Humira or enbrel
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I’ve been taking Enbrel for the past 15 years or so with HUGE success! I have since Retired from work last month and now have a limited income. I signed up to Medicare/AARP for my post retirement healthcare requirement. During employment my Co-Pay was 25 dollars for a month supply. Now, Medicare and AARP collective insurance leaves me with 1,000 dollars for a month supply.
Retail? $4600-$5500 for a 4 doses (month supply)
Is there ANYTHING else that works as well as this?
I keep getting headahces too that zap me now and then. I know you are not suppose to take humira or any other if you have a bad infeciont, but the dr said the ct scan shows narrow passage ways and thinks cause of my allergies ti is just inflamation, so I do the nettie pot, the nasal spray and nothing.
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 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.
does anyone know if it is ok to take the redipen injection and humira injections at the same time.
I have RA and I understand being concerned about going on Humira or Enbrel, but sometimes what you gain is worth giving it a chance. Since he is not having success with the other treatments, I would encourage him to try Humira or Enbrel. Many in this community swear by them and have had their quality of life significantly improved.
Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help. Ada and I are here for both of you as are many other members here.
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.
Some people do much better on Enbrel than Humira. If you are having problems and experiencing side effects, it sounds like Humira might not be the right one for you. Please let us know what your rhuemy has to say about what you are experiencing. I hope something helps soon as I know what a misery it is to be in flare.
Tried everything out there, coal tar creams, Steroid creams, uv lights, psoralens, vitamin b6 injection...what have you. Then I tried Enbrel which gave me hope, because almost half of my body was cleared and after 2 years, I couldn'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.
I am on one shot of Enbrel a week and the doctor I just fired was talking about putting me on Humira or Remicade. 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.
Ive only had it since 2010 but it was severe at the beginning! Flipped my world upside down. I was tried on Humira and Enbrel. They discontinued the Humira because it was not helping. They discontinued the Enbrel because of side effects. Now I am on Plaquenil. I also get Rituxan infusions.I am on 15 mg of Prednisone but being tapered because I have been on it since 2009 and they want me off it because of the problems it is causing me.
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?
Hi there, when I was first dx with AS 4 years ago I was put on MTX and Folic Acid, was told you cannot take MTX w/o the folic. Long story short I had to stop the MTX as it made me severely depressed to the point I was having suicidal thoughts. My doc at the time acted like I was crazy but 2 rheumy's one from the Mayo Clinic said it can be a side effect for some people. After I stopped it I was back to my old self, and just an fyi while I was on it, it did nothing to help me.
Hi, I also have AS, diagnosed in 2007 and have taken both Enbrel and Humira. Neither did the trick for me. Enbrel did nothing Humira gave minimal relief, it did help with my eye symptoms. I have also been on celebrex and several other medications. I was unable to get much relief with any of them, my lower back and hip would just kill me. About 9 months ago I completely stopped taking everything because they just werent helping and I just felt terrible.
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...
As one person put it, we all have different situations and our bodies react differently to the same meds. Have you talked to your Doctor about Humira or Remicade or Arava or Rituxan? I have Psoriatic Arthritis and and losing faith that anything will help every symptom but if you have a doctor you feel comfortable with and you trust, I think as long as you persist together the two of you can find something to at least manage some symptoms. Best of luck, I wish a pain free life for you.
Placquenil never did anything for me, so maybe ask about dropping that and replacing it with either Humira or Enbrel. Both of these are also self-injectible and I'd try these first before resorting to infusions, for which you'd have to visit the office.
Are you also on an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug)? Adding this may also give you some relief.
Like Trudie said, you're still going to have ups and downs, even on the best cocktail of meds.
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.
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