Kickas.org Forums Ankylosing Spondylitis General Discussion #1 AS Web Support Group starting humira

i am going to be starting humira pretty soon was wondering if anyone is on it and could tell me if its working for them

Hi ghostride,
Welcome to KA good to meet you. I was on Humira for 6 months but it didn't agree with me so I came of don't take any drugs now apart from pain killers.


Kevin

thanks for the welcome i was dx with as a year ago now they have had me on nothing but naproxen now they want to put me on humira do to the fact that my joints have got much worse in the past month i just feel they are doing to little to late for me it has almost been like they didn't understand how much pain i was really in

It is difficult with AS because we are all different some are severe and some people are mild. Have you had MRI scans to see how bad things are. In England you have to try every thing else before you can get put on Humira.
How long have you been suffering before Diagnosis.

Kevin

i have had 3 mris so far none show real damage the latest one does show what was called the start of fushion i am 29 now have been suffering with it sinse i was 17 or 18 somewhere in there

Hi ghostride.

I've never been on Humira so have nothing to contribute on that topic, I'm afraid. I just wanted to welcome you to KA. Hope you get as much out of it as I do.

If you only have early signs of fusion then that's a good time to start Humira to help prevent any more damage.


Kevin

Hi Ghostride,

I have been on Humira for 3 years next month. It has worked very well for me. It took at least 3 months for it to start working once I began taking it but once it started to work there was no looking back. I have done amazing on it. Hope it works as well for you.

Debbie

Humira's been a god-send for me! I am lucky that it started working within days (I couldn't get out of bed without assistance before Humira . . . four days later I got out of bed easily . . .)

I've been on Humira for 2 years now (40 mg auto-injection every two weeks). I occasionally supplement near the end of the two week period with Naproxen.

that is what they are putting me on the 40 mg auto-injection i hope and pray it works as good as it has for you i have been getting worse as time goes by i fight to get out of bed just taking my dog for a walk has become really painful for me i have been out of work for 3 weeks now i know thats not that long but still hurts