Guest guest Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Hi! I noticed humira working the day after my first injection. Before the injection my hands were swollen stiff in the mornings...the day after I didn't have much stiffness at all. Humira seems to work very well for me, but I still have pain some days be it in the shoulder, knee, finger, ankle, but not nearly as bad as before humira. A few days before my next injection is due I notice a few more aches. I take humira every two weeks. I don't know about any of them being stronger than the other tho. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maggie http://www.4HockeyFans.com http://www.4FloridaHockey.com MSN: Maggies1429 AOL: Maggies85 Vicki wrote: I have been on Enbrel for 3 months. It worked the first 2 weeks, then the pain came back. So the insurance company has approved my Humira script. I get it delivered today. How long does it take to see any improvement with Humira? And does anyone know why Humira is once every other week and Enbrel is twice a week? Is Humira stronger? Thanks, Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 My wife has RA and she just started taking Humira 4 weeks ago. She didn't notice any difference right away, but about a week after the first injection she noticed lots less pain, and now she can raise her arms a lot higher, and she feels a lot better. This is the first injectable she's taken. She take it every 2 weeks, and so far (after 2 injections) she's really happy with it. No noticable side effects so far. Hoep it works well for you! Don & Eileen Vicki wrote: > I have been on Enbrel for 3 months. It worked the first 2 weeks, then > the pain came back. So the insurance company has approved my Humira > script. I get it delivered today. How long does it take to see any > improvement with Humira? And does anyone know why Humira is once every > other week and Enbrel is twice a week? Is Humira stronger? > > Thanks, > Vicki > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 I am also on humira and my lovely partner injects me fortnightly. generally i find it really good - better than remicade. but, i still find that i flare (like now) when i am under lots of stress. i think the key to any of these medications is to keep stress levels down. i am really glad that it is helping your wife. sw > > I have been on Enbrel for 3 months. It worked the first 2 weeks, then > > the pain came back. So the insurance company has approved my Humira > > script. I get it delivered today. How long does it take to see any > > improvement with Humira? And does anyone know why Humira is once every > > other week and Enbrel is twice a week? Is Humira stronger? > > > > Thanks, > > Vicki > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Hi Vicki, I don't know the answers to these questions but Enbrel got me to about 50% improvement and Humira has gotten to me about 85%. Humira just works better for me. > > I have been on Enbrel for 3 months. It worked the first 2 weeks, then the > pain came back. So the insurance company has approved my Humira script. I > get it delivered today. How long does it take to see any improvement with > Humira? And does anyone know why Humira is once every other week and Enbrel > is twice a week? Is Humira stronger? > > Thanks, > Vicki > > > --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/ dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 I am on humira, and i take it one a week, so maybe hoe often you take it depends on your condition. Also when I first started, my rheumy told me it would take about for me to notice any changes, in WIDonk <d.knieriem@...> wrote: My wife has RA and she just started taking Humira 4 weeks ago. She didn't notice any difference right away, but about a week after the first injection she noticed lots less pain, and now she can raise her arms a lot higher, and she feels a lot better. This is the first injectable she's taken. She take it every 2 weeks, and so far (after 2 injections) she's really happy with it. No noticable side effects so far. Hoep it works well for you!Don & EileenVicki wrote:> I have been on Enbrel for 3 months. It worked the first 2 weeks, then > the pain came back. So the insurance company has approved my Humira > script. I get it delivered today. How long does it take to see any > improvement with Humira? And does anyone know why Humira is once every > other week and Enbrel is twice a week? Is Humira stronger?> > Thanks,> Vicki> >__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 In a message dated 12/16/2005 11:01:05 A.M. Central Standard Time, hoyt91@... writes: I have been on Enbrel for 3 months. It worked the first 2 weeks, then the pain came back. So the insurance company has approved my Humira script. I get it delivered today. How long does it take to see any improvement with Humira? And does anyone know why Humira is once every other week and Enbrel is twice a week? Is Humira stronger? MY Rheumatologist said that Humira was the same as Enbrel - which I am taking, so if Enbrel wasn't working, he wanted to switch me to Remicade. Except that I suggested (more like demanded) that we re-start the smallest dose of MTX with the Enbrel, which he agreed to do. I wonder how he worded that in my medical record - "patient highly suggested that she start Methotrexate again"? Becky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 I do not agree with your Rheumatologist, Becky, Humira and Enbrel are not the same. I have taken both and Humira works better for me. --- In Rheumatoid Arthritis , StarsHutch@a... wrote: > > > > In a message dated 12/16/2005 11:01:05 A.M. Central Standard Time, > hoyt91@u... writes: > > I have been on Enbrel for 3 months. It worked the first 2 weeks, then the > pain came back. So the insurance company has approved my Humira script. I > get it delivered today. How long does it take to see any improvement with > Humira? And does anyone know why Humira is once every other week and Enbrel is > twice a week? Is Humira stronger? > > > > MY Rheumatologist said that Humira was the same as Enbrel - which I am > taking, so if > Enbrel wasn't working, he wanted to switch me to Remicade. > Except that I suggested (more like demanded) that we re-start the smallest > dose of MTX > with the Enbrel, which he agreed to do. I wonder how he worded that in my > medical record - > " patient highly suggested that she start Methotrexate again " ? > > > > > Becky > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Good luck with the Humira, it has really helped keep me in either remission or with a flare every now and then, but mostly just a bad day type of thing. As you probably know it burns like heck. Not much you can do for it, but I leave it out a half hour prior to injecting. Some ice the area prior to injecting. I inject slowly, over the course of 30 sec. to a minute. I do my shot in front of the computer with some nice picture on screen to distract me and then I just surf the web until I feel ready to get up. I do it right before bed, it makes some people sleepy. Good luck! > > After three weeks of waiting on approval from my insurance I'm finally > able to get onto Humira! I'm very happy as I can't wait to get off the > 10mg of prednisone that I've been having to take for the past month. I > think I've gained almost 10lbs, and I'm moody. Once I get on the > Humira she's hoping I respond positvely and we can start weening off > the steroid. > > Anything advice/suggestions regarding the Humira? > > Thanks > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Thanks ! I've heard (but have no experience myself yet) that the burning associated with the injection is from the alcohol cleaning the area, that if you let the alocohol dry completely before injecting that it doesn't then burn. Any truth to that in your experience?? Wishful thinking maybe? but that's what I've been told and was hoping. I'm just hoping it works for me in general though. I've been off meds WAY too long, all but mobic and prednisone and I've been waiting 3 weeks just to get my insurnace to approve the humira. I'm anxious to get it and get started Thanks again! > > > > After three weeks of waiting on approval from my insurance I'm finally > > able to get onto Humira! I'm very happy as I can't wait to get off the > > 10mg of prednisone that I've been having to take for the past month. I > > think I've gained almost 10lbs, and I'm moody. Once I get on the > > Humira she's hoping I respond positvely and we can start weening off > > the steroid. > > > > Anything advice/suggestions regarding the Humira? > > > > Thanks > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Hi I take humira. We let it sit out about half an hour and my husband injects it slowly. He injects the humira in 3 small bursts without taking the needle out . The last shot I had did not even burn, only when he wiped afterwards w/the alcohol pad. I've used humira since August and since he started injecting it in small bursts it has not nearly hurt as much as when I first started it. Good luck! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maggie http://www.4HockeyFans.com http://www.4FloridaHockey.com -----Original Message-----From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ]On Behalf Of i_live_in_slippersSent: Friday, May 05, 2006 11:11 PMRheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Re: Humira ApprovedThanks !I've heard (but have no experience myself yet) that the burning associated with the injection is from the alcohol cleaning the area, that if you let the alocohol dry completely before injecting that it doesn't then burn. Any truth to that in your experience?? Wishful thinking maybe? but that's what I've been told and was hoping.I'm just hoping it works for me in general though. I've been off meds WAY too long, all but mobic and prednisone and I've been waiting 3 weeks just to get my insurnace to approve the humira. I'm anxious to get it and get started :)Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Must just affect some over others; or maybe just some more than others. Hopefully I'm a lucky one and it doesn't bother me > > > > > > > > After three weeks of waiting on approval from my insurance I'm > > finally > > > > able to get onto Humira! I'm very happy as I can't wait to get > > off the > > > > 10mg of prednisone that I've been having to take for the past > > month. I > > > > think I've gained almost 10lbs, and I'm moody. Once I get on the > > > > Humira she's hoping I respond positvely and we can start weening > > off > > > > the steroid. > > > > > > > > Anything advice/suggestions regarding the Humira? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 I've been on Humira for months now. I have no burning sensation just discomfort while injecting it. I go real slow. I do believe that a trip to the dentist and normal flu shots rank a LOT higher on the overall pain meter. The more relaxed you can be the better! Good Luck! > > > > > > > > > > After three weeks of waiting on approval from my insurance > I'm > > > finally > > > > > able to get onto Humira! I'm very happy as I can't wait to > get > > > off the > > > > > 10mg of prednisone that I've been having to take for the > past > > > month. I > > > > > think I've gained almost 10lbs, and I'm moody. Once I get on > the > > > > > Humira she's hoping I respond positvely and we can start > weening > > > off > > > > > the steroid. > > > > > > > > > > Anything advice/suggestions regarding the Humira? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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