Has anyone who suffers from crohns disease had “humira” prescribed and could you tell me the side effects?
I am a clinical research coordinator who works on studies with humira. There are actually a great many possible side effects with Humira, most of which you are unlikely to get, but of which you should have been informed by your physician. In terms of side effects from the actual injection, you might feel mild “flu-like” symptoms after the injection, and the injection itself does burn because of the pH of the drug itself. This means you can be achy, tired, and even slightly feverish after an injection. It usually goes away in about a day, and many patients get no side effects at all. The most common side effect from the injection is an injection site reaction that is just a red welt or swelling where you received the Humira. You can, of course, also be allergic to the Humira, which is why you should take your first injections in front of health professionals and stay in the office for about a half hour afterwards. You should also become familiar with signs of allergic reaction in case y
