Re: Has anyone had experience with Humira causing weight gain?

[Guest guest]

I don't know about humira, however, I have gained 20 pounds with my

prednisone, enbrel, tramadol, elavil and lodeine. the slip that comes

with the RX from the pharmacy shows a side effect of " Increased

Appetite " on three of the above. YUP! gentle hugs! Marcia

--- mpalevsky_bunnylover <mpalevsky@...> wrote:

> I was on Enbrel for 2.5 years and it stopped working for me. Then I

> was on Abatacept/Orencia and it worked at first but then it stopped

> working for me. I got switched to Humira and in the 3 months I was

> on

> it, I gained about 16 pounds. I also had other med changes so I

> don't

> know if the Humira is just a coincidence. Does anyone know if Humira

>

> is known to cause weight gain?

>

> BTW...I am now taking it weekly and it hasn't worked for me at all so

>

> I am being switched to Remicade. Cross your fingers that I can get

> some relief from that one.

>

> Thanks,

> Miriam

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I have started gaining weight again since being on humira. I have

been on it weekly for about 2 months now and I've gained about 8 lbs.

I used to be on prednisone and gained 60lbs and had recently lost 20

of it. Now it's coming back.

Good luck with the new therapy,

Gloria in Ok.

>

> > I was on Enbrel for 2.5 years and it stopped working for me.

Then I

> > was on Abatacept/Orencia and it worked at first but then it

stopped

> > working for me. I got switched to Humira and in the 3 months I

was

> > on

> > it, I gained about 16 pounds. I also had other med changes so I

> > don't

> > know if the Humira is just a coincidence. Does anyone know if

Humira

> >

> > is known to cause weight gain?

> >

> > BTW...I am now taking it weekly and it hasn't worked for me at

all so

> >

> > I am being switched to Remicade. Cross your fingers that I can

get

> > some relief from that one.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Miriam

> >

> >

> >

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Miriam- I think Remicade will benefit you. Be sure to drink lots of gatorade and water since it tends to dry you out. You might also think about taking cyclosporine instead of MTX to help you over time. I am still on Remicade. It still works though not as well as it has. I have been on it since 2000 so AMEN. Hugs, Deborah

On 10/26/06, mpalevsky_bunnylover <mpalevsky@...> wrote:

I was on Enbrel for 2.5 years and it stopped working for me. Then I was on Abatacept/Orencia and it worked at first but then it stopped working for me. I got switched to Humira and in the 3 months I was on

it, I gained about 16 pounds. I also had other med changes so I don't know if the Humira is just a coincidence. Does anyone know if Humira is known to cause weight gain?BTW...I am now taking it weekly and it hasn't worked for me at all so I am being switched to Remicade. Cross your fingers that I can get some relief from that one.Thanks,Miriam

[Guest guest]

Prednisone can cause weight gain. You said you had other med changes so I would think an change in pred dose or addition of pred to meds can cause weight gain.

Toni

[Guest guest]

The only medication that I have heard a

lot about as causing weight gain is Prednisone. However, if our medications

are not working well we usually do a lot less exercise and that will cause

weight gain, as well as comfort eating to take our minds off our pains. With

RA it requires a lot of discipline to avoid weight gain. God bless.

From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of mpalevsky_bunnylover

Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006

7:57 AM

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Subject:

Has anyone had experience with Humira causing weight gain?

I was on Enbrel for 2.5 years and it stopped working

for me. Then I

was on Abatacept/Orencia and it worked at first but then it stopped

working for me. I got switched to Humira and in the 3 months I was on

it, I gained about 16 pounds. I also had other med changes so I don't

know if the Humira is just a coincidence. Does anyone know if Humira

is known to cause weight gain?

BTW...I am now taking it weekly and it hasn't worked for me at all so

I am being switched to Remicade. Cross your fingers that I can get

some relief from that one.

Thanks,

Miriam

[Guest guest]

I can only say I have not gained weight on Humira, and it has helped me

greatly. Hope Remicade works for you.

>

> I was on Enbrel for 2.5 years and it stopped working for me. Then I

> was on Abatacept/Orencia and it worked at first but then it stopped

> working for me. I got switched to Humira and in the 3 months I was on

> it, I gained about 16 pounds. I also had other med changes so I don't

> know if the Humira is just a coincidence. Does anyone know if Humira

> is known to cause weight gain?

>

> BTW...I am now taking it weekly and it hasn't worked for me at all so

> I am being switched to Remicade. Cross your fingers that I can get

> some relief from that one.

>

> Thanks,

> Miriam

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you all for your feedback on Humira, weight gain and other meds

that could also be causing it. I haven't switched to Remicaid yet but

am familiar with the large weight gain associated with Prednisone. I

just get so disgusted as I see my weight go up so rapidly, take

forever to come off ( and then only some comes off), and then rapidly

gain more.

Thanks for your concerns and input,

Miriam