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Humira is an injection that is in a class of medications known as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. It works by blocking the action of TNF, a substance in the body that causes inflammation. It is used to help treat the symptoms of auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, crohn's disease, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis.
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Common side effects that occur with Humira are: redness, itching, bruising, pain, or swelling in the place you injected Humira injection, stomach pain, nausea, headache, back pain. I tend to get redness and bruising sometimes with my injections, and the medicine stings sometimes also. If I take the Humira out of the fridge for about 20-30 minutes before injecting, it tends to help eliminate the sting a bit. More serious side effects are: numbness or tingling, problems with vision, weakness in legs, chest pain, shortness of breath, rash, especially a rash on the cheeks or arms that is sensitive to sunlight, new joint pain, hives, itching, swelling of the face, feet, ankles, or lower legs, difficulty breathing or swallowing, fever, sore throat, chills, and other signs of infection, unusual bruising or bleeding, pale skin, dizziness, red, scaly patches or pus-filled bumps on the skin. Humira may also lower your ability to fight off infections, so if you do get sick it is important to speak to your doctor. Sometimes when sick, you need to skip a dose or two of the Humira to help get over the infection.
As always it is important to contact your doctor immediately if any of these, or other side effects might happen while on this or any other medication!
Humira seems to be one medication that has sort of worked for me over the years. I've had horrible allergic reactions with many other medications, and am at the point now where I don't have many options left. I've never had a reaction to Humira, so my doctor keeps me on it with conjunction with another medication. Currently, it's Methotrexate and for now it seems to be doing okay. If this doesn't work, it will be time to stop both medications and start from scratch. It would be great to just find that one medication that works, and works well. There is no cure for autoimmune diseases like RA, but there are medications that can help us feel somewhat normal. I hope that all of you fellow RAers, and others who suffer from illnesses, find medications that work for you.
Thank you to everyone who continues reading my blogs, I truly appreciate it! As I said in the begining, I will be taking a two- week vacation so no blogs for those two weeks. I'm going on a road-trip to visit my good RA friend, Brenna and then to visit my fiance's dad! Brenna and I wrote a blog together back in March, so those who are interested can read that as well. :) I will write one when I get back, and will tell you all about my fun trip!
Have fun, be safe! xo
Enjoy your vacation and time away. Will be looking for new blog posts and maybe some pics of your vacation choice :-) Great blog on Humira!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the blog on Humira. Can't wait to read more of your blogs when you get back.
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