hi i have RA & it got severe after my delivery.now its almost 4 months that i delivered.since i got severe Dr put me on 20mg methX,pred,folic acid,calcium.i m on methX since 3 months,was given pred 30mg in the start then tampered it to 2.5mg(i sometimes take advil or ibprofin if i have pain in the day time),i have taken 2 humira shots & since i started them i was fine two three days then i started feeling nausea,dizziness,very tired all the time..i have a 4 months baby to take care of,i m frustated do please help me what do i do.....are these sideeffects common?
generally how many weeks does it take for humira to kick start??
& do please suggest some thing for this water weight.
though i age 23 i look like as if i am around 28 or 29 (fat aunty)
please help.....I'm so sorry for what you are going through. I was on Enbrel but had to stop due to all the infections I kept getting. I noticed when I would take my Enbrel shot I would feel tired for about 2 days and then I started feeling better. I chose to not go on Humira yet because I was tired of the bios and I didn't feel that much difference. Did you have RA before you got pregnant? I have read where some women got RA after they delivered. I do take a daily vitamin to help with fatigue. You might try that. I feel for you with the new baby and all.thanks aleva for the support.appreciated.
well yes i had RA before pregnancy.i have it since 2 years.
so what now do u want me to call my rhuemy & tell her about it??
my next appt is on may 4......
as u said yes even i fell tired & low,i even feel lot of pain in knees & my shoulder hurts alot in the morning.......do suggest
My experience with Humira was that it did not do a lot for the aches and pains
(was reasonably controlled with MTX and 5mg of pred), but did help with the fatigue.
I guess that is the opposite affect that you have experienced.
I can on occasion feel a little off the following day but that is very much a hit and miss type of thing.
Most of the time I am fine.
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