Tell us about your symptoms and treatment experience. Take our survey here.

Twenty years old and my first time using Humira

Hello all,

I just recently turned 20 years old, and I want to share my story. Its been a horrible past year as I realized that my psoriasis not only affected my skin but my joints as well. I had to quit climbing, going to the gym, and was about ready to give up on everything I loved. I have always been pretty scared to take medicine in general and reading the scary stories on the web never helped. I took Humira for the first time last week as I realized eventually I will just have insanely damaged joints since I am so young that I might as well go for it. Its been a full week now and I wanted to say how great this medicine is.
First off, I didn't even feel the shot and thought the doctor was joking when he said it was done. I'll admit I did jump a little because of the build-up anxiety to getting that done with. So no pain with the shot. That night I had some anxious feelings realizing there is no turning back and I just injected some crazy medicine into my body, but it ended up passing and I was alright. That night the only difference I felt was I felt a little energetic and wanted to constantly move my feet and fingers around and kind of felt like after a coffee. I woke up the next morning with extremely little pain, I don't know how it worked so fast but I was literally 90 percent better than when I first had the shot.
So story short, it's been a week, pain levels have gone down so significantly its a miracle, and the shot doesn't hurt. I'm young af and you gotta realize, even though it seems like a crazy thing to do so young, the actual PsA that is affecting your joints will take a giant toll on you in the long run mentally and physically, so care for your self and no matter what try the medicine.

By providing your email address, you are agreeing to our privacy policy.

This article represents the opinions, thoughts, and experiences of the author; none of this content has been paid for by any advertiser. The Psoriatic-Arthritis.com team does not recommend or endorse any products or treatments discussed herein. Learn more about how we maintain editorial integrity here.

Join the conversation

Please read our rules before commenting.

Community Poll

How does fatigue affect you? Check all that apply