April 22, 2009
Humira Injections - Psoriatic arthritis?
I was just diagnosed with Fibromyalga & Psoratic arthritis.
Has anyone out there been diagnosed with the same, and taken the Humira injections?
did they help with…. pain, stiffness, skin issues?
What did you feel where the drawbacks ??
Are you still taking the injections?
thanks !
I don't know anyone who uses Humira… but I think that it would help a lot with psoratic arthritis.
Usually the patients I deal with who have arthritis just go on naproxen or some kind of NSAID.
Humira injections or any other kinds of TNFa inhibitor like humira (adalimumab) are usually saved for the most severe cases of arthritis. However, the thing about these TNFa inhibitors is that they are immunosuppressants, which means that if you're using humira, you are more at risk of getting an infection or disease. So, if you're taking humira, you should follow up with your doctor more often to get checked up and to make sure that you don't have an infection or having any other adverse effects (like blood problems).
If you've tried NSAIDs like naproxen and it doesn't help… I would think that Humira would be the next thing to try.
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I don't know about the med. you speak of; but a lady I use to know had a monthly shot called "Gold" that took all her pain away. Decades have gone by, so I don't know if it is still being used, since new drugs get the drug companies more money.
I have arthritis in my back and six weeks after a neighbor took me dancing the pain was 100% gone. Have you tried danceing?
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I don't know anyone who uses Humira… but I think that it would help a lot with psoratic arthritis.
Usually the patients I deal with who have arthritis just go on naproxen or some kind of NSAID.
Humira injections or any other kinds of TNFa inhibitor like humira (adalimumab) are usually saved for the most severe cases of arthritis. However, the thing about these TNFa inhibitors is that they are immunosuppressants, which means that if you're using humira, you are more at risk of getting an infection or disease. So, if you're taking humira, you should follow up with your doctor more often to get checked up and to make sure that you don't have an infection or having any other adverse effects (like blood problems).
If you've tried NSAIDs like naproxen and it doesn't help… I would think that Humira would be the next thing to try.
References :
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