A quick review of Citrate-Free Humira

I know there was a post when the new citrate-free Humira came out but I haven't seen anything about it since then, so I wanted to share my experience with it. I've been on Humira for about 3 years and, yes, most of the time the sting was pretty bad. For anyone who has been nervous about trying Humira if it's the treatment route recommended by your doctor, I can tell you the injection is indeed way less painful with the new version. This is coming from someone with an extremely low pain threshold. Of course, everyone's experiences can vary and there is more to consider besides the pain, but just wanted to put that out there. The first couple times, there was just some burning/stinging around the injection site after the needle came out, but it wasn't as intense. The last two times...no pain whatsoever. I didn't feel a thing! I use the pen and inject into my stomach. So yeah, just wanted to share that in case it helps anyone. Hopefully it's accessible to those who need it.

I agree, the citrate free Humira is amazing! I have been using the new formula for several months and it is a huge improvement. I don't feel the injection and wouldn't know I had done it except for the itch I get post injection. If anyone has the old formula in the US, contact your doctor for a new script for CF version.

Thank you so much for this post! I'm new to the site today and I'm loving all the information I'm finding here. My doc is recommending change to Humira or Remicaid based on repeated flares with Balsalazide not helping for remission and Prednisone not clearing flares like it used to. Was told me to do the research to see if I have strong feelings of one vs. the other. This post, and others, are a huge resource!