Ankylosing Spondylitis Support Group

My partner has been on Humira for over a year now and he finds that the drug injected each week stopped the prgression of AS longer remissions. He is also on Fentenal Subdermal patches every 3 days for pain and it seems to hold him along with some oral analgesics.

I'm going to ask my doctor to start me on Humira during my next appointment. I've had to homeschool for the past few years because the pain has been unmanageable. I'll let you know how it works for me when I start to feel results.

I cannot say enough good things about it!! When I am on it..ALL of my symptoms are gone. I am pregnant and stopped...but it got so bad I was allowed to go back on. I also know that if you have any financial issues Humira will work with you. Log on to their website..its a great tool. Good Luck

I suffered for ten years. When AS started affecting my breathing, my wife made me see a specialist. After the first injection, he informed me that I should not expect anything for a couple of weeks. I was running two days later. I know that I shouldn't have been, but it is hard not to when it has been a decade since the last time. It has now been two months. I run everyday and lift weights again. The most important thing that I have to say is that I did not realize HOW MUCH this disease was taking from my life until the symptoms went away. Having sore joints was a normal part of my life after ten years. That is no longer the case.

I've allways found humira good for so many things, if your having a bad day there's nothing like a good giggle to perk one's self up and folks around you too.

I also got really quick results from Humira. My doctor also told me that it would take a long time to see symptom relief, but after about a week or 2, I was able to do pretty much anything I used to do. It was the best treatment I've ever had.

Oh wow, I am so jealous of those of you who had Humira work so quickly. I was/am so hopeful Humira will give me some improvement, but I've reached Week 10 and I'm still flaring, so much so I've just had to go back on cortisone to settle the most recent 2-week old flare of my neck, down.

I was hoping I'd wake up one morning and feel "like a new woman" but it just is'nt coming on fast enough. I know I'll be continuing on Humira for at least the next few months to see if it does eventually work, but in the meantime I'm just sad that this very expensive drug is worthless right now.

That's not entirely true - my sense of Humira is still there!!!!! Thank God.
Cheers

Sorry to here it's not working for you Ms Cowgirl, I've never tried it I think thats one of those expensive ones the doc figured would'nt work on me.

there not much that i can say about it other then it a miracle.............wow

I started on Humira a couple of months ago and it helps my RA and my AS! I'm also on methotrexate and sulfasalazine as well as prednisone. Humira made the biggest difference as I was on the others for over a year before Humira.