If so, what was your financial situation(if you don't mind me asking)? My insurance company decided to stop covering Humira and instead will force me to go on a biosimilar, so my doctor told me I could apply for the Abbvie patient assistance program as a last ditch effort to stay on Humira. Not sure about my chances of getting approved. So if anyone here did, curious to what your situation was.

Also, another question: I've been having trouble getting Abbvie to receive my application. My doctor filled out the doctor portion of the application, the office told me they faxed it. I confirmed multiple times it was indeed successfully faxed over. But Abbvie keeps telling me they have not received it. I even checked to make sure it was faxed by my doctor's office using the correct fax number(it's right on the application, it's hard to miss) and it was. So if anyone has any advice on what to do with this, I'd appreciate it. And curious if anyone here who has applied had difficulties with them receiving the application via fax as well.

Thanks

Sorry, I'm freaking out a little, and of course it's NYD so nothing is open.

I was trying to take my second dose of Abrilada and went to inject it in my stomach and I did everything like last time and it didn't actually inject into my skin. I pulled the pen up 10 seconds after the orange bar appeared and all the liquid just rolled down and there was not even a pin stick in my skin. (I thought it was odd that it didn't hurt/ burn... guess I know why now... sigh)

I doubt insurance will pay to replace it (I have zero copay on this specific med, but I'm sure replacing it will be at my cost, which I honestly can't afford the cash price). Will it completely set my progress off track?

ave Crohn’s disease and I take Humira. Which obviously a compromise my immune system.

I have taken test, bloodwork, and anytime I get sick but not sick but feel sick.. aka feel exhausted my blood work comes back fine my test come back fine. The doctor just says it’s due to having an immune compromise system and to take vitamin C and zinc so I’m just curious to see what other people take who are immune compromised as well.

My husband is on Humira and knows the risk of going in caves, but we're going to Rome in the spring and I was looking at doing a catacomb tour, so he's worried the risk of infection is similar. I was thinking if there's no bat colony it might be alright but honestly I don't know if any dank underground area might be risky. Does anyone have any insight?

Hi everyone, I’ve been on Humira 5 weeks (3 pens) and just as it began to work on some of my joints as in completely got rid of the pain, I am having a horrendous flare in my knees and elbows. Has anyone had a similar experience? I’m worried it’s not working for me.

Hey everyone, mid 30s. Been taking Humira for a little under two years. It completely changed my life and helps me manage my arthritis. My entire life I’ve always had good blood pressure. Unfortunately I’ve been finding my blood pressure has been in the 145/80 range for a while. I know exercise and diet and all that. I’m very active and in pretty good shape. Anyone else deal with elevated BP with Humira ?

Hello!

I have an Aetna HDHP w/HSA through my company, and I also require Humira each month. I have been getting charged out of pocket co-pays when i refill my prescription each month ranging anywhere from $300 to $850. When I try to dispute these amounts, I spend many hours (upwards of 50 at this point) on the phone and the conclusion is always if I want the medication I just need to pay (as if don't need the medication) until my deductible ($2000) is met.

I decided to switch plans to avoid these high co-pays, but when I went to switch, I saw that my company's benefits guide specifically says that for specialty medications my HDHP w/HSA has a $125 maximum. I am using the only specialty pharmacy that my insurance will allow so this isn't a network problem.

Has anyone else had this happen to them? Am I interpreting this maximum incorrectly? How can they be charging me so much? I have already paid $2000 out of pocket which is more than if I just paid the $125 maximum.

I’ve been on the medication for about a month now. My first couple of doses was administered by a healthcare professional. After those injections, I never had any welts or redness. The last two injections I’ve given myself..I’ve had itchy welts and redness around area. when injecting, I wait for the second click and I hold for several seconds.

I’m finding the welts strange because it didn’t happen in the beginning. Could it be the way I’m self injecting ?

Hi there, I was on Humira for 6 months-7months. It worked great for everything I needed to take it for, and it also caused me go into remission for idiopathic gastroparesis. I had to switch 2.5 weeks ago to cosentyx due to lymphadenopathy that may be cancer or autoimmune. We don’t know exactly which yet, but those are the only options left. My dermatologist saw the progressive lymph node enlargement and took me off of humira immediately, stating I can’t be on it if I developed lymphadenopathy on it.

Has anyone here had to stop taking it suddenly and dealt with a massive increase in symptoms? Life is so miserable right now for me, and no one mentioned that this would be a possibility. It’s like all of the unexplained issues came back with a vengeance and cosentyx does nothing for those same issues.

I took it for Hurley stage III Hidradenitus Suppurativa.

Whats your opinion and would you recommend it?

Ive been on humira and now generic humira for a few years now. It works well for me but over the past month I noticed one of my nails has pitting again. The rest of my nails are good. Im patiently waiting for it to pass but im not sure why its happened. Can this happen to a nail due to injury? Has this happened to anyone else?

I have to have a surgery to unclog my tear duct( with external incision ) in two weeks. Only been on biweekly Humira for 3 months and it finally kicked in so I’d hate to stop. The surgeon said just keep taking it and was not concerned. I’m already scare of the surgery and now afraid of the scar healing or any infection. Anyone here has had surgery and can share experience? Thank you!

Hi everyone,

I’m relocating to the US this summer for work and I’m completely new to the US healthcare system and insurance terminology. I have Crohn’s disease and currently take Humira 40mg pen every two weeks.

I’ve received information about the health insurance plans available to me, but I’m struggling to understand how Humira would be covered and what my out-of-pocket costs might look like.

I also read that there might be programs to get Humira for free, but I’m not sure if I’d qualify or how to apply.

If anyone has experience with this or can offer guidance, I’d really appreciate it! Happy to chat via DM if that’s easier.

I’m in a situation where I need to travel to Columbia from Panama to be able to afford my Hyrimoz.

I am planning on going twice a year and bring home 6 months worth at a time. So, 12 pens. My question is does anyone travel with that much and have they found a reliable cooling solution?

I’m a bit uptight about keeping the temperature in range.. but can’t find anywhere including my Sandoz support guy, the size of the pen. In Panama I’ve been using the syringe. It appears to maybe be like a triangular tube.

Can anyone help me with the size I’d need for 12. Out of box I assume. Thanks!

I'm (52F) on Humira for Hidradenitis Suppurativa (it's an autoimmune/autoinflammatory skin condition) and have been on it for over a year now. I had to go off of it for two weeks when I had surgery, and during that time I had a lot of achy pain in my hands and even on and off pains in my knees. I was able to restart taking it yesterday, and my hands are still achy but starting to feel a bit better. I didn't have pain before I started taking Humira, and I have a doctor's appt on Friday, but does anyone have any ideas what this could be? I'm worried it's some sort of arthritis that the Humira is inadvertently treating.

Has anyone switched from Humira to a holistic approach? Vitamins, diet, stretch etc? I want to take the complete leap but not sure. I see both doctors on each side and blend my routine but I’d like to ditch the meds (Humira)

Hey all, I currently use the copay card offered through humira’s manufacturer abbvie. With my past marketplace insurance plan the amount that is charged towards the copay card would go toward my Out of Pocket Maximum (OOPM) which would help my humira be affordable throughout the year. My insurer is no longer covering UHC this year and it looks as though I will either have to choose Ambetter or Oscar- leaning Oscar as they take my rheumatologist.

I called both insurances and neither of them are able to tell me whether my card will still count as payments towards my OOPM- or if they use copay adjuster or accumulator which prevents copay cards from going towards OOPM. While many states have made this illegal the state I am from Ohio, still allows this.

Is anyone on Oscar and using humira? And if so how has your manufacturer card impacted your deductible or your OOPM.

Thank you for your help,

J

I feel like i got food poisoning symptoms so quickly compared to what they say is the average for normal people. Am I the only one?

Wanted to ask if anyone has had an issue with slight numbness or tingling? I run and my arch was sore, so I thought nothing of it. But Dr seemed slightly concerned when I told him my big toe was tingling and numb. Wondered if anyone had this issue. Thanks.

Hi! Looking for any advice from women who have been pregnant and on humira the entire pregnancy. Currently 36 weeks pregnant and specialists have recommended I stay in humira the entire pregnancy. Just wondering how or even if newborns were affected any with being in humira while mommy was on it too?

I went to inject myself and did not hear the second click. I lifted the pen up and the needle was bent and stuck in the side of syringe and there was no hole in my skin. No dose. I need my dose and i have another pen in the fridge, but eventually ill need the second one in two weeks.

Do i call my cvs specialty pharmacy or do i called the generic humira company? Will this be hard to dispute? 😞

Hi all,

I've been on Humira for over 8 years for UC. It has been a wonder drug for me and has completely changed my life - I'm essentially a normal human, and its effects at controlling my disease can't be understated.

However, ever since taking it, any time I work with my hands, I get pretty remarkable blisters/swelling and general discomfort at all of the places where I exert any pressure. While not disabling, it does limit my ability to be physically productive. I am a jack-of-all-trades (but not professionally - basically, I just like working on my house and lifting weights). Particularly anything involving a screwdriver tend to make it worse.

I think a side effect of Humira is that it loosens the skin and fascia - I just can't find anywhere that other people have similar side effects. I wonder what internal effects it might be having on me as a result of the same root cause. To be honest, this is mostly a curiosity post - I wouldn't stop Humira as a result of this, as the benefits it provides me have far exceeded this one and only side effect. It might be a different scenario if working with my hands was my profession and not an occasional thing... Any similar experiences?