Has HUMIRA NOT WORKED for anyone??

I took my second dose of Humira on Monday and I am still not noticing a thing!!! The nurse practitioner who helped me with my loading dose said that if Humira is going to work for me then I should notice a difference within 2-3 days. Anyone else heard this? I'm afraid that after almost 3 weeks now that since nothing has changed, this med is not working for me. Is it too soon to throw in the towel? How long should I wait or continue? My doc told me this is my last option. I want this to work, I need this to work. I really do not want a colostomy bag.

Think positive you cant think negative you are only making yourself feel worse. Will yourself to get better the mind can be powerful use it to your advantage.

get better,sm

I tried Humira and am on about my 5th month and it's pretty much crap in my opinion. It may help some but it didn't do anything for me. Remicade changed my life and I used if for seven years until I started developing anitibodies and it doesn't work as well but is still better than Humira. Have you tried Remicade? I had to start taking Methotrexate again since the Humira is not working and I feel so much better! It stinks cuz it has some not good side effects and I can't try to get pregnant for some time but it has really helped and I think it's my only option. I refuse prednisone. Anyway, it may work for you but that is my experience. If you can try Remicade I say go for it! I had no problems for many years and I have Crohn's in patches through my whole intestinal tract especially my ileum. Good luck!

Wow, Ides, those are pretty grim statistics.

Sugarmarie, I know you were standing up for yourself, but there's no need to be rude... We're here to help each other, not to argue.

Kindly,

Ivy.

Ivy I really don't think SM was being rude. She made a valid point that changing your mind set can really help. If you are continually thinking negative then everything is going to be negative. When I am feeling really bad, I try to change my mindset and many times it really helps. She is right the mind is a powerful thing.

I was also told that once a person has built up a tolerance to one TNF-alpha, the others are less likely to work. For me Remicade was great for a year, little over. When I tried HUmira, it seemed to help during the loading dose process, but once I got down to one shot every other week, it just wasn't enough. Do stay positive and give it a chance to work. But, knowing other people's experiences has always helped me to have a realistic approach. Best of luck!

Shari

I'm still in the trial - and it has been a Godsend for me! I had tried it all - even became allergic to Remicade. I had surgery and although it helped some, I was told I'd probably never work again. I've been on Humira for 2 years now and it seems that it took a few weeks for me to start telling the difference. I am one of the fortunate ones in that I am still taking the shot every other week while others had to go to once a week. But considering I can't take anything else (nothing else worked or I am allergic to the meds), Humira is a true blessing. I am now back to teaching dance classes - 16 a week! I swear I couldn't do it without Humira - and a positive outlook. (Getting a divorce helped with that but that's a whole other story!) It took some work for me to get out of being so gloomy but I truly believe that being positive has helped me just as much as the medication. And not to bring up the subject of religion, but for me, going to church and surrounding myself with good, positive people has made a huge difference to me. So give it a little more time - and try to keep the "glass-half-full" mentality. I sure couldn't hurt!

I wish you the best!

Ginger

GINGER>>>>>Thats great...thats how I was beginning to finally feel. I was feeling wonderful, I wish I didn't get breast cancer so I could still be taking Humira...it sure did give me a life back!