Humira and High Blood Pressure

Have been on Humira for 2 1/2 years now. My blood pressure in the past was always fine, around 110 to 120. A year ago it was around 140 over 90. Just got back from the Gastro and they took it  3 times, 160/106 (which I guess is dangerously high). Told me to go to a GP for treatment, and that maybe Prednisone may add to it (I was on much higher Predinisone before with normal pressure). Also since the Humira is starting to loose it's effect, wanted me to add Immuran to my meds in addition to Humira. Got back and googled Humira High blood pressure and there are warnings that it can be a major side effect, which he did not mention. Was wondering if anyone else had problems with Humira and High BP. I have also been getting terrible headaches about once a week on Humira  and wondering if connected to the High BP. Thinking I may be better off taking 25 to 30 MG Prednisone than the 15 mg I am up to now and stopping the Humira, but don't know.

My blood pressure was 120/60 which was normal, then I got crohn's and it went up. could it be the crohn's playing with your system?? I know that's my problem.



Dawn

I was on Humira and it caused me high blood pressure. It is not reversible either. I always had low, almost dangerously low, blood pressure. I was getting horrible headaches a few months into starting Humira. I often looked red in my face and was hot all of the time. I went to my primary care doctor and my BP was 150/90. Previously it had always been around 100/70, sometimes lower. My GI doc did not think it was the Humira (did not seem worried about it at all), but my primary care doc did think it was Humira. She told me to stop taking. I am on a low dose BP med and eliminated as much salt as possible and get as much potassium as possible in my diet. I have always eaten well, worked out, and do Yoga. Now I am on Cimzia and my BP, with meds and other steps I have taken, has been 117/59 and 126/77 the last two doctor's visits.

Good luck and go to your primary care doctor!

 

Encountered same with Remicade mid 140s /mid 90s. stopped Remicade it came down.

I was on Remicade from 2011 to 2014 and my blood pressure shot up within a few months of starting Remicade. Doctor said he had never heard of a patient with this problem but I knew for sure...my BP had always been low for my entire life prior. I had to take a diuretic plus an ace inhibitor just to keep it down. Finally, about 6 months after stopping the Remicade for good, it came down but STILL has not returned to my old baseline.