Anyone on Humira?

[felecia13]

Hello!

So I have Lupus & RA. I stopped my Meloxicam to TTC, and I am still on Humira. My dr thinks my 3 miscarriages were caused from my immune system attacking the baby. He seems fine with Humira, of course I am nervous.

Anyone conceive and carry to term on Humira? Any complications??

[maidentomother]

If your dr is right about your immune system attacking embryos, which CAN indeed occur, you may well NEED the Humira to get & stay pregnant. It is safe for the baby (I'm a pharmacist), though you are at increased risk for infection due to how the drug works. But you can manage that by staying vigilant and seeing your dr right away if you suspect an infection.

I have RA as well but have never tried the injectables, as it seems my case isn't that severe, but I wonder. Do you have a lot of pain, what type/where, and does the Humira help?

I was on a Cox-II inhibitor (same drug class as meloxicam) prior to TTC also but seem to be okay off it at least for now.

[atomic sagebrush]

bumping for more response

I know of at least 2 people who got pregnant on Humira successfully, one was for sure a girl but I can't rem. the other.

[maidentomother]

Oh, and if anything I would think Humira would sway pink both by 'decreasing maternal condition' and by counteracting auto-immune conditions which seem to sway blue.

[felecia13]

If your dr is right about your immune system attacking embryos, which CAN indeed occur, you may well NEED the Humira to get & stay pregnant. It is safe for the baby (I'm a pharmacist), though you are at increased risk for infection due to how the drug works. But you can manage that by staying vigilant and seeing your dr right away if you suspect an infection.

I have RA as well but have never tried the injectables, as it seems my case isn't that severe, but I wonder. Do you have a lot of pain, what type/where, and does the Humira help?

I was on a Cox-II inhibitor (same drug class as meloxicam) prior to TTC also but seem to be okay off it at least for now.

Hey sorry, DS1 fell and got some gnarly stitches and busted himself up good. Boys!!!

I am pretty on top of any infections, stop injections once I have an Upper resp. or anything.

I have REALLY bad hand/wrist and hip pain mostly. My fingers are damaged from the RA. I was on Prednisone, and Plaquenil for over 10 years. Last year I went on Methotrexates, then Meloxicam and humira. Stopped Meloxicam in October to start TTC again.

Im a photographer (newborn, go figure) and just holding my camera was KILLING me. I had to suspend my wedding business because of it. I only take weddings for friends now, and that just about kills me sometimes. It hasn't stopped my pain, but reduced it by 80% easily.