Kickas.org Forums Ankylosing Spondylitis General Discussion #1 AS Web Support Group Starting Humira and I am scared

im sorry that you are having so much trouble. i too have struggled with the will to go on. but i just think of my daughter and i know i have to do it. i also sympathize with difficulty getting people to understand and believe your sick and how bad it really is. i read somewhere that people with our condition have a higher rate of depression and i sometimes wonder if that might have something to do with it. You just have to find your thing. the thing to look forward to. the thing that keeps you going!

as for humira I've been on it for about 3 months. my AS is complicated with severe knee swelling and i will say that humira was the only med that lowered the swelling, and allowed me to walk without a cane most of the time. for the first month and a half i got the shakes for about 12-24 hours after i injected. since then no more shakes and the most common reaction i have is a little redness and swelling around the injection site. the only other noticeable side effect is i do bleed a little more when cut, and takes a bit longer to heal. it is definitely worth a try! good luck!