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 |
| 5 | Severe plaque psoriasis | Slight fatigue and bloating first day after injection. | Completely changed my life. Psoriasis completely cleared up within 1 month, psoriatic arthritis pain decreased almost immediately. Very low side effects, easy injections from "pen", very well tolerated. Couple of hints for pain free injection: numb injection sight with ice prior to injecting and let pen sit out to room temperature for 20 minutes. Feel free to e-mail with any questions! | M | 37 | 4 months | 6/24/2008 | 4 | psoriatic arthritis | bit of bruising and a little scab from first injection | feeling really good after 6 weeks,stopped taking voltaren,nexium(lowered my B12 levels)cut back on my sulfasalazine which i hope to stop taking soon.A little worried about the possible cancer issues with this drug. | M | 40 | 2 months | 6/22/2008 | 5 | spondyloarthropathy | burning @ injection site; occ fogginess | Seldom ever had a cold beforehand - had 1 last February which knocked me down hard. | F | 42 | 21 months | 6/20/2008 | 4 | crohn's | no side effects yet | I started with Imuran, but developed hepatitis. then tried remicade with no effect after the first loading dose and a severe allergic reaction after the second loading dose. Humira is my third option. As of yet my abdominal pain returns 2-3 days before the two weeks is up. | F | 30 | 8 weeks | 5/27/2008 | 5 | chronic non-relenting RA | pain at injection site, severe stomach bloating, gas, nausea, fever, caught every virus around | I still recommend Humira since I can move about more freely and am pain free when I wake up. The ability to sleep pain free is new. It's distressing to suddently catch every cold and flu now when I rarely got sick before. No sure if the stomach pains are related but the injection is in the stomach. | F | 52 | 3 years | 5/23/2008 | 2 | Ulcerative Colitis | Can't tell if related, but fogginess, slight nausea, cramping, no appetite | UC patient for 17 years; reacted to virtually nothing. Felt good after initial starter doses, then things fell apart. Back to multiple bathroom trips in the AM, and now during the rest of the day also. Ended up with a bad 24 hour GI cramp and diarrea a few days ago and haven't really recovered. Pharmacy nurse said not unusual to have immediate success followed by a fall-off before getting better, 3-6 mos. typically | M | 39 | 3 months | 5/10/2008 | 5 | Rheumatoid Arthritis 34years | Injection site, red, swollen, itchy. No reaction when I let it come to room temperature for 30 minutes. My improvement was gradual. I lost my appetite and 80 pounds over 1 1/2 years. I don't think Humira was responsible. It's still a happy surprise when I can do something I couldn't do before. Like housework,cooking,self-care, and slow walks. | I also take prednisone, MTX oral, Plaquenil and at the onset of a flare I take Tylenol #3 which usually stops the flare. I only inject arms and legs, rotating every 2 weeks. I'm happy and in good shape all things considered. The support team is very helpful. Frankly, I'd take almost anything to improve my quality of life. | F | 62 | 2 years | 5/3/2008 | 4 | psoriatic arthritis | Injection site reactions. I get a raised itchy red area. It didn't happen for the first 3-4 months but now it happens every time. Annoying but no where near as bad as having the arthritis symptoms. Also, it stings during injection but only for about 5 seconds. | It has greatly improved my arthritis. Pain and fatigue are almost totally gone. Very effective for me. | 47 | 1 years | 5/2/2008 | 4 | psoriasis/psoriasic arthritis | It has cleared my psoriasis 85% in a three week period. Side effects have been more migraines than before starting the drug and bad joint pain. My hair doesn't grow and is thinning. I will continue for a few more weeks as my psoriasis was so bad that I was hospitalized in December. Does anyone else have these side effects? | M | 56 | 2 months | 4/29/2008 | 5 | crohn's | Pretty bad joint and muscle pain every day...perhaps a little fatique. Hair loss (I think it's from the drug...could be seasonal shedding?). After 2 months started having injection site reaction of red ichy welt that lasts several days. | I am torn... this is working great on my crohn's from the start and is so easy and convenient (other drugs didn't work or made me sick, and I hated taking 10+ pills a day), but I am tired of being sore and achy all the time and feeling twice my age. when I first talked to my doc about the joint pain, he said it was my body getting used to it and if it doesn't improve he could send me to a rheumatologist, but it isn't getting better and I don't think another doc would help. I hate the idea of remicade, and just wish i didn't have these bad side effects. I think i will try one or 2 more shots and hope it improves... but I feel silly having this hope that the side effects will one day disappear... | F | 34 | 3 months | 4/18/2008 | 5 | RA | Injection side redness and slight itch. I apply an over the counter antibiotic cream and the redness and itching goes away immediately. I get very tired the day after the injection. I have also gained weight and feel bloated for a few days after the injection. | Humira has worked very well for me--I still experience flair ups occassionaly, but they are manageable. | F | 49 | 2 years | 4/17/2008 | 3 | RA | I HAVE ONLY TAKEN ONE DOSE. I SEEM TO HAVE A BIGGER APPETITE ALREADY. BRUISED ON SITE WHEN GIVEN INJECTION IN STOMACH. PAIN SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BETTER. | F | 25 | | 4/10/2008 | 1 | Spondyloarthropathy | Burning upon injection | While on Humira I developed a severe gastrointestinal infection that landed me in the hospital for two weeks. I have never been so sick in my life. My doctor had me stop the Humira immediately after that. | F | 22 | 1 months | 4/6/2008 | 4 | Severe plaque Psorisis | Stinging at injection site, leaving the pen out for twenty minutes helped | I have had severe and embarrasing psorisis for 27 years, creams & lotions didn't help. Sandimun Neurol cleared it up, but left me with high blood pressure and built up in my kidneys to toxic levels, my specialist took me off it immediately. I have several types of mental illness, so any fogginess or confusion may be attributed to that or the meds I take for it. Humira hasn't done anything for my osteoarthritis, but the psorisis began to clear up immediately. I now only have a few spots and some dark marks where the worst had been. I hate injecting myself, but it is better than the alternative of living in embarrasment and wanting to scratch my skin off in bed at night. | F | 58 | 21 weeks | 3/31/2008 | 4 | Crohn's | Fatigue, muscle and joint pain, Edema, mental fatigue, Shortness of breath. | If it keeps me from having more surgery it will be fantastic. | M | 59 | 4 days | 2/27/2008 | 5 | Crohns | Only stinging for a few minutes after the injection. | I was having severe stomach pains every day, several times a day. They literally stopped the first night after I took my first injections. I'm on the normal 1 ever 2 wks dosage. I'm worried as to long term effects since its new drug but the pain is gone and I'm completely symptom free. | M | 28 | 3 months | 2/26/2008 | 5 | CROHN'S | This is a follow-up to my 10/27/07 posting now that I have been taking Humira for six months. I continue to experience slight nausea and headaches on the day of injections. I experienced moderate hair thinning approximately two to three months after beginning, but the thinning only lasted for two months. Over the past month I have noticed joint pain but I do not know if this is due to Humira. | I have not had any Crohn’s symptoms since beginning Humira. This is the only Crohn’s drug that has worked for me over the last 7.5 years. I am now working with my doctor to slowing start reducing the injection frequency from two to three weeks. | M | 49 | 6 months | 2/25/2008 | 3 | Ulcerative Colitis | I become extremely tired after each injection. One time I developed a high fever with flu-like symptoms—but only once, and my doctor said it was probably because I had a head cold at the time. Other than that, I haven't experienced any other adverse reactions. I haven't been taking Humira long enough to know if it's helping with my symptoms. | Try injecting it in your stomach—it is much less painful than in the thighs! Visit my blog on ulcerative colitis: www.UCgirl.blogspot.com | F | 20 | 1 months | 2/19/2008 | 1 | Rheumatiod Arthritis | Compromised my autoimmune system and when I developed a cold and sinus infection, then strep A, my two paper cuts ulcerized, became infected, body became septic and I nearly died. Five days in ICU saved my life. Also was taking methotrexate 3x a week. The end result is my middle finger, which was infected, will be amputated. Word to the wise, if you take these medications, become ill, see your Dr immediately. | F | 39 | 1 years | 1/19/2008 | 4 | RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS | HAVE RESPONDED WELL JOINT WISE. HAVE DEVELOPED RO ANTIBODIES WITH A PREVIOUSLY NEGATIVE LUPUS PANEL. EITHER I HAVE SJOGRENS OR HUMIRA CAUSED THE ANTIBODIES TO BE PRODUCED. ATTEMPTING TO GO OFF HUMIRA TO SEE IF SJOGRENS TYPE SYMPTOMS ABATE. I HAVE MISSED 2 DOSES. NO FLARE AS YET AND BURNING AND DRYNESS SEEMS SOME BETTER. | F | 58 | 9 months | 11/20/2007 |