How long have you taken Humira if you use it?

Hi Lovely985

I´ve been taking Humira since 2009 but have had two interruptions because of operations.
It´s still working for my psoriasisartritis but unfortunally not for my crohn,

"abroad"

I stopped after taking it for 6 months due to side effects, it has stripped the covering (myelin) off my nerves. Hope this side effect is temporary as it is agony and now on fentanyl patches and codeine but think from reading that it may be here to stay. I did take azathioprine at same time, I had always taken this and only stopped on GI advice as had been in remission for 6 years. After 6 months off the azathioprine had worst flare ever and that's how I ended up on azathioprine and also the Humira. Now just on my azathioprine which I will continue for life but it serves me well, just takes 3-4 months to kick in.

Others on here have taken Humira/remicade for years and it works for them. Everyone is different and sometimes it takes some time to find the right meds for you.

For the ppl that stopped Humira, did you ever try using it in conjunction with 6mp/imuran before stopping? And if not, why not? Just curious!

it was always presented to me that you would never take immuran and something like humira at the same time. immuran was a step before taking remicade, humria and now cimzia.

I'm also on Humira for 2 years and half and I take a shot a week. So far it's been working.

I took Humira and azathioprine, which is a form of 6mp. Humira didn't agree with me but azathioprine has always served me well.

Torranceboy, latest research that was on here somewhere said taking humira/remicade with 6mp/imuran/azathioprine can give better results. So that is why a lot of GIs now presrcibe both together.

Try Humira, a great natuopathic, good food ingesting...whatever works for you. Until you try one, two, three or all of the same - then you will know. I am sorry but I am sick of hearing people complain about the drugs and the lack of what they are doing for them....do it for yourself-whatever you have to do. crap or get off the pot.

I have been on Humira since the summer of 2007, before that Iwas on remicade (however for a few yrs I had been having allergy issues tot he remicade). I use the syrine of Humira every wednesday and of all the meds for my CD it has been the best for all around symptoms joint pain gut etc. I still am flaring with weekly humira pentasa and entocort (and I need to start getting off the entocort next month been on 9mg a day for 1 yr and you can become immune to its beneficial effects my doc says)

Crossing my fingers that the HUmira will hold on for a long time it took 7 years on remi before it stopped working had to have surgery with a perforation in 07 (20 yrs diagnosed and 1st surgeries needed) Just hope when and if Humira stops working for me the next drug will help just as much if not more

best of luck

Hi there. I have been on Humira for 8 months in conjunction with 6MP. My dosage for Humira just went up from every 2 weeks to every week begining this week. Humira worked very well in dealing with my colon issues and I have my cramping under control (it worked quite quickly). The dosage has been doubled because there is server inflamation around the rectum including prolapse, so the GI is hoping that the extra dose will help down there as well. The 6MP, I've been on for 20 years.  Remicade also had positive effects as the Humira but for me resulted in drug induced lupus. So far Humira has not had any side effects except maybe fatigue. Good luck.

Been on Humira since early March 2011 with an interruption of one month for surgery in June.