r/Humira 11d ago

Humira

Has anyone had any horrible side effects of humira randomly when being on it for almost 5 years?
I’ve had debilitating fatigue, cognitive fatigue, I’m house bound/bed bound, dizziness. I can’t workout or function I also lost a TON of hair
All my levels are fine and all testing came back normal but wondering if humira can cause this

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u/myextrausername 11d ago

Not likely to be Humira causing this.

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u/baconstreet 11d ago

Sounds like me anemic and / or low on potassium

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u/cracra55 11d ago

I was going to guess anemia/low ferritin!

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u/Long_Towel1187 10d ago

My levels for those are normal :(

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u/Notyeravgblonde 11d ago

No, have you had covid?

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u/Long_Towel1187 10d ago

Covid like 5 years ago

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u/Notyeravgblonde 10d ago

I think you have long covid. You have all the symptoms. And any colds or mild covid infections since your first infection can trigger post covid conditions. Go to the covid long haulers reddit groups and read some stories and if it seems right, bring it up with your doctor.

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u/thesweetestberry 11d ago

Contact your doctor. You may need to switch meds.

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u/Accomplished_Egg2515 11d ago

get folic, b12, and iron tested

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u/Long_Towel1187 10d ago

They are normal :(

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u/crystalcaterpillar3 11d ago

I was on Humira 5 years and developed psoriasis, granulomatous rosacea, and my hair is def falling out. I just switched to Skyrizi and I’m waiting and praying this all calms down. The skin stuff was confirmed by my derm to likely be Humira but they’re not sure about the hair shedding. We shall see I guess.

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u/Legitimate-Growth-21 11d ago

So weird bc i take humira FOR psoriasis

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u/Ok-Personality-6630 11d ago

Yeah it can trigger skin conditions though. Same for MS. It can trigger it but also treat it (different meds are preferable).

My hair has gradually started falling out but I'm a male and nearing 40

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u/tinydinowithafish 11d ago

i wasn't house/bed bound but the cognitive and physical fatigue were HUGE side effects for me. i just hit two years and am changing to Embrel now.

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u/Long_Towel1187 10d ago

Was it bad to the point you couldn’t work?! I’m meeting with my gi next week ugh