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Thanks for your responses. It certainly makes me feel better to hear that others are out there taking Humira once a week without any serious side effects. Psycho Jane: when you say another immunosuppressant drug - does you mean in addition to the methotrexate that I'm already on? And does...

Hi everybody, I had a colonoscopy yesterday which didn't go as planned. The Dr. had said it would be a quick "in and out" and he didn't think biopsies would be required. Unfortunately it wasn't "in and out" and many biopsies were taken. While I was under sedation, I remember very clearly the...

Could it be that your symptoms are escalating? Sorry to ask such a scary question when you are already going through so much. Can you get into your GI and ask for some blood tests? I know they can run a test to test your inflammation markers - that might flag something for the doctors and...

I just had my second loading dose of Humira this week. I've been using the syringe so far but will be trying out the pen next to see which one I prefer. Has anyone tried holding one of those hand held massagers (yes I know how strange that is!) to the area where you inject? My nurse - who is...

Hi. I've just switched from Remicade to Humira as well. Just finished my second loading of the Humira. I felt awful after a Remicade infusion - nauseous, extremely tired, basically wiped out for 24 hours afterwards. So far with Humira I haven't felt any better, however, I don't have the...

I called my GI this morning about the flu shot, and his advice was if you're in the middle of a flare up, don't get the flu shot. Reason unknown, but just thought I would pass it along.