Re: Switching from Enbrel to Humira

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Lina LIna <lina231@...> wrote: My Rheumy decided to switch me from Enbrel

to Humira. I told him my Psoriasis had been flaring up for months and the Enbrel

didnt seem to be helping that. He advised that Humira seems to do better for the

Psoriasis. I was wondering if anyone made the switch from Enbrel to Humira? What

was your experience like? I have had no problems with Enbrel as far as side

effects go or site injection problems. I would love to know how Humira worked

for anyone (Esp those who went from Enbrel to Humira) I would appreciate any

feedback. Thanks so much!

Lina in IL

29 years old

P and PA since 1999

Hi Lina my names Lynn i have only recently been diagnosed myself and i find the

guys here on this website really great if i need to talk or i am just looking

for advice everyone here is great. Also just to let everyone know the sale of my

house has gone through and the local council here in my part of scotland have a

flat ready for me. It's so small but real easy to keep clean and the plugs and

sockets are half way up the wall. So fingers crossed. Also I am still having to

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Lina,

I, too, am in the same boat as you about switching from Enbrel to Humira.

I have been on Enbrel for a year and a half. When I first got on Enbrel I was

at my worse at 90% coverage and in so much pain I could not walk or lay down.

With one shot of the Enbrel I was able to move and within a month almost 95%

clear. A new life for me since I had never been free of psoriasis since I was 5

years old. However, it did not seem to do much for the Pa for me . But, O, how

I enjoyed the freedom of not having psoriasis. I then got a bad sinus infection

and could not get rid of it no matter the 4 rounds of different antibiotics. I

stopped the Enbrel for 3 months and in the three months broke out so bad . Not

90 % but 50% . I was so devastated after being clear. My Derm has started me

out once again with the 50 shots twice a week of Enbrel but it seems not to be

working only holding it at bay. Now my Derm wants to put me on the Humira to

see how I will do on it and hopes it will

work better on the PA for me. I now have been approved for Humira but it will

be in April , I hope, before I will start it. I have no answeres to your

question as of yet but just wanted you to know you are not alone in this. My

wish would be we could keep in touch with each other to let us know how the

Humira is working. I pray it will give us both the health we both are working

for. Blessings , Zoella

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Suzanner

I switched from Enbrel to Humera about a year ago. I feel like it does

work better, at least for me. I had to stop taking it for a couple of weeks

due to Resp infection. It did take about 4-6 weeks for me to feel the

effects.

Heidibug

On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 7:49 AM, suzanner4000 <suzanner4000@...>wrote:

> Hi

> Just wondering if anyone has experience switching from Enbrel to

> Humira. Had RA 20 years. When I first started taking Enbrel over 6

> years ago it was miraculous. On a few occasions I've had to suspend

> usage - stopping seems to trigger flareups that don't go away -

> specifically in my elbow and a pain spot in my ankle that happened

> only during flareups has now settled in on a daily basis. But the

> degree of pain in these areas, as well as pain all over seems to

> vary. For a while my elbow was so bad the surgeon recommended

> replacement. Could barely lift it and I had to learn to be left-

> handed. The surgeon said the pain was due to a bone on bone, no

> remaining cartilige situation and not a result of a flareup,

> therefore I wouldn't have relief without surgery. But then it

> improved quite bit without surgical intervention. Since then, I've

> gone through good stretches and bad. My Rheumy doesn't really have

> any solutions, but suggested I might want to try switching from

> Enbrel to Humira. At my last check up, my ankle was very swollen and

> painful as were my wrists, so the doc suggested the switch in drugs.

> But over the past few months, without the switch, I'm doing

> better. I'm a bit nervous about changing to a new drug - I don't

> really like any of these drugs, but suppose I could be open. I only

> take Enbrel - have tried Methotrex on occasion, but it doesn't agree

> with me - makes me sick. Thanks.

>

>

>

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I have had RA since 2000. In 2005, I began Humira for one year, then Remicaid

for 2 years - neither of which worked for me (please keep in mind everyone is

different). At the beginning of 2008, I was put on Orencia and it has worked

fairly well and I am doing pretty good. Before Orencia, I prayed so many times

that God would take me if it were my time to go - I just couldn't take the pain

anymore. It wasn't the sed rate but the other rate that is measured - it was

around 92 and I think it should have been around 4. On Orencia, I am now around

20 - still high but not as bad as 92.

To answer your question, I think that Humira and Enbrel are in the same " class "

as they call it and switching from one to the other would not make a difference

- but PLEASE check with your doctor as I am not one and am not sure all the

information I receive is correct.

Hope this helps.

Joanne

> From: suzanner4000 <suzanner4000@...>

> Subject: [ ] Switching from Enbrel to Humira

>

> Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009, 6:49 AM

> Hi

> Just wondering if anyone has experience switching from

> Enbrel to

> Humira. Had RA 20 years. When I first started taking

> Enbrel over 6

> years ago it was miraculous. On a few occasions I've

> had to suspend

> usage - stopping seems to trigger flareups that don't

> go away -

> specifically in my elbow and a pain spot in my ankle that

> happened

> only during flareups has now settled in on a daily basis.

> But the

> degree of pain in these areas, as well as pain all over

> seems to

> vary. For a while my elbow was so bad the surgeon

> recommended

> replacement. Could barely lift it and I had to learn to be

> left-

> handed. The surgeon said the pain was due to a bone on

> bone, no

> remaining cartilige situation and not a result of a

> flareup,

> therefore I wouldn't have relief without surgery. But

> then it

> improved quite bit without surgical intervention. Since

> then, I've

> gone through good stretches and bad. My Rheumy doesn't

> really have

> any solutions, but suggested I might want to try switching

> from

> Enbrel to Humira. At my last check up, my ankle was very

> swollen and

> painful as were my wrists, so the doc suggested the switch

> in drugs.

> But over the past few months, without the switch, I'm

> doing

> better. I'm a bit nervous about changing to a new

> drug - I don't

> really like any of these drugs, but suppose I could be

> open. I only

> take Enbrel - have tried Methotrex on occasion, but it

> doesn't agree

> with me - makes me sick. Thanks.

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

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Thanks a million, Heidi and . I really appreciate your insights

and information.

Suzanne

--- In , Heidi Mendelsohn <hmendelsohn@...>

wrote:

>

> Suzanner

> I switched from Enbrel to Humera about a year ago. I feel like it

does

> work better, at least for me. I had to stop taking it for a couple

of weeks

> due to Resp infection. It did take about 4-6 weeks for me to feel

the

> effects.

> Heidibug

>

> On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 7:49 AM, suzanner4000

<suzanner4000@...>wrote:

>

> > Hi

> > Just wondering if anyone has experience switching from Enbrel to

> > Humira. Had RA 20 years. When I first started taking Enbrel over 6

> > years ago it was miraculous. On a few occasions I've had to

suspend

> > usage - stopping seems to trigger flareups that don't go away -

> > specifically in my elbow and a pain spot in my ankle that happened

> > only during flareups has now settled in on a daily basis. But the

> > degree of pain in these areas, as well as pain all over seems to

> > vary. For a while my elbow was so bad the surgeon recommended

> > replacement. Could barely lift it and I had to learn to be left-

> > handed. The surgeon said the pain was due to a bone on bone, no

> > remaining cartilige situation and not a result of a flareup,

> > therefore I wouldn't have relief without surgery. But then it

> > improved quite bit without surgical intervention. Since then, I've

> > gone through good stretches and bad. My Rheumy doesn't really have

> > any solutions, but suggested I might want to try switching from

> > Enbrel to Humira. At my last check up, my ankle was very swollen

and

> > painful as were my wrists, so the doc suggested the switch in

drugs.

> > But over the past few months, without the switch, I'm doing

> > better. I'm a bit nervous about changing to a new drug - I don't

> > really like any of these drugs, but suppose I could be open. I

only

> > take Enbrel - have tried Methotrex on occasion, but it doesn't

agree

> > with me - makes me sick. Thanks.

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>