hello, just joined so i thought i would share my experience.
I'm an ankylosing spondylitis suffer and I've been on Humira for the past 4 months. I've definitely noticed an increase in size and weight. I've been weight training for about 15yrs now and always had a fairly muscular physique(started the gym cause of the pain i was having , not knowing what i had i thought i have to keep moving making myself strong both physically and mentally). Prior to my injections I used to get only 4-5hrs sleep always waking up at least 5-10 times a night cause of the pain. But now I sleep 7-8hrs straight. Now my theory is since i've got a better sleeping pattern my body is able to grow better. In the "world of the gym" they say when you sleep well your body tends to grow, so, i thought this is the reason for my increase in weight & body size. Thankfully the size I put on looks good..look like a proper body builder..lol. Having said all that and having read various post on the internet, I'm now not sure if the weight & size is down to better sleeping . But you know what if, the weight remains the same its well worth it instead of living with chronic pain. Forgot to mention i put on 14lbs since the injections started & my eating pattern has been the same prior to the injections so am not over eating. I'm thinking of stopping the injections to see if the weight drops off but i don't think i wanna live with the pain.
(apologies if i rambled on a bit)
But no, I would not blame Humira for excessive wight gain, just making me feel good enough to get myself to my typical wight.
