Posted 6/25/2013 7:55 PM (GMT 0)
I took my first injection of Humira in Saturday. This came about after being on Enbril for 12 years but finally having it decrease in effectiveness and also causing pustular psoriasis on my hands and feet.
I was taken off of Enbril in March and had a massive flare up. I missed about 3 weeks of work all total before I began taking prednisone. The prednisone decreased my flare up dramatically and I was able to function again fortunately.
My Doctor recommended we try Humira and I was able to get it approved by insurance and delivered last week. I have had a lot of side effects and allergic reactions to meds this last year so I was nervous about it but the prednisone was seeming to be losing its effectiveness as well at 30mg day. I also thought I was losing my mind on it which was no fun.
At any rate on day 3 of Humira I am definitely feeling the result. I woke up yesterday and today with very little stiffness and my hands have felt better then they have in months. I am tapering off the prednisone and have not had a flare up at this point. I am currently on 15 mg day. I feel tired again at the end of the day which is a nice change and I can actually sleep again. The prednisone I got very little sleep on but had tons of energy. I have not had to take any pain medication as well and I was relying on it pretty heavily. I am really looking forward to getting off of prednisone completely.
I am feeling better and praying that the side effects will be minimal. I will update this from time to time over the next few weeks. I have an appointment with my Rheumy on July 2nd.
I hope everyone is doing well wish you all the best. -Don