urgently need answer to the difference between Embrel and Humira...please?

[Guest guest]

Greetings...can anyone out there help me? My

doc.recently changed me from Embrel,taked twice a week

to Humira, taken once a week.

What is the difference? I don't feel any change in

my body yet,and I was wondering...is Humira a stronger

drug? How long does it take to affect a change?

The one thing I DO know, is that it never really

hurt, giving myself injections of Embrel, but with

Humira,it HURTS to put the needle in my thigh, and it

feels like I am injecting acid into me!

It burns so badly for about five minutes....am I

just being a baby about it? Has anybody else out

there experienced these effects, or is it just me?

I'm really starting to worry. I thought as I took

it more and more, the burning would go away, but it

hasn't.

Is Humira " stronger " than Embrel?

Can anyone give me an answer? God Bless you all,

and thank you. love, ken

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I am on Humira, and I'm not sure what the difference is, and

a can answer that one. With the Humira it does cause burning

when injecting. It helps if you inject it very slow, it burns less,

promise. Also, you might have a little swelling at first, you can

use an ice pack before, and after the injection.

I have been on it since last Dec, getting to be a pro, not much burn,

and no swelling. My prayers are with you, Tawny

>

> Greetings...can anyone out there help me? My

> doc.recently changed me from Embrel,taked twice a week

> to Humira, taken once a week.

> What is the difference? I don't feel any change in

> my body yet,and I was wondering...is Humira a stronger

> drug? How long does it take to affect a change?

> The one thing I DO know, is that it never really

> hurt, giving myself injections of Embrel, but with

> Humira,it HURTS to put the needle in my thigh, and it

> feels like I am injecting acid into me!

> It burns so badly for about five minutes....am I

> just being a baby about it? Has anybody else out

> there experienced these effects, or is it just me?

> I'm really starting to worry. I thought as I took

> it more and more, the burning would go away, but it

> hasn't.

> Is Humira " stronger " than Embrel?

> Can anyone give me an answer? God Bless you all,

> and thank you. love, ken

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

I am on Humira, and I'm not sure what the difference is, and

a can answer that one. With the Humira it does cause burning

when injecting. It helps if you inject it very slow, it burns less,

promise. Also, you might have a little swelling at first, you can

use an ice pack before, and after the injection.

I have been on it since last Dec, getting to be a pro, not much burn,

and no swelling. My prayers are with you, Tawny

>

> Greetings...can anyone out there help me? My

> doc.recently changed me from Embrel,taked twice a week

> to Humira, taken once a week.

> What is the difference? I don't feel any change in

> my body yet,and I was wondering...is Humira a stronger

> drug? How long does it take to affect a change?

> The one thing I DO know, is that it never really

> hurt, giving myself injections of Embrel, but with

> Humira,it HURTS to put the needle in my thigh, and it

> feels like I am injecting acid into me!

> It burns so badly for about five minutes....am I

> just being a baby about it? Has anybody else out

> there experienced these effects, or is it just me?

> I'm really starting to worry. I thought as I took

> it more and more, the burning would go away, but it

> hasn't.

> Is Humira " stronger " than Embrel?

> Can anyone give me an answer? God Bless you all,

> and thank you. love, ken

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Ken, Enbrel and Humira are very similar. They are both anti-TNF

biologics and have roughly equal efficacy.

Many group members have commented on the burning sensation they notice

when injecting Humira. I've posted some injection tips from the

manufacturer in a separate post. Hope they help you.

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] urgently need answer to the difference between

Embrel and Humira...please?

>

>

> Greetings...can anyone out there help me? My

> doc.recently changed me from Embrel,taked twice a week

> to Humira, taken once a week.

> What is the difference? I don't feel any change in

> my body yet,and I was wondering...is Humira a stronger

> drug? How long does it take to affect a change?

> The one thing I DO know, is that it never really

> hurt, giving myself injections of Embrel, but with

> Humira,it HURTS to put the needle in my thigh, and it

> feels like I am injecting acid into me!

> It burns so badly for about five minutes....am I

> just being a baby about it? Has anybody else out

> there experienced these effects, or is it just me?

> I'm really starting to worry. I thought as I took

> it more and more, the burning would go away, but it

> hasn't.

> Is Humira " stronger " than Embrel?

> Can anyone give me an answer? God Bless you all,

> and thank you. love, ken

[Guest guest]

Ken, Enbrel and Humira are very similar. They are both anti-TNF

biologics and have roughly equal efficacy.

Many group members have commented on the burning sensation they notice

when injecting Humira. I've posted some injection tips from the

manufacturer in a separate post. Hope they help you.

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] urgently need answer to the difference between

Embrel and Humira...please?

>

>

> Greetings...can anyone out there help me? My

> doc.recently changed me from Embrel,taked twice a week

> to Humira, taken once a week.

> What is the difference? I don't feel any change in

> my body yet,and I was wondering...is Humira a stronger

> drug? How long does it take to affect a change?

> The one thing I DO know, is that it never really

> hurt, giving myself injections of Embrel, but with

> Humira,it HURTS to put the needle in my thigh, and it

> feels like I am injecting acid into me!

> It burns so badly for about five minutes....am I

> just being a baby about it? Has anybody else out

> there experienced these effects, or is it just me?

> I'm really starting to worry. I thought as I took

> it more and more, the burning would go away, but it

> hasn't.

> Is Humira " stronger " than Embrel?

> Can anyone give me an answer? God Bless you all,

> and thank you. love, ken

[Guest guest]

Good ?'s Ken---my dh has just been switched from Enbrel to Humira. I will

be watching the replys you get to share with my dh.

Take care--

[ ] urgently need answer to the difference between Embrel

and Humira...please?

>

>

> Greetings...can anyone out there help me? My

> doc.recently changed me from Embrel,taked twice a week

> to Humira, taken once a week.

> What is the difference? I don't feel any change in

> my body yet,and I was wondering...is Humira a stronger

> drug? How long does it take to affect a change?

> The one thing I DO know, is that it never really

> hurt, giving myself injections of Embrel, but with

> Humira,it HURTS to put the needle in my thigh, and it

> feels like I am injecting acid into me!

> It burns so badly for about five minutes....am I

> just being a baby about it? Has anybody else out

> there experienced these effects, or is it just me?

> I'm really starting to worry. I thought as I took

> it more and more, the burning would go away, but it

> hasn't.

> Is Humira " stronger " than Embrel?

> Can anyone give me an answer? God Bless you all,

> and thank you. love, ken

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Good ?'s Ken---my dh has just been switched from Enbrel to Humira. I will

be watching the replys you get to share with my dh.

Take care--

[ ] urgently need answer to the difference between Embrel

and Humira...please?

>

>

> Greetings...can anyone out there help me? My

> doc.recently changed me from Embrel,taked twice a week

> to Humira, taken once a week.

> What is the difference? I don't feel any change in

> my body yet,and I was wondering...is Humira a stronger

> drug? How long does it take to affect a change?

> The one thing I DO know, is that it never really

> hurt, giving myself injections of Embrel, but with

> Humira,it HURTS to put the needle in my thigh, and it

> feels like I am injecting acid into me!

> It burns so badly for about five minutes....am I

> just being a baby about it? Has anybody else out

> there experienced these effects, or is it just me?

> I'm really starting to worry. I thought as I took

> it more and more, the burning would go away, but it

> hasn't.

> Is Humira " stronger " than Embrel?

> Can anyone give me an answer? God Bless you all,

> and thank you. love, ken

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Ken,

I was switched from Enbrel to Humira about 8 months ago. My rheumy

wanted to switch me because with Humira you can " double up " the dose

(Humira is normally every other week doses but the FDA approved it

weekly, as well as approval from my insurance company). After

getting my flares from pregnancy and breastfeeding (had to give up

most all meds taken so flares were out of control) resolved on

Humira, we tried switching me back to Enbrel (my suggestion because

of the very unpleasant injections, i was loving enbrel after humira)

but enbrel never worked the same for me....anyway, I am back on

Humira and struggling through the injections. Yes, they burn like

crazy, I have yet been able to do my own, poor husband has to do

them for me. I will try some of the suggestions to see if that

helps. Also anxious to see what other responses come up. I did

always like Enbrel, it just never worked for me after this last

pregnancy (as I've learned it all gets worse with each pregnancy).

Good Luck,

DeeDee

>

> Greetings...can anyone out there help me? My

> doc.recently changed me from Embrel,taked twice a week

> to Humira, taken once a week.

> What is the difference? I don't feel any change in

> my body yet,and I was wondering...is Humira a stronger

> drug? How long does it take to affect a change?

> The one thing I DO know, is that it never really

> hurt, giving myself injections of Embrel, but with

> Humira,it HURTS to put the needle in my thigh, and it

> feels like I am injecting acid into me!

> It burns so badly for about five minutes....am I

> just being a baby about it? Has anybody else out

> there experienced these effects, or is it just me?

> I'm really starting to worry. I thought as I took

> it more and more, the burning would go away, but it

> hasn't.

> Is Humira " stronger " than Embrel?

> Can anyone give me an answer? God Bless you all,

> and thank you. love, ken

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Ken,

I was switched from Enbrel to Humira about 8 months ago. My rheumy

wanted to switch me because with Humira you can " double up " the dose

(Humira is normally every other week doses but the FDA approved it

weekly, as well as approval from my insurance company). After

getting my flares from pregnancy and breastfeeding (had to give up

most all meds taken so flares were out of control) resolved on

Humira, we tried switching me back to Enbrel (my suggestion because

of the very unpleasant injections, i was loving enbrel after humira)

but enbrel never worked the same for me....anyway, I am back on

Humira and struggling through the injections. Yes, they burn like

crazy, I have yet been able to do my own, poor husband has to do

them for me. I will try some of the suggestions to see if that

helps. Also anxious to see what other responses come up. I did

always like Enbrel, it just never worked for me after this last

pregnancy (as I've learned it all gets worse with each pregnancy).

Good Luck,

DeeDee

>

> Greetings...can anyone out there help me? My

> doc.recently changed me from Embrel,taked twice a week

> to Humira, taken once a week.

> What is the difference? I don't feel any change in

> my body yet,and I was wondering...is Humira a stronger

> drug? How long does it take to affect a change?

> The one thing I DO know, is that it never really

> hurt, giving myself injections of Embrel, but with

> Humira,it HURTS to put the needle in my thigh, and it

> feels like I am injecting acid into me!

> It burns so badly for about five minutes....am I

> just being a baby about it? Has anybody else out

> there experienced these effects, or is it just me?

> I'm really starting to worry. I thought as I took

> it more and more, the burning would go away, but it

> hasn't.

> Is Humira " stronger " than Embrel?

> Can anyone give me an answer? God Bless you all,

> and thank you. love, ken

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I thought I would throw in my experience with Humira. I have been taking it

for 4 months now (prior to that I was on mtx injection 1 x week) I had to

go off the mtx because of problems it caused with my lungs. Right now my

husband gives me my shots - he took over when I fell and broke my wrist last

winter. I find that when he gives me the shot, as long as he pushes the

humira in slowly, I don't have a problem with too much burning. If he

pushes it in so that I feel the burn he slows down right away. So far, with

the way he is doing it, I have not had any site reactions or any other

problems. I also take planquenil with the humira.

P

http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumList?u=4096322

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I thought I would throw in my experience with Humira. I have been taking it

for 4 months now (prior to that I was on mtx injection 1 x week) I had to

go off the mtx because of problems it caused with my lungs. Right now my

husband gives me my shots - he took over when I fell and broke my wrist last

winter. I find that when he gives me the shot, as long as he pushes the

humira in slowly, I don't have a problem with too much burning. If he

pushes it in so that I feel the burn he slows down right away. So far, with

the way he is doing it, I have not had any site reactions or any other

problems. I also take planquenil with the humira.

P

http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumList?u=4096322

[Guest guest]

Ken,

Enbrel is now approved for once a week 50 mg doses rather than 25 mg

twice a week. Starting around January they will be packaging the

enbrel in the 50 mg once a week doses that are already mixed, so no

mixing is necessary. Enbrel and Humira are very similar, although

some people say one works better than the other for them. Hopefully

the advise given by other members will help.

a

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 07:07:00 -0800 (PST), kenneth samuelsen

<squarehead52@...> wrote:

>

>

> Greetings...can anyone out there help me? My

> doc.recently changed me from Embrel,taked twice a week

> to Humira, taken once a week.

> What is the difference? I don't feel any change in

> my body yet,and I was wondering...is Humira a stronger

> drug? How long does it take to affect a change?

> The one thing I DO know, is that it never really

> hurt, giving myself injections of Embrel, but with

> Humira,it HURTS to put the needle in my thigh, and it

> feels like I am injecting acid into me!

> It burns so badly for about five minutes....am I

> just being a baby about it? Has anybody else out

> there experienced these effects, or is it just me?

> I'm really starting to worry. I thought as I took

> it more and more, the burning would go away, but it

> hasn't.

> Is Humira " stronger " than Embrel?

> Can anyone give me an answer? God Bless you all,

> and thank you. love, ken

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Ken,

Enbrel is now approved for once a week 50 mg doses rather than 25 mg

twice a week. Starting around January they will be packaging the

enbrel in the 50 mg once a week doses that are already mixed, so no

mixing is necessary. Enbrel and Humira are very similar, although

some people say one works better than the other for them. Hopefully

the advise given by other members will help.

a

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 07:07:00 -0800 (PST), kenneth samuelsen

<squarehead52@...> wrote:

>

>

> Greetings...can anyone out there help me? My

> doc.recently changed me from Embrel,taked twice a week

> to Humira, taken once a week.

> What is the difference? I don't feel any change in

> my body yet,and I was wondering...is Humira a stronger

> drug? How long does it take to affect a change?

> The one thing I DO know, is that it never really

> hurt, giving myself injections of Embrel, but with

> Humira,it HURTS to put the needle in my thigh, and it

> feels like I am injecting acid into me!

> It burns so badly for about five minutes....am I

> just being a baby about it? Has anybody else out

> there experienced these effects, or is it just me?

> I'm really starting to worry. I thought as I took

> it more and more, the burning would go away, but it

> hasn't.

> Is Humira " stronger " than Embrel?

> Can anyone give me an answer? God Bless you all,

> and thank you. love, ken

>

> __________________________________________________

>