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[Ozboz]

Hey guys my GI is putting me on humira I was on it for about 2 months a few years ago but can't remember why it was stopped.

What I was wondering is how long did it take for it to work for you and how do you feel on it normal or a bit tired like infliximab just some idea of what to expect prob starting next week or the week after

 

[Jennifer]

Hey Ozboz. I took it for a few months this year. I noticed a significant change once I finished the loading doses (about 2 weeks). I thought it was a great med personally. Even got rid of my joint pain. Lots of people also notice a difference during the loading doses but others mentioned noticing a change after a few months. Just depends on the person.

For me and many others (yet many said they didn't notice this at all) it made me feel very tired after injection day and sometimes for days. The fatigue did eventually go away after a couple of months (would sometimes only last a few hours to a couple of days).

I stopped taking it because I kept getting a lot of upper respiratory infections after each injection that would last almost the full 2 weeks until the next one. If that didn't happen then I'd still be taking it. Hopefully it works for you!

Any chance of contacting your old doctor who prescribed it or getting a hold of your old records to find out why it was stopped originally?

 

[Ozboz]

I think he stopped it cause around the time I started going into my remission which lasted for 6months and been having active crohn's since then I have has a tough time with crappy doc's this new one is very good and looks promising I hope it stops the constant mucus and makes me less anemic with the iron infusion I;m about to have and the pain and cramps would be good to go a day without pain

 

[Jennifer]

For me I had some mucus, diarrhea and joint pain. Humira cleared up all of it. Wish I hadn't gotten sick though as I would have liked to keep taking it.

 

[Ozboz]

I have everything crossed that it will do what it's meant to for me as well

Also has anyone gained weight from humira i i did a course of pred earlier this year and never really put on much weight im really underweight and hope i can put some weight on