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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / March 2008humira
For those on humira, how quickly did it start working? I think with both enbrel and remicade I felt better right away. Humira does not seem to be doing that though. Maybe my dose needs to be adjusted, or maybe the anti-tnf drugs just aren't doing it for me anymore.I still have not gotten out of this flare. Without prednisone, I am not doing well at all, but I need high dose pred. The low dose doesn't seem to help either. I do not want to continue high dose pred. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. > For those on humira, how quickly did it start working? > I think with both enbrel and remicade I felt better right away. Humira [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > doesn't seem to help either. I do not want to continue high dose pred. > Rose @}>->-- Hi Rose,,,, the old what I want and what can be,,,,, Please have this same discussion with your RD. See if what you want or want not to is constructive with your condition and only your RD can work this out for you. We can say this or that with what has happened with us butttt its what your RD thinks and says that is important to only you. Harv I was going to email you this morning and ask how you are doing Rose! darn - this was suppose to do the trick. I can tell you it took longer than this for my enbrel to work though. Can't find reference but it did take at least a couple of months I believe. Can the Humira dose be adjusted? I know the enbrel couldn't. Spring break is coming - are you one of the schools getting the full 2 weeks?? I gather no news on the house?? Thinking of you and sending gentle hugs. Kelly > For those on humira, how quickly did it start working? > I think with both enbrel and remicade I felt better right away. Humira [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Please remove "Ima" to reply. Hi Kelly, We do get two weeks for spring break. I am beginning to think I will never sell this house. It is ideal for a retired couple I think the problem is that it is just two bedrooms. At this moment there is nothing on the market I want to buy. There is a subdivision being built that would be perfect, but they only have three units completed. Humira can be adjusted. I am on a two week schedule, but I think you can also be on a one week schedule. I will have to see what Dr. Offer says. Everything is ready for me to try rituxan if this does not work. My next appointment is April 18th, and I think I will know by then if this is going to work or not. The thing is with rituxan, Dr. Offer insists that it be done in Penticton. Thanks for the hugs. Back at ya! Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. > For those on humira, how quickly did it start working? > I think with both enbrel and remicade I felt better right away. Humira [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > doesn't seem to help either. I do not want to continue high dose pred. > Rose @}>->-- I have no info about Humira, Rose, I just want to mention again at how amazing you are. To work full-time, further your own education and have a life beyond those things while fighting such virulent RA is incredible. I don't know how you do it, but i wish we could clone some of your spirit to spread throughout the world.  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare >I have no info about Humira, Rose, I just want to mention again at how >amazing you are. To work full-time, further your own education and have a >life beyond those things while fighting such virulent RA is incredible. I >don't know how you do it, but i wish we could clone some of your spirit to >spread throughout the world. Thank-you, Nann. That is one of the nicest things anyone has said to me. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. I started seeing improvement after the first dose, but it took 2 doses to really kick in. That was on the standard every-two-weeks dose. When we had to reduce my Arava I saw a decline fairly quickly. That's when I switched to the weekly dose. Again, it took 2 doses to really kick in. Every time I have to stop it because of an infection it takes two weeks to really feel good again. How many doses have you had? Walt > For those on humira, how quickly did it start working? > I think with both enbrel and remicade I felt better right away. Humira [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Please remove "Ima" to reply. >How many doses have you had? > >Walt I have only had two doses. I am almost embarassed to say that, as I am being quite impatient. My next appointment is in a month, and I will continue to try until then at the two week dose. Hopefully if it is going to work, it will start by then. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. Mine started working right away, but I was on the MTX & Humira protocol. Apparently, they help each other get the job done. Once I had been on that combo for a few months, they got rid of the MTX & all was fabulous. I saw my RD yesterday & he said I was doing great & doesn't want to see me back for 5 months. That's the longest time between appointments yet! Shannon Good for you, Shannon. Keep it up! Gwen > Mine started working right away, but I was on the MTX & Humira > protocol. Apparently, they help each other get the job done. Once I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Shannon >Mine started working right away, but I was on the MTX & Humira >protocol. Apparently, they help each other get the job done. I am on both as well. I take 1 cc of mtx, which is equivalent to 25 mgs. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. Erik wrote: >> A small but important remark: MTX is not recommended for AS patients. >> It is for RA and Atritis Psoriatica. I was DX'd with AS in 1976 and have never in 32 years received MTX. Not when taking an NSAID alone, not when on Remicade, and not when on Enbrel. And Shannon replied: > Erik, I thought Psoriatic Arthritis was a type of AS. I know they > are sometimes related. Psoriatic Arthritis What is it? Psoriatic arthritis is an inflammatory joint disease associated with psoriasis, a chronic skin disease. It is estimated that between 5 and 23% of people with psoriasis will develop psoriatic arthritis. The joint disease can present itself in a variety of ways and its symptoms can be similar to those of various other forms of arthritis. On average, joint disease appears about 10 years after the first signs of psoriasis. Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease that results in itchy patches of skin that have a red base with a silvery scale on top. (editted) Treatment options Medicines that treat the whole body include: * NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), including the COX-2 * Steroids injected directly into swollen joints are effective, * Methotrexate is an effective disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) for people with arthritis in one or several joints. It helps both skin and joint disease. etc., etc., etc., etc. ... You can't just let nature run wild. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
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