Anyone switch to Humira pen after being on Methatrexate ?

[JazzingJersey]

Diagnosed in 2018 with RA -Seropositive...I was doing so well on Methatrexate...RA dr now has me on a month of prednisone to control this flareup. So did 10 mg, x 2 week then dropped down to 7.5 mg as instructed and my hands/ fingers are swelling - painful, burning etc. He wants me to try Humira. I'm so scared.. the side effects sound horrible & the expense is outrageous ! My insurance quoted $1,975 first month, $1020 2nd month, then $575 each month thereafter until end of 2020 - then I have to meet the deductible for Tier 5 all over again in 1999. Crappy insurance

[Batty1]

I haven’t used Humira yet but Im Cosentyx I have psoriatic arthritis for about 2 yrs now and honestly I haven’t had any life shattering issue from using it.

The real back lash of these drugs is STOPPING them with no replacement it can cause a major arthritic flare and I bet your Rheumy won’t tell you this or even know this possibility.

Those pamphlets are enough to cause anxiety. I believe that humira has been around the longest for biological drugs.

Why did your doctor take you off Methatrexate?

[Kelz_719]

I’m currently on Amgevita which is another version of Humira. My personal experience is I had no side effects for the Amgevita it’s just sadly not effective enough alone to manage my psoriatic arthritis.