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I started humeria 6 days ago , seems to be pretty effective . I am wondering how long you can take this and it be effective ? I relize it will vary from person to person but..

I don't know the answer, but I have been wondering the same thing about how long you can take Humira, Enbrel or Remicade and still have it work for you. It would be nice to know how long other people have been on it successfully.

well near the end of sept will be 1yr on remicade and im doin great but in the 6th week i start feeling pain again i must talk to doc again last time he upped my dosage from 400mg to 500mg so i would be able to cone in every 8 weeks instead of 6 weeks on the 9th of may i get another treatment i'll talk to doc then and ask how long i will be on remivade altho the length of it working still relies on the person an how quick they adapt to the med.....oak

My first injection worked for about a week , took it friday night and woke up sat. and feeling good . Had the second injection 14 hrs ago now and am hurtin bad , I will see if the Chiropracter is open tommorow as I havent been in a while and maybe that will offer some relief.

Hi Smokin,
After my 2nd injection of Humira, I had such a bad flare that I called my Rheumy and requested Prednisone. After the Prednisone took effect, I started feeling better and now I can tell that the Humira is actually starting to work. I feel like I have more energy but I still have pain.
I'm scheduled for injection #3 on May 2nd...and I'm almost dreading the thought that I may flare again. I am now on 4 mg of Prednisone daily for a couple of months until the Humira truly kicks in.
I hope you will get some relief soon!
Teresa

Whenever I go to this forum, it seems I am a lucky one. Started Humira 6 months ago, felt my first improvement in MINUTES. Within 3 days pain in upper body was completely gone, never to return.

Previously, I was self medicating with the London diet and too much ibuprofen. The diet lifted me from 30% functioning to 60%. Humira has lifted me to 90%. I am also taking 100mg diclofenac for residual old fashioned arthritis in the hip.

I expect to be on Humira the rest of my life. You do slip back if you go off it, I forgot to refrigerate 2 doses and after 4 weeks, I felt almost as bad as before.

The best thing for me is not the relief from joint pain but I can tell my immune system is calmer. I feel more relaxed.

It sure is expensive but if I did not have insurance, I would still do all I could to find the money!

Good luck to all.

Mike