Has anyone with UC tried Humira?

Hi,

My flare-up started in Nov 2009 and my first two Remicade treatments have not worked, as they have in the past.  I am also on 60mg of prednisone but still have alot of symptoms and pretty miserable.  My doctor is now going to let me try Humira, which is usually used to treat Crohn's.  Has anyone with UC tried Humira and did it work?  What did they think of it? Thanks!

There are a number of us here who have used it, to varying degrees of success (much like Remicade has varying degrees of success).

I am on it through a clinical trial, and have been on it since April 2008. It kept me near perfect for the first 9-10 months, and since then I have battled a couple of small flares, but they have been reasonable to manage, and NOTHING like the flare I had that led up to using Humira.

I am not sure what I will do when it loses all effectiveness (or at least enough to warrant staying on it), but for now, it is definitely a good thing for me, despite the risks it has.

I would say it is worth trying. It has helped me enormously and given me my life back.

it has worked wonders for my arthritis, but not so much for my UC. I have a moderate case of UC. I just took my 4th shot yesterday, so it might need some more time.