Is it the Humira that is making me so itchy???

[Guest guest]

This is interesting that these articles were posted right when I'm wondering if

I'm having skin problems from the Humira that I just recently started taking.

I had my third injection last Sunday (I go every other week). Then beginning

Sunday afternoon I began feeling itchy, mainly on my chest and my back. Here I

am one week later and I'm still itching. I feel like I can't stand it anymore

and I'm going to have to call the doctor tomorrow. It is mainly on my upper

torso, especially my back and chest, not on my face. It's not like I have

hives. There is no redness, only from where I've scratched too much. The

Benadryl and Cortisone cream I've been using don't seem to be taking it away.

So here's my questions...

1. Is this most likely a result of the Humira?

2. If so, does this mean I am going to have to stop taking the Humira (I

really hope not, it is really helping my RA).

3. Can the doctor just prescribe something for me to make this go away?

If anyone has any experiences with this, I'd appreciate some advice.

Thanks everyone!

<Matsumura_Clan@...> wrote:

Arthritis Research & Therapy

2005; 7:R666-R676

" Dermatological conditions during TNF-alpha-blocking therapy in patients

with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective study " :

http://arthritis-research.com/content/7/3/R666

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org