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Posted 4/13/2010 2:45 PM (GMT 0)
Is there anyone here on Cimzia. Wondering what kind of experiences you've had with it?
Posted 4/13/2010 6:56 PM (GMT 0)
I've been on Cimzia for about 4 months now and so far so good. I haven't noticed any side effects and the disease in my terminal ileum is no longer active which is fantastic. I do have minor skin problems, like spots of eczema or something on my back, but I've had eczema problems before and I don't know for sure if Cimzia has anything to do with it. Other than that I feel great and it seems to be working.
Posted 4/13/2010 8:56 PM (GMT 0)
I've been on it for a little over a year. Failed the other TNFs. I think I have a slight response to it, but it's nowhere near putting me in remission. But then, I've never been good at responding to meds anyway.

I have no side effects at all, aside from some bruises at the injection site sometimes. The injections do not hurt at all.

Good luck with it!
Posted 4/13/2010 10:01 PM (GMT 0)
I was on it for only a few months before we decided we had to operate. It didn't do anything for my gut because I was too far gone. However, it did completely relieve me of the other symptoms I get, like the joint pain and sores. I already went through Humira and Remicade so if I need to go back to another TNF blocker now that I've had my resection, we'll do Cimzia again since we know I responded to it.
Posted 4/14/2010 12:29 AM (GMT 0)
I have been on it since end of September.  It's ok. Has been working so so for me.  But I am another that

has tried most meds and not responded.  I was doing really good on it until about two months ago and

past two months after about 2-3 days after injection my stomach starts bothering me and I live in the bathroom.

Takes me a few days to get it to settle back down.  Joints doing so so on it too. 

Posted 4/14/2010 2:32 AM (GMT 0)
I have a good friend who's been on it for about 8 months. She failed Humira and had to have surgery for an abcess. She's doing wonderful now, even preggers!! It's really helped her a lot.
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