I've been on Humira since last April. It seemed to be controlling my Crohn's pretty well, but it turns out I ended up developing Psoriatic Arthritis while I was on it - while my Crohn's was still under control!
In case you start seeing these symptoms, I would alert your GI. Mine referred me to a Rheumatologist who made the diagnosis...
1) Swelling fingers and toes (giving a "sausage-like" appearance)
2) Swelling arch and heel of the foot
3) Any new or worsening patches of psoriasis
I'm not trying to scare people or anything like that. But after a lot of searching on these forums and via Google, I haven't found much mentioned about this being a side effect. Based on that, I'm guessing it's rather rare, but I figured I would pass it along.
And it's too bad, because Humira was working so well!
So now I'm moving to methotrexate to control the psoriatic arthritis (which can also help with Crohn's) ...and I'm making a pretty drastic change to my diet JUST to be sure things go well!
Safe travels, fellow Crohnies!
In case you start seeing these symptoms, I would alert your GI. Mine referred me to a Rheumatologist who made the diagnosis...
1) Swelling fingers and toes (giving a "sausage-like" appearance)
2) Swelling arch and heel of the foot
3) Any new or worsening patches of psoriasis
I'm not trying to scare people or anything like that. But after a lot of searching on these forums and via Google, I haven't found much mentioned about this being a side effect. Based on that, I'm guessing it's rather rare, but I figured I would pass it along.
And it's too bad, because Humira was working so well!
So now I'm moving to methotrexate to control the psoriatic arthritis (which can also help with Crohn's) ...and I'm making a pretty drastic change to my diet JUST to be sure things go well!
Safe travels, fellow Crohnies!