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Has anyone here been on Humira then moved to something else only to have that fail and then gone back to the Humira and have it work for them?  I was on Humira for a little while, but only took about 5 injections.  I kept having problems that my pcp thought were from the medication so under his advice I asked my RD if I could try Enbrel again as my pcp felt it was safer for me.  She obliged, but Enbrel has had a very minimal effect on my RA.  If I could just stop getting these stupid sinus infections long enough for a drug to work it would help too. 

Hi Bob, I went backwards.  I breezed through AP,MXT,Enbrel,Humira,Remicade and then went back to Humira with an increase in MXT and added Sulfasalazine and within 4 weeks or so I saw a significant difference and am now in clinical remission for over a year.  Yes, you can restart meds and be successful.  Most of the time you'll have to fine tune some other drugs.  It's a matter of finding the right combo at the right dose.  I haven't been plagued by infections and I know I've been lucky.  Hopefully you can get them under control.  Lindy
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