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snowycat
snowycat

Hi

I've been on methotrexate for over 4 years and now my fantastic rheumatologist is applying for me to start humira injection bi weekly. I've had blood test and chest xray re tb and guessing I'll start in 4 weeks.

I'm cool with learning to inject myself and home care UK come teach me Anyhow. I'm used to blood tests and am a positive person although very inactive at the moment so I'm hoping for more energy and less pain. I'm on 25mg mtx 3g of sulfazaline as well as a few others including etoricoxib inflam pill. I have PsA and I guess my rheumy is trying to head rheumy arthritis away.

I'd love your thoughts on the humira and pricking myself!

Thanks. I'm 45 BTW.

Happy Easter xx

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  • AliD03
    AliD03 snowycat

    Posted

    I love it! It transformed my life, gave me energy & allowed me to live again. It was ophthalmology who prescribed it for an eye problem but the rheumatologist a were happy with that. The combo with MTX just changed my world. I'm due to stop it next month and am terrified I'm going to return to being a lump again. The injecting is easy - I prefered the syringe to the pen but the pen is a very simple method. My only issue was having to stay out of the sunlight & the lack of research into the effects of sunlight after stopping it.
    • kim94523
      kim94523 AliD03

      Posted

      Ali, I am getting confused on this post who is talking about what meds... are you talking about Humira changing your life???!!!  I start Humira tomorrow.  I have had a number of people (one of them my own doctor) say Humira can make you forget you have the disease.  Of course, I know it doesn't work for everyone, but I'm hopeful THAT is the medication you are referencing??  Warmest, Kim
    • Light
      Light AliD03

      Posted

      Hi Ali,

      Could you tell me what the ophthalmologic problem you mentioned you had that brought you to humira in the first place ?

      I am curious because alongside my RA I have a serious case of dye-eye plus blepharitis and keratitis.... all taking a toll on my daily life – not so much my vision but the lack of tearing produces sometimes severe burning, itching, gritty feeling...sometimes so bad I can't keep my eyes open at all.

      Anything close to what you had that was cured by humira?

    • AliD03
      AliD03 kim94523

      Posted

      Yes humira changed my life, I think the combination with mtx was really what made it special for me. Best of luck with it!
    • AliD03
      AliD03 Light

      Posted

      I had scleritis which was unresponsive to Dmards/immunosuppressants & had been on high doses of prednisolone for quite a few years to keep it under control.
  • gail32047
    gail32047 snowycat

    Posted

    Hi - been taking Humira for a couple of years now. The pain of the injection can be reduced to nearly nil.

    1 Warn the epipen to BLOOD HEAT, not room temperature. I put mine down my bra for 45 minutes.

    2 Inject in the leg. Its less sensitive than the stomach.

    3 Warm the injection site. I use a wheat pack for about 5 minutes before I do the injection.

    These three things reduce the pain down to blood test level. Plus you don't upset the neighbours with all the screaming.......

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