Humira. My side effects.

I have been taking humira( 40mg fortnightly) since April this year(2012). Previously I had been suffering severe flare ups with crohns and had been taking prednisilone for longer than desired. As soon as I r eached a low dose of pred. My symptoms would flare up again. Within two weeks of taking humira my symptoms had subsided and after a month it was as if I'd never had crohns disease, I still can't believe I have the condition.

Since taking humira I have been suffering with a terribly itchy neck and shoulders. Reading various comments on the forum this seems very common with people taking humira. Some question wether it is a symptom of Crohns. I think it is a side effect of humira as I started itching after taking this drug.

I have not yet found a cure for the itchiness but a cold wet flannel is the easiest way to relieve the itching.

The itching comes and goes and there is no rash. For the time being I can cope.

Hello Miss P! And welcome the the fourm!

I too am on Humira and I notice that it seems to dry out my skin faster then normal, especially the day or so after I inject. I usually use a lot of lotion for extra dry skin and that seems to help.

Hope that helps!

GJ

Hello and welcome to the forum

I have not been on Humira myself but if this is a side effect of the med then perhaps have a word with your doc, they may be able to give you something to ofset this reaction. We do also have a sub forum for this that you might like to have a look at as well: http://www.crohnsforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=59.

AB
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Hi there Miss P and welcome to the community! I'm so glad the Humira is working well for you! That's wonderful Too bad about the itchy neck but hopefully that goes off.

Again, welcome. I hope to see you around the community more often.