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 | |
| 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 | 10 months 40mg 2X M | 7/30/2010 | |
| 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 D | 8/12/2010 | |