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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR HUMIRA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Psoriasis | I have experienced frequent headaches, fatigue, and bruising around the injection site. At least twice when I have taken the medicine, I have experienced sudden nausea, faintness, sweating, and dizziness. | Although some of the side effects really bother me, the results that I have already seen make it worth it. | F | 18 | 1 months 40mg 1X W | 2/20/2010 | 4 | RA and Psoriasis | few patches of psoriasis, arthritis flares once in a while, fatigue, cyst | I have had psoriatic arthritis since the age of 10 and I have undergone multiple medications. Methotrexate made me mentally insane for a portion of my life, enbrel worked for a good two years, but humira has made me feel close to normal. Although I may suffer from a few side effects, they seem quite minor from the pain I have suffered in the past. I've hated taking all these medications and humira has been the medication that has worked for me resently. I am currently experiencing a few side effects worth questioning, but honestly what medication would I take if not humira? hmm | F | 21 | 3 years 40 2X M | 2/16/2010 | 1 | RA | After I took the medication for two years Dec, 2009 I had a sezure and stop using the humira, The humira make me have brain tumer, I still in the hospital waiting to do a surgery. | I starttaking humira with metrotroxiate and predinsolin, all work together to cure my RA; however, it doesn't worth end up having a big mass in my brain. I regrate taking it. I wished i took different medication than humira and strugle with RA.??? | F | 32 | 2 years 40mg 2X M | 2/14/2010 | 2 | RA, psoriasis | I was taking Enbrel before (for about 4 years). Because the drug apparently stopped working, my doctor switched me to Humira. The drug does not seem to be working at all. I have stared to get severe lower back pain again and the psoriasis has significantly worsened. In general, my conditions turned back to the pre-Enbrel stage. However, I do not suffer from any infections at all. | I have a doctor's appointment in two weeks and I will demand to be taken off Humira and prescribed an alternative. | M | 43 | 4 months 40 mg 2X M | 2/12/2010 | 4 | RA | I have severe fatigue most days. And I'm shocked that so many others are having teeth problems like me, I didn't know for sure if it was from the medicine and if so which one, Methotrexate, Humira or from the Prednisone. I also have tingling in my hands and feet, It can feel like a strong burning sensation. Also have pain that feels like it's in my veins. On the up side I can use my arms again and therefore am regaining muscle in my arms( since my doctor upped my Humira to once a week)It has definitely at the least slowed my progression | I don't like taking these medicines but I'm damned if I do and maybe more damned if I don't!! What to do? | F | 39 | 3 years 40mg 1X W | 2/10/2010 | 1 | crohns | Body pain damaged finger joints increased inflamation | stoping it going back to steriods | M | 65 | 10 months 40 1X O | 2/10/2010 | 5 | crohns | worked like a mircle at first. After about 3 months I felt like I needed a booster dose, like my base line had fallen. | F | 47 | 8 months 40 mg 2X M | 2/7/2010 | 4 | Crohn's Disease | Anxiety attacks, fatigue, skin irritations. Skin very dry. Bleeding gums. Headaches (after 4 months). Bad reaction with alcohol (avoid excessive use of alcohol). Memory loss. Sleep disruptions | Overall I'm happy with the drug, but the side effects are a bit annoying. Especially the anxiety attacks. I am not able to manage stress as well as I used to be | M | 28 | 7 months | 2/3/2010 | 2 | psoriasis | sick all the time, January 2010 alone sick January 5-10th, 20-30th. I am generally very healthy and work out 5 days a week. A small cold lasts over a week. because of being sick all the time breakouts in psoriasis. Hives on back, nasal congestion, trouble sleeping, | At first it cleared up my skin :) Now it is just not worth it. | M | 26 | 1 years 1pen/2week 2X M | 2/3/2010 | 4 | Ulcerative Colitus | I've taken 2 rounds of shots so far. The first round included 4 injections, the 2nd round included 2 injections. It does burn very much going in. If you ice the injection spot, that seems to help a great deal. I'm not sure, but I do seem to be very tired/sleepy/fatigued after both treatments. I don't see any of those listed as possible side effects, but I can't seem to pin point any other cause. | The first round of shots kept me home from work and asleep most of the day. The second round has kept me sleepy for several days. Fortunately, I've been snowed in at home and the sleepiness didn't matter. But now it's back to work. Just yesterday I was awake from 10:30 am to 10:30 pm, but had to take an 1 1/2 hour nap during that time and was very ready to go to sleep at night. I take Ambien CR to combat the prednizone, so I am not sure if this is actually the problem. All I know is I need a second nap today. | F | 24 | 3 weeks | 2/1/2010 | 5 | Psoraisis sometimes Severe | Redness at site and teeth pain | This has cleared me up 80 % and I have never had results like this. After having my kid my skin broke out everywhere! I have a spot on my leg that has never gone away and we have tried everything and now its almost gone! The side effects sound scary but so far so good! I have a whole new body and a whole new confidence but all drugs effect people in different ways! | F | 25 | 3 months | 1/29/2010 | 2 | Severe Psoriasis | Severe injection pain and soreness after, memory loss. After 6 weeks a rash over entire torso and increase in plaque psoriasis everywhere. | After the first and second injections there was a major improvement in her psoriasis. She then got strep and had to miss two shots, after two more shots she got a virus and had to miss another shot. She has now had 4 more weekly shots and after the first shot in this set, she started a chickenpox like rash that developed into a psoriasis looking rash over her entire torso from chest to upper thigh. She never had psoriasis lesions in those areas before. Her psoriasis has also worsened everywhere else now. It was looking like the miracle cure for her at first, but it is not looking so great now, not sure we are going to be able to continue it. Anyone had similar symptoms? I'd love to know the outcome...please e-mail me! | F | 7 | 11 weeks | 1/10/2010 | 5 | Psorisasis | None that I can discern. Have taken about 10 subcutaneous injections so far without any obvious side effects. | I'm a 60 y.o. male and the Psoriasis came out of nowhere. No family history of it. I had been taking Atenolol, a beta blocker, for about 5 years prior to the Psoriasis and there appears to be a possible "link" between Psoriasis and Atenolol. I just changed to another beta blocker (Toprol-XL) and we'll see if that makes a difference. The Humira is working very well. Most of the plaque is gone and the original spots are now just faded pink. My dermatologist says these should continue to clear. So far, so good. | M | 60 | 100 days | 1/7/2010 | 5 | Crohns, Ankylosing Spondylitis, RA | Pain/redness at injection site (pain lasts just a couple min - redness no longer than 24hrs) also I started to have teeth problems a few months after taking humira. Have had molars break and crumble and I recently had started getting cavaties(I am a person who has never had any cavities growing up etc) Dentist and oral surgeon said its more likely due to Crohns than meds so not sure if its really related to Humira or not. | I have been on all sorts of different "cocktails of meds" at one point was taking 36 pills daily. Admittedly I am horrible at taking daily medications so this was even better with only having to take it every 2 weeks. I have had multiple bowel resections, appendix and gallbladder removed as well due to Crohns. When I developed the ankylosing spondilytis and the RA I was litterally bed bound it was extreme pain to move and do anything. Sleeping was horrible as well due to pain in my spine. I remember laying in the bath tub multiple times a day for months in super hot water just to get some relief to be able to move about. Since taking the humira my quality of life has improved so much that if I could not take it I really do not know what I would Even if tooth loss is a genuine side effect of the humira - I would still take it - I would just know my dentist alot more than I already do lol. My only real big complaint is the cost. Without insurance it costs $4,000 for a months supply for me (2 injections), thankfully I have insurance so I don't have that huge of out of pocket expense but its still pretty hefty. | F | 31 | 3 years | 1/5/2010 | 4 | crohns/UC | severe nausea but GI flares are gone. | help w/nausea anyone??? | F | 37 | 4 months | 12/26/2009 | 4 | Ulcerated colitis | No side effects what so ever | Have only taken 3 sets of shots,but symptoms seem to have cleared. Almost done weening off of prednisone and asacol. Can't wait to see what happens a week or so after all meds are stopped. Notice some fatigue, but as I work out 3 times a week, this may help. Don't sleep much as others have said, usually about 6-7 hours a night. | M | 67 | 6 weeks | 12/16/2009 | 4 | RA | I've had 2 injections so far. I noticed that within 2 - 3 days of the first injection that my feet were not achy in the morning. My feet also felt better at the end of the day and are no longer swollen. The injection does sting a bit. I inject myself in the leg - I haven't gotten up the nerve yet to do the stomach. My only complaint so far is I've had paper cuts on my fingers now for at least 3 days that are still very sore and taking longer to heal. | I have serious reservations about the potential side effects of humira, but I felt I had to do something to treat the RA or else I would end up in the wheelchair. I also take methotrexate (20 mg x week), as well as naproxen (375 mg x 3 times a day). These drugs controlled the flairs fairly well, particularily in my hands, but I still had problems with my feet and my feet continued to show more bone loss. I would welcome email from other RA sufferers. There is no support group for RA in Columbia, SC. | F | 49 | 20 days | 12/15/2009 | 3 | Crohn's disease | Flu like symptoms, "heavy" feeling in upper arms and extreme muscle and joint pain in arms. | Was taking Remicade before, but had a stroke. | F | 48 | 9 days | 12/7/2009 | 3 | Crohn's | Injection site inflammation, swelling itching and burning. Gained 15 pounds. Acne, and very itchy skin. Tingling in legs and hip pain. Hard to walk on feet in the morning or after sitting for a while feet hurt. Can't walk very far because of hip and leg pain. | The doctor said that my ulcerations where I was re sectioned has seemed to have healed some. Still have diarrhea and doctor said I might always have it. I am tired a lot and have a head ache the day after the injection. Going to try the syringe in 2 weeks to see if the injection site reaction will not occur with the needle. After having Crohn's for 14 years and reactions to almost all medications I do not know if this one is it or not. My doctor said non of my symptoms are from the Humira but they all started after I started the humira. | F | 46 | 7 months | 12/1/2009 | 4 | RA | also taking 1 prednisone and MTX which increased to 10 a week and now sometimes i feel it is hard to breath and it almost causes me to panic. | the drug works but if i exercise or use my hands more doing something then that part will hurt again. If i ride my stationary bike then my hip flexors hurt and make it hard to left my leg. I want to use my hands so I wish that was better as well as I want to exercise but can't. | M | 66 | 4 months | 11/26/2009 |