I am a long time RA suffer who has been going down hill the last year or so. I had been on enbrel for approximately 3 1/2 years. We tried adding some DMARDS to the mix with nothing working. I will be taking my fourth shot (8 weeks) of humaria this Sunday.
My question is, how long until it started working for you? So far, I have seen absolutely no effects from it and am doing terrible. I go back to dr. on July 11 and will switch to one of the IV medicines if it is not working yet.
I have been on it since Aug of 2006 and I am also still suffering. According to my lab work, my ra is under control but I am still very swollen with red, sore joints, am very fatigued and have a lot of constant pain despite high amounts of opiod pain relievers.Mine worked ok on once every other week. But I done much better on once a week. With once every other week, I always had 1 "good" week and 1 "bad" week. Now I have so-so weeks, one day I am able to do something and then the next day I am not. But I do have less swelling, less pain, and more mobile.
To get the best I was going to get, took me about 4 or 5 months.
To everyone that Humira is not working for them...I am so sorry. I hope that your docs switch you soon and get you on something that does work for you.
Well I did notice less swelling and stiffness within my first shot, but it did not really kick in until I got put on once every week.