Posted 1/15/2016 2:00 AM (GMT 0)
I have been on Humira since 2010. I started off taking it once every 2 weeks. Then because I started to feel sick on the days leading up to my next injection I was pushed up to once every 10 days and eventually to once every 7 days. I have been injecting Humira once a week since 2011, so the majority of the time I have been taking Humira it's been once a week.
I have been in remission this entire time. So, My doctor asked me last year if I wanted to try to take Humira once every 2 weeks. I thought about it and told him I'd rather stay on it once a week since it is working.
Fast forward to now,I moved last month to a different state, so I had to change doctors. Luckily, my new GI seems like a good doctor. Now, he suggested I go down to once every 2 weeks as well and this time I agreed. The idea of taking less Humira is nice but I am frightened about flaring up. My new GI says that if I notice that I start feeling pain on the days leading up to my next injection, then We can just go back to once a week.
Has anyone lowered their frequency of injections with success?