enbrel to humira

https://www.hopkinsarthritis.org/arthritis-info/rheumatoid-arthritis/ra-treatment/ It's definitely worth a visit to your doctor to discuss more budget-friendly alternatives.

I am having the exact issue you describe, except I'm on Enbrel. Just started seeing an ENT specialist to try to get to the bottom of it. The Enbrel works for my RA when I can stay on it, but then I get sinus infection and have to go back off... it's a constant cycle. Constant headache behind my eyes and sinus congestion. I take Allegra D for sinus and Bultalbital (prescribed) for the headaches, but it barely takes the edge off. Been dealing with this for years...

Lulu--I used to take humira, which is a TNF inhibitor like Enbrel. One of the rare side effects of both humira and enbrel is the development of MS or MS-like symptoms. I didn't pay enough attention to the warning because it seemed so remote and happened so rarely. However, it happened to me. If what I have is MS, the doctor isn't sure whether the humira caused it, or if I would've gotten MS anyway, but the humira hurried the process along.

I changed to Humira recently and was wondering if anybody has had success with humira who has ankylosing spondylitis. Any feedback would be appreciated.

i do go to dermatologist, he put me on triaminicolone,dovonex,enbrel,humira,cyclosporine,puva, i tried sea salt, sugar, honey. it don't work,i have plenty of stress, i have stage 4 liver cirrosis,an enlarged spleen, very low blood platlets 0% wbc.just got surgery from a tumor on side of head. i just want to know if there is snything new i can try. what do you use?

I have severe psoriatic arthritis (it's like RA, just not quite as deforming) and used Enbrel for four years 3X a week plus one injection of metho. For me it was a miracle drug! I felt like a spring chicken again! I could go up and down stairs, I could squat, I could get in and out of chairs or off the toilet without help.............I felt normal for the first time in years. I stopped taking it last August, almost a year ago, and it's been a nightmare.

does anyone know if it is ok to take the redipen injection and humira injections at the same time.

now need to decide on a medication and have been giving the chose between the infusion and giving myself shots. My doctors seems to be leaning toward Humira shots. The idea of giving myself shots for the rest of my life is very overwhelming. My mother gives herself shots, and wants the infusion, but cannot because she would have to change medicines and her Embrel is working so the Dr. wont switch her. Does anybody have any insight to which is better.

I am seeing a new dr.next month and may be changing to Humira or Remicade. The Enbrel has helped my lower back and hip pain, but my hands are still swollen and painful. The one other thing that has a HUGE impact on how I feel is Stress and Lack of Rest/Sleep. This past week was very very stressful and today when I woke up I felt like the Tin Man and my hands are still swollen and painful and it's 11 pm.

The doctor has suggested Humira. He is reluctant. Then I have seen and gotten information on Enbrel. I would like to put him on something that is going to reduce the inflamation in his knees. He is 27 and can barely walk at times. In the past he was on methotrexate, naproxyn, something called "gold". None of these seemed to really keep it under control. He has been feeling pretty crappy these past couple of days and I am hoping that he doesnt have a flare up.

t go beyond any further than a few stubborn patches. Finally I moved to Humira and Oh my my I have a new lease on social interaction. I can now wear my short sleeves in summer. The only thing I have is the old scars which are clearing slowly, but thank God, it does not bother me. There is also a small patch on my legs which is ignoring what ever I trow at it. But yes, Humira saved me as well as psoriatic arthritis that was developing too.

Remicade is a biologic injection, in the same class of drugs as Humira, Enbrel and Orencia. I have been taking Humira for rhematoid arthritis and it seems to be doing it's job as my rheumy says. It keeps me out of the emergency room with serious flares which had become a habit for me. These drugs are usually reserved for "rheumatoid" type arthritis and getting insurance companies to approve them is not normally easy.

Have you talked to your doctor about the side effects you are experiencing? Are you taking the Humira for RA?

t work, then they move you to enbrel, humira or remicade. I would encourage your daughter to educate herself thoroughly about her condition and the treatments she is receiving. It is important to know the advantages and the risks of the medications.

Remicade is an infusion medication and Humira is an injectable like the Enbrel. You may want to speak to your rheumy about perhaps trying one of those two. I was in between jobs and had no insurance and had to stop the Enbrel for 3 weeks, within 2 weeks the pain and stiffness was back worse than ever. The price of Enbrel is $1500.00 monthly so it doesn't surprise me that the insurance company won't give you the 2 a week you need.

Hello. I am not on Humira (yet) but have talked to many people who are. From what I understand, what you are experiencing is normal and that it gets better after several injections. I have also heard that you may feel better if you inject it right before bed so you can sleep through most of the side effects. Please let us know how you do and if you develop any other side effects.

The current idea is to wait and follow up with another CT in 2 months. My rheumatologist wants me to stay off Enbrel and methotrexate, so I am miserable. I was off Enbrel for 4 years as it caused a dangerous drop in my blood counts, but went back on it a little over a year ago. My shortness of breath was improved while on the prednisone, but I am a long time prednisone user so my drs do not want me to be on it any longer. Now the shortness of breath is causing me discomfort again.

I took my first Humira shot in my leg on Monday and last night my leg began to hurt really bad. It is a pain that is hard to describe. I told my husband it was a "bone pain" it hurts down deep in the bone from my knee to my hip joint. Today it is hurting mostly in my hip joint.I take darvocet daily for pain and it really isn't helping and neither is naproxen. Is this normal after the first few days of the injection?

Still trying to get the dosages and combination of drugs right and may be going to Enbrel or Humira soon.

My rheumatologist prescribed ibuprofen to start with due to insurance requirements. Then he said he wanted to put me on Humira after I had tried the NSAID for a month. As we know NSAIDs aren't going to stop A.S., and I hate having to take any heavy duty drugs, especially shots. Since I am in no pain, and at my age and state of A.S.

I have now been through prednisone, methotrexate, Enbrel, Humara(Humira? sp) then back to Enbrel.......then nothing. The Enbrel worked very well, but I have massive anxiety about the biologics. I just don't trust them and and it's very frustrating. I feel like I'm between a rock and a hard spot. On one hand they really do make me feel better, pain and ROM vastly improved.

I thought I had the flu about 5 years ago.. turned out to be PMR and my joints were very painful.. could hardly walk.. it was in my feet and ankles, knees, and wrists.. anyway I took celery seed and Ibuprophen.. and it went into remission.. yeah! celery seed.. worked as well as the sterioids that others have been on.. and though I have had a flair up .. so has another person I know with it, who is still on the steriods.. so you might want to at least look into the symptoms..

My BD has been maintained by Humira 40Mg weekly and Imuran 200Mg daily for over a year. Prior to that Humira was bi-weekly for about 8 months and Enbrel was used for about 8 months prior to it. All in combination with Imuran 150Mg or 200Mg. During this time I have had uveitis (lasted for about 4 months) followed by gastritis (8 months), followed by strep throat leading to chronic tonsilitis and re-occuring bronchitis flares for 6 months that triggered asthma and now back to uveitis...

The symptoms you mention are defintely possible side effects of Enbrel. While it can take time to adjust to a new medication, if the side effects have a worse effect on your ability to function than the condition it is suppose to treat, it is worth evaluating all the ways your condition effects your life versus the side effects of the meds. There are many who swear by this medication and a few that I have met in the forum that wish they had never taken it.

I think your best bet is to get a dx and a new treatment plan. If the Enbrel worked, have you tried Humira? There are lots of options out there. I am on methotrexate and plaquenil. I may have enbrel or humira added in the near future but am hoping to avoid it. Before we got to a plan that provided some relief, the pain meds covered up the symptoms. I now take Darvocet and flexeril or zanaflex if I need it instead of every 8 hours religiously.

I had an episode where I gave myself a shot of Humira in my stomach and ten mins later did not feel well. I felt very sick which traveled up my left arm into the side of my head and pain into the left temple into my eye which started twitching. The numbness has really never left except to say that it feels asleep and waking up. The eye twitching has gotten better but it's a twitching that circles the entire left eye.

Hello, I have severe psoriasis 98% of body its not fun,my dermatologist said he has done everything he could to try to control it but failed.dovonex,enbrel,humira,etc. i have endstage liver cirriosis, he says thats why he can't control it. that i have toxins, my autoimmune system is shut down,i take immune supplements,i detox my body too. use salts(dead sea), sugar ,honey based bodywashes,lotions nothing works.anybody have any ideas? something new?

The TNF Blockers work really well for the reactive arthritis related to my Crohn's Disease [Crohn's Colitis]. However, I have found that to varying degrees Remicade and Humira give me the following side effects. I am trying to find out if these are normal side effects and if anyone has found a way to manage them. Physical therapy is not giving me enough relief at this point.

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