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Humria injections affect period cycle

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stephaney28634
stephaney28634

Hi, has any of you had your period cycle affected?

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  • IndieHannah
    IndieHannah stephaney28634

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    I'm not sure..... Possibly.

    I started HUMIRA in February and my periods have been early and lasted much longer than usual!!! I'm usually 28 days almost to the minute.

    However, I'm of a certain age!!

    What's happened with your cycle??

    And how have your Crohn's symptoms been on this treatment ??

    Hannah

    • stephaney28634
      stephaney28634 IndieHannah

      Posted

      Hi, i don't feel any improvement yet.  This month my period hadn't started, I read read that the injections can affect period cycle. I am 41 years old.
    • IndieHannah
      IndieHannah stephaney28634

      Posted

      Last year, before any treatment for the Crohn's and when it was very active, my periods stopped completely for months. They didn't start again until I began a course of Prednisilone. A friend of mine who studied as a doctor, told me that sometimes your body will stop performing some functions when under undue stress. In other words, the disease was so active and causing so much stress that my periods stopped.

      But I'm 49 so like I said before, could just be my age.

      Since starting the HUMIRA my Crohn's symptoms have eased a bit but I'm having problems with my ears!! And my hands and hips!!! Weird.

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