I have additional surgery. I think I'll sit back for a while and see what happens. I'm relatively active - work out, walk, etc., and I just want to feel better! | F | 50 | 5 months 40 mg 2X M | 2/24/2011 |