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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR HUMIRA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Crohns | First swelling in fingers, then pads of my feet. Next crippling random swelling in arms, legs, ankles and wrists. Swelling travels and peaks in 3 - 4 day intervals. | I have a serious occasional intestinal bleed from Crohns (13 years). I lack daily typical Crohns symptoms but will bleed a large volume of blood during times of physical or emotional stress. It seemed to work well for 9 months. However I was also taking Imuran. My doctor told me to only take Humira. After a month off Imuran I started to experience random swelling. I had a similar reaction (but 10 x worse crippling) on Remicade. Almost stopped breathing with my last Remicade infusion. My doctor and I decided to stop the injections fearing similar reaction might occur. | F | 41 | 9 months 40mg 1X day | 8/12/2010 Patient History | 3 | CROHN'S | I'M ON PREDNISONE AS WELL AS HUMIRA SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE SIDE AFFECTS ARE FROM. EXTREME EXHAUSTION, NO ENERGY, BUT HAVE SPURTS OF DOING ALOT IN A LITTLE TIME, HEADACHES, HIGHER BLOOD PRESSURE THAN USUAL, FLU LIKE ACHES AFTER INJECTION, SOME HAIR LOSS, I FIND MYSELF SAYING THINGS AND NOT REMEMBERING THAT I SAID THEM, INSOMNIA, HUNGER. | F | 39 | 37 days 2X M | 8/9/2010 | 5 | Psoriasis | None | A remarkable drug. All signs of scaling and patches are gone. Nothing else worked A miracle result. | M | 48 | 18 months 40mg 2X M | 8/8/2010 | 2 | i previously posted to this site but found other problems that i omitted. i have dehydration cause i drink liquids constantly which i had never done before. nervous bouts and anxious feeling. sometimes confused about the simplest things. irritable. | M | 58 | 4 weeks 40mg 2X M | 8/8/2010 | 5 | Fistulizing Crohns | I have no side affects not even a swelling on the injection site, i feel very lucky, having read many of the other comments about humira and how it makes others feel. | What i would recommend is not to inject into the leg it hurts like hell but into the stomach, the drug can be left out of the fridge for 15 minutes, wait the 15 mins before injecting it is far less painful. My crohns is in complete remission but there is no signs of the fistulas healing yet. I am forever the optimist. Does anyone else have Fistulizing crohns and has your fistula healed. I have had mine now for 4 years. | F | 36 | 5 months 40mg 1X O | 8/6/2010 | 1 | Crohn's | Tingling in arms and legs and face, stroke like symptoms; pain in left arm shooting into neck, terrible ringing in my ears, weight gain of 5 pounds a week for last two months. Help...Has anyone else had these side effects? | I have had Crohn's since I was 6 diagnosed at 23. Have taken every drug know to man. I was on Remicade for 1 1/2 years and developed a rash over entire body. Doctor switched me to Humira and I have been having terrible side effects. I am afraid to stop because doctor will put me back on steroids. Is my only option to stop Humira? I really thought this was going to be my wonder drug! | F | 45 | 6 months 40 MG 2X M | 8/3/2010 | 4 | Rheumatoid Arthritis | I've only taken 2 shots.....I've experience headaches for the last 2 weeks. Also not sure if related, but after 2nd shot I have a pain like a pinched nerve on the left side shoulder blade that extends down my left arm. It like my arm is constantly falling asleep. Also in my left upper arm in the muscle it feels like a tight band is around it...though it does not look swollen. Stinging at the injection site. Has anybody experienced sympthoms like these? | So far Humira has helped my joints in my hands and wrist. When I wake up in the morning I'm not stiff like I use to be. and I can actually enjoy my crafts again. I hope the side effects go away cause I do like the effect it has on my joints. | F | 45 | 1 months 40 mg 2X M | 7/27/2010 | 5 | Anylosing Spondilitis and Chrone'si | Pain at injection site, headaches after taking drug that then dissipate in 24 hours, fatigue, repeated sinus infections | This drug along with remicade have been the only things to have worked for me after years of prednisone, imuran, methotrexate, NSAIDs etc | M | 43 | 6 years 2X M | 7/17/2010 | 5 | Ankylosing Spondylitis | Fungal infection on back and increased feeling of tirednedd and fatigue | Suffered from sacroilliac pain for 10 years and no medication gave me relief. Started Humira once per fortnight and got instant relief and have had no pain since. No side effects other than fungal infection on back and increased feeling of tiredness. I feel so greatful that I have quality of life back , I feel like a new person. I am a little concerned of life threatening and long term side effects after many hours of reading, especially the lawsuit sites. Lets all keep our fingers crossed we stay healthy ! | F | 36 | 6 months 2X M | 7/15/2010 | 3 | RA | So far some fatigue and sluggish feeling | Hands and feet don't hurt as bad and don't feel as stiff. Don't know if this is a normal cycle or if the Humira has taken effect. Last night was a bad night, | M | 59 | 3 days 40mg 2X M | 7/9/2010 | 4 | Crohns | I have had crohns for 6 years and i have tried everything to make the pain stop and the only thing that helped besides the steriods is the Humira. My side effects are joint pain in my legs and pain in feet and my right arm mostly hurting but with a carpal tunnel type brace it feels okay and i can sleep thru the night!! I take the shot once every two weeks. | F | 29 | 1X O | 7/7/2010 | 5 | rheumatoid arthritis | Slow wound healing, frequent upper respitory infections. | Love it! I just wish the needles were smaller. Tried the pen kit, but I was too scared to continue to use it. Noticed wounds are slow to heal, I have always had frequent upper respitory infections, but have them more frequently. The drug isn't very strong, so am taking 6 mg of prednisone to be able to function with arthritis. Started Humira after Enbrel stopped working. I would recommend this drug. | F | 43 | 3 years 40 mcg 2X M | 6/30/2010 | 3 | psoriatic arthritis | I am nauseaus about 12 hours after the injection. Also experience sinus pain and dizziness. The injection hurts right after taking but dissipates quickly. | I developed a bad, itchy rash 3 days after taking my last injection. I don't know if this is related. Has anyone else experienced this? I've also been having periodic stomache aches and don't know if this is related. I was on Remicade for 2 years and was pain free, but had a very serious allergic reaction so had to stop taking it. Humira is not nearly as effective as Remicade was, but I still feel better than I would if I was not taking it. | F | 58 | 10 months 40mg 2X M | 6/27/2010 | 4 | Crohn's Disease | Weight gain | This medication has been pretty easy to deal with in comparrison to Remicade and Prednizone. Besides the weight gain, I have had zero complications or unplesant effects. The shot is not a hoot, but it's worth it when you become a normally functioning person again. | F | 27 | 10 months 40 mg 2X M | 6/22/2010 | 2 | P and PA | Cloudy thoughts, pain in fingers tips and toes, increase in itchy skin(entire body) psoriasis flare up, loss of appetite, extreme tiredness, sore teeth (also constant clenching of jaw, grinding teeth) | I has a severe reaction during initial loading dose, passed within 7 days. After restarting treatment I find the initial 24 hours ater injection I feel great. 24-96 hours after injection is honestly miserable. PA has practically disappeared, however P has little to no improvement in most areas and has gotten dramatically worse on nails over last 30 days, even lost 2 nails entirely. Doctors have actually increased my dose frequency. I was enbrel for 3 years and was almost entirely P and PA free, then the drug seemed to simply stop working. Switched to humira and not sure what to think. Beginning to think the side effects are worse than the disease. Was diagnosed at 22, enbrel changed/saved my life. Humira makes me feel like sh**. | M | 31 | 120 days 40mg 1X W | 6/21/2010 | 1 | Ankylosing Spondylitis | Weight gain was constant weekly and close to 30 lbs over the time I have been taking the drug. I developed melanoma, caught it early and will not be going back on the drug. I was originally on Enbrel which caused liver damage | It did actually take my pain away, but after reading a lawsuit site with so many many truly life threatening side effects listed by people, this drug does not seem suited for long term use. We are all guinea pigs right now and from what I have read online, it seems the longer you are on it, the more sever the side effects become. | F | 41 | 2 years 40mg 2X M | 6/20/2010 | 4 | crohns | Humira induced psoriasis | Humira controlled the crohns but the new psoriasis is almost as bad as the crohns | M | 56 | 18 months 40mg 2X M | 6/11/2010 | 1 | Inflammatory Arthritis/crohns | Broke out with pustules, which break and peel. Severe effect on my feet and scalp. Red and peeling skin at feet. Torso and legs covered with individual pustules. Off Humira April 1st. No improvement at June 1st. | Treated with Dapzone, Cortisone (two rounds) and Keflex. Nothing has worked. I would love to hear from someone how long this rash is going to last and if any treatment received as been effective. Other than that I was pain free, but not worth feeling like a leper. | F | 49 | 2 months 40 mg 2X M | 6/8/2010 | 4 | RA | The only thing I have noticed since I started is having a dry mouth / throat - especially when I am lying down. Otherwise I have not had any negative side effects. | I have only been taking HUMIRA for 2 months but I had quite a bit of relief right after the first injection. I am very pleased with my results and I hope it continues to work for me. I do also take methotrexate and mobic in addition to the HUMIRA. I prefer the syringe so I have more control when I administer the medicine. I inject in my stomach and do not have any pain from the needle just a little burn when the meds go in. | F | 35 | 2 months 40 2X M | 6/1/2010 | 3 | Crohn's Disease | suffer from headaches but could be related to major stress. humira hasnt improved my crohns except for that first jump start dose. but my crohns hasnt got any worse either so today my doctor increased me from 1 shot every other week to 1 shot every week and added imuran which i have read really sucks.. guess i will find out soon enough | painful! while injecting but i have learned the syrenge is 1000% better. I can control how fast the med goes in so i can take a break from pushin the "fire" in and take a deep breath. usually takes me about 4-5 small pushes to get all the humira injected. and the longer u let the ice pack sit the less u feel the needle going in. Tried the pen 1 time and OMG!! immed. stated taking it apart and using it as a syrenge but bewared. the needle isnt as sharp because there is a massive spring shoving the needle into ur skin.. if u take the pen apart with out pushin the release buttons u can shoot the spring out about 50 feet once u have removed the syrenge | F | 26 | 1 years 40mg 4X M | 5/28/2010 |