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Weakness in legs from cimzia?

I take cimzia --two injections every four wks. I have been taking these shots for about a year. Have notice some improvement of Crohn's symptoms, but not a big improvement. Recently it seems everytime I do another injection then I have different side effects afterward However there is one side effect that seems to never go away and that's significant weakness in the legs. After I walk up stairs, or sometimes even a short distance my legs just feel completely exhausted like I can't walk any farther. I do go to the gym 2-3x per week and still have these issues. Does anyone else get this? I also have found that I am very sensitive on the skin, where I experience a lot of pain from even just accidentally stubbing my toe. It's like the pain lingers when it never did before. I just don't want to turn into what remicade did to me, where I had to stop taking remicade due to sever joint problems. Thanks for any help you can provide.
 

nogutsnoglory

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I don't see anything about it contributing to leg cramps. If you feel it might be you can call the company to inquire if that is a side effect.
 
Thanks ill talk to the Dr. I'm also suspecting Iron which has dropped
To 5% saturation. Having iron this level can contribute as well.
 
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