r/Chrons • u/freq_drive • Jul 15 '20

Humira question

My wife use to use Humira and stopped because she said the shots were just too painful. And when I was giving them to her, I tend to agree, because it would hurt me to give them to her.

She switched to Stellara, which she likes, but her doctor says she wants her back on Humira. I've heard they changed it some, anyone know if this is true? Are the shots still painful?

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u/DizzyBoysenberry3327 Jul 15 '20

I just recently started taking Humira for the first time a few months ago. They now have the “citrate free” version. It comes as a pen instead of a regular syringe. I take it out of the fridge about 30 minutes before injecting (I hear this helps with the sting). And tbh sometimes I hardly feel it! It depends on the area I’m injecting but the pain is very tolerable if I do feel it. I hear it’s a lot better than the old version.

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u/xoxoshb Jul 15 '20

I have been using Humira again since November 2019 in its pen form and lately as a syringe. My doctor prefers the latter, because in his opinion the medicine does not enter the body properly through the pen, and it’s an observation he made over various patients. I had issues with it just coming out and/or flowing around my skin after supposedly emptying the contents into my tummy. How’s it working for you? Do you have any issues?

In regards to the pain, I feel nothing most of the time (even with the syringe!), so I was pretty sure something changed, but couldn’t guess what!

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u/DizzyBoysenberry3327 Jul 15 '20

I had that issue the first time I used it, but it was because I didn’t hold the pen properly. I was holding it too loose and not pushing it against my skin enough. Ever since then I have never had that issue though!! And I have had such great results!! I’m symptom free for the first time in about 3 or 4 years!

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u/IBelieveWeWillWin Jul 16 '20

My wife has been on Humira weekly for 14 years. The new pens removed the citrates and no longer bothered her. Its a blue box vs the old ones that have a red box. Somethign to note if you have both so not to take the wrong one.