Help with New meds

Hi,  I am sorry your Humera injection was so painful.  I have been on Humera for over 10 years and it burns but nothing that I cannot handle and have never been light headed.  I have two friends who seem to have this problem and I do not think it has gotten any better.  I would let it set out for a while before injecting, they say this isn't as painful.  I hope you can continue taking it, it has made such a difference in my life, I was miserable before taking it, now I am pain free with no joint damage.  It is very expensive now that I am on Medicare but my rheumatologist does not want me to change because it works so well for me.  I hope it gets better and works well for you.

Hi there. I sympathise. I have just done my weekly injection. After two years every shot still throbs and I have to psyche myself up for hours beforehand. Not sure why it's so painful. As if RA isn't painful enough! !

I've just received a letter to say the suppliers are changing my humIra to a generic brand and I will need to be retrained to use the new injection. I'm hoping it will be less painful.

I feel light headed and flushed after an injection. Also I get a stuffy nose sometimes.

It's worth it though for a little bit of relief.

Good luck.

D

Have been told it was painful, unfotunately I'm not eligible for humira, as I have TB antibodies in my blood stream. so I'm stuck with the lessor, or older medications.

Humera here in Australia is a medication they will not give you until 6 months after tyring 3 other medications, I dooo believe.

Hi, it did hurt a lot. I used ice on the to be injection area at least 10 mins prior to the injection. Helped a lot. It gets a bit more painful with time, but it is bearable. You get used to it after a while. Good luck!

I am on Methotrexate in pill form. Since I already give myself 4 to 6 shots of insulin a day, one more or less would not matter. I do know that Humira is very painful from others I know of that use it. If the side effects are less than on Methotrexate, good for you. I am weary and ill all the time from my meds. 

If Humira works for you, go for it.

Hi Enrica, I used it for a long time and the more relaxed you are the less painful it is - I assume you grab a piece of your  "love handles" pull it away from the body and inject it like the nurse taught you? The fatter the piece the less painful should is.  Holding the flesh tightly  between your fingers will also help as this tight sensation will diverted from the sting, which does not need to occurr . I only had it very occasionally. More than anything don't expect it in advance, the placebo effect (the power of the mind) is very powerful - if you expect it, you have higher chance of get it