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Humira 1x a week

Is anyone taking the Humira injection (actually made at Mass General Specialty Pharmcy-its generic-abdulimab). I was just approved. I took a few months (you all know about insurance owed). How was your experience on 1x a week At every 2 weeks I had sleepiness for 2 days, bad headaches and nightmare (where I was screaming and my husband has to wake me-3 nights of the nightmares. I am maybe 40 percent better. A year ago it was like an attack- peripheral joint pain, eye inflammation, low blood reds, whites and platelets. It had never spread peripherally before. I had spine issues sacral fusion and was having ablations on my spine. Now 60 and it's bad. I was diagnosed at 25. I had 3bsurgeries for UC and ended up with an internal j-pouch at 21. So it's been 4 months 2x a month now going to 4x a month starting in a week. Does anyone else do every week injections? I pray it helps without increasing side effects too much. Should I have added small dose methotrexate instead of going to 1x a week Humira? I am feeling confused anxious and scared. Thank you, Shell

  1. Hi Shelley, Many people have reported all sorts of symptoms while adjusting to Humira and adalimumab. You may take some hope from this article written by one of our health leaders who had a rough first three months on Humira but saw improvement after that. Everyone has their own experience with it, but I really hope yours follows this trajectory. Warmly, Kathy (Team member)

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