I May need to swap anti T N Fs but can anyone tell me the difference between Enbrel and Humira, I have been on enbrel for over 2 years

[Chrissycl]

[flw93]

Hi there

I was on Enbrel for a couple of years and then my consultant didnt think it was working as well as it could so he swapped me onto Humira. Humira is taken once a fortnight in an epipen. I think it works better for me and it certainly is nothing to worry about.

Good luck

Louise

[2plus2]

Same here, 22 weeks on Enbrel when it stopped working, swapped to humira injection just the same, but I didn't have the red injection site as I did with Enbrel. Have been on it for 5 months and it's ok, still get some pain but don't have as much stiffness when getting up or sitting for a long while. If you are used to Enbrel injections you will have no problem with humira I just wished they delivered more than one month at a time, I'm sure I used to get a couple of months at a time with Enbrel.

Good luck

[elmtree]

I was on enbrel for about a year but was getting quite bad injection site reactions so moved onto humira (about 2 years ago now). I find the injection a bit more painful (I changed to syringe as didn't like the epipen for humira) but didn't see a massive difference in my RA. I found it worked just as good as enbrel. Hope its ok for you. Good luck.

[Chrissycl]

Thank you all, feel a little better about it now.

[jeanabelle]

I was on Humira first and it was great.....I was like a new woman. After eight injection I suffered from projectile vomiting one day and was taken off it then. I was on nothing for six weeks until the Humira was out mod my system. I was put Enbrel then but broke out on a full body rash so after another six weeks break I was put on Tocilimab, that didn't work at all......so another six weeks off. I am now on Abatacept which is doing not so bad.....I have periods of complete pain relief and then some times I would have some pain but I'm able to get on with my life with the help of pain relief.

The Humira and Enbrel, as others have said, is given by self injection....not a problem with that except redness around injection site. Once you get used to self injecting you will be grand. The Humira was a great drug for me......after about four injections my rheumy nurse walked past me on the ward.....she didn't even recognise me I had changed so much.....but unfortunately it wasn't for me. All the very best and please let us know how you get on......it's a terrible time but you have a goal to work towards and that does help. All the best. XXX

[Chrissycl in reply to jeanabelle]

Thank you jeanabelle, just hope it works as well as enbrel, should have no problems injecting if its a pen injector, enbrel was the same. Enbrel has worked for me for 2 1/2 years with no problem till now.

[Jill60]

Hi yes I've heard all good reports about. Humira....good luck ok and hugs x

[Chrissycl in reply to Jill60]

Thanks jill60