Humira Injections how long they last for me

[Guest guest]

Hello, I am brand new to this group and I am just fumbling around

this website today for the first time.

I have been on Humira Injections going on 4 months, and I too have

noticed that the injections last me about 1 1/2 weeks also. I am in

a flare up now and have no energy. I did well for a couple of months

with no flare ups. I just gave myself an injection this morning

(Dec 10, 2003) and I am hoping and praying that I get out of this

pain (in my hands and wrists and shoulders) and my energy level comes

back up.

Two weeks ago after my previous injection, the viral cold I had

turned into a bronchial infection and I was quite sick and had to go

to the emergency room on Thanksgiving day. Feeling better now with

the cold symptoms, but my energy is the pits.

I've also been experiencing a lot of muscle cramps in the body for

about 3 weeks. I ran out of my multi vitamins for a few weeks and

now I just bought some this week to get me feeling better. I know

that I have to take cal/magnesium 2 x a day. I know that I need

potassium which is included in the multi vitamins. My legs also ache

if I stop any of these supplements.

All in all, I feel Humira is much better for me than the Methotrexate

that made me quite ill. I now take Mobic every night and need to use

Tylenol with it. I also take Celexa antidepressant (15 mgs per day)

which has helped me tremendously to have peace inside and feel more

emotionally stable. I take 50 mgs of Trazadone to sleep like a baby

at night is also a blessing for me.

I am only on 2.5 mgs of Prednisone every other day. Today I go for a

blood test to see if I am inflamed since I am in a horrid flare up

this week.

God bless you all.

Please write me if you wish.

Love and Light... Eva

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group, Eva, and hope you will begin to improve very soon. i am not familiar with the medications you mentioned, other than the pred... but others on here will be and perhaps can give you some suggestions, and if not, know that we will all be sending good, positive thoughts your way.

I am taking naprosyn and 5 gr of prednesone.

love.. granny lee

----- Original Message -----

From: ewilsonboston

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 11:31 AM

Subject: Humira Injections how long they last for me

Hello, I am brand new to this group and I am just fumbling around this website today for the first time.I have been on Humira Injections going on 4 months, and I too have noticed that the injections last me about 1 1/2 weeks also. I am in a flare up now and have no energy. I did well for a couple of months with no flare ups. I just gave myself an injection this morning (Dec 10, 2003) and I am hoping and praying that I get out of this pain (in my hands and wrists and shoulders) and my energy level comes back up.Two weeks ago after my previous injection, the viral cold I had turned into a bronchial infection and I was quite sick and had to go to the emergency room on Thanksgiving day. Feeling better now with the cold symptoms, but my energy is the pits.I've also been experiencing a lot of muscle cramps in the body for about 3 weeks. I ran out of my multi vitamins for a few weeks and now I just bought some this week to get me feeling better. I know that I have to take cal/magnesium 2 x a day. I know that I need potassium which is included in the multi vitamins. My legs also ache if I stop any of these supplements.All in all, I feel Humira is much better for me than the Methotrexate that made me quite ill. I now take Mobic every night and need to use Tylenol with it. I also take Celexa antidepressant (15 mgs per day) which has helped me tremendously to have peace inside and feel more emotionally stable. I take 50 mgs of Trazadone to sleep like a baby at night is also a blessing for me.I am only on 2.5 mgs of Prednisone every other day. Today I go for a blood test to see if I am inflamed since I am in a horrid flare up this week.God bless you all.Please write me if you wish.Love and Light... Eva .

[Guest guest]

----- Original Message ----- From: leo

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 8:02 PM

Subject: Re: Humira Injections how long they last for me

Hello Eva.. yours is one of the posts i saved to my RA folder and going over them, am wondering how you are doing now, a bit over a month since your post. I hope the flare has settled down. my rheumie told me that the humira would lower my immune system so that i would have to be careful about getting around people with colds, etc., and also cuts and scrapes as the healing would be slower, because the Humira does block the immune something or other that causes the RA to attack our bodies. so i hope you will take reall good care of yourself and not take any chances of contageous situations.

Let us hear how you are doing.

love.. granny lee----- Original Message -----

From: ewilsonboston

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 11:31 AM

Subject: Humira Injections how long they last for me

Hello, I am brand new to this group and I am just fumbling around this website today for the first time.I have been on Humira Injections going on 4 months, and I too have noticed that the injections last me about 1 1/2 weeks also. I am in a flare up now and have no energy. I did well for a couple of months with no flare ups. I just gave myself an injection this morning (Dec 10, 2003) and I am hoping and praying that I get out of this pain (in my hands and wrists and shoulders) and my energy level comes back up.Two weeks ago after my previous injection, the viral cold I had turned into a bronchial infection and I was quite sick and had to go to the emergency room on Thanksgiving day. Feeling better now with the cold symptoms, but my energy is the pits.I've also been experiencing a lot of muscle cramps in the body for about 3 weeks. I ran out of my multi vitamins for a few weeks and now I just bought some this week to get me feeling better. I know that I have to take cal/magnesium 2 x a day. I know that I need potassium which is included in the multi vitamins. My legs also ache if I stop any of these supplements.All in all, I feel Humira is much better for me than the Methotrexate that made me quite ill. I now take Mobic every night and need to use Tylenol with it. I also take Celexa antidepressant (15 mgs per day) which has helped me tremendously to have peace inside and feel more emotionally stable. I take 50 mgs of Trazadone to sleep like a baby at night is also a blessing for me.I am only on 2.5 mgs of Prednisone every other day. Today I go for a blood test to see if I am inflamed since I am in a horrid flare up this week.God bless you all.Please write me if you wish.Love and Light... Eva

[Guest guest]

----- Original Message ----- From: leo

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 8:02 PM

Subject: Re: Humira Injections how long they last for me

Hello Eva.. yours is one of the posts i saved to my RA folder and going over them, am wondering how you are doing now, a bit over a month since your post. I hope the flare has settled down. my rheumie told me that the humira would lower my immune system so that i would have to be careful about getting around people with colds, etc., and also cuts and scrapes as the healing would be slower, because the Humira does block the immune something or other that causes the RA to attack our bodies. so i hope you will take reall good care of yourself and not take any chances of contageous situations.

Let us hear how you are doing.

love.. granny lee----- Original Message -----

From: ewilsonboston

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 11:31 AM

Subject: Humira Injections how long they last for me

Hello, I am brand new to this group and I am just fumbling around this website today for the first time.I have been on Humira Injections going on 4 months, and I too have noticed that the injections last me about 1 1/2 weeks also. I am in a flare up now and have no energy. I did well for a couple of months with no flare ups. I just gave myself an injection this morning (Dec 10, 2003) and I am hoping and praying that I get out of this pain (in my hands and wrists and shoulders) and my energy level comes back up.Two weeks ago after my previous injection, the viral cold I had turned into a bronchial infection and I was quite sick and had to go to the emergency room on Thanksgiving day. Feeling better now with the cold symptoms, but my energy is the pits.I've also been experiencing a lot of muscle cramps in the body for about 3 weeks. I ran out of my multi vitamins for a few weeks and now I just bought some this week to get me feeling better. I know that I have to take cal/magnesium 2 x a day. I know that I need potassium which is included in the multi vitamins. My legs also ache if I stop any of these supplements.All in all, I feel Humira is much better for me than the Methotrexate that made me quite ill. I now take Mobic every night and need to use Tylenol with it. I also take Celexa antidepressant (15 mgs per day) which has helped me tremendously to have peace inside and feel more emotionally stable. I take 50 mgs of Trazadone to sleep like a baby at night is also a blessing for me.I am only on 2.5 mgs of Prednisone every other day. Today I go for a blood test to see if I am inflamed since I am in a horrid flare up this week.God bless you all.Please write me if you wish.Love and Light... Eva