Enbrel vs Humira

[wildflower]

Ok, advice anyone?

I been on Methotrexate for a little over a year now. I also been on the Enbrel for about 7 months. The Enbrel is not working for me for the p and not very well for the pa. The MTX will only work for the p really well if I stay on a 25 mg per week dose. I currently take 15 mg per week to keep the p at least somewhat away, my derm wants to raise it again but I am trying to avoid it. My derm is giving it two more months on the Enbrel, then wants to try Humira. I read at the Humira site, but dont see where it says it will help the p also. Since MY main goal in life is to get off the MTX, because that is the one that I think makes me so sick and so tired, can anyone tell me if they have had any luck with the Humira clearing the p along with helping the pa? I sooooooooooo miss my active life full of dancing and hiking and am so ready to get back to it if possible.

Any help is appreciated! :)
Thanks, Becky

[ouchyk]

Hi Becky,

I think that Humira is having a good outcome in clinicals with psoriasis, you should see reports coming out soon.

I have a few friends that have done beautifully with it with both thier psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Good luck, feel better.

Karen

[lpagano]

Hi Becky:

My son has p and pa. He was on MTX and Enbrel as well, pa was helped a little by Enbrel, MTX did nothing for either. He switched to Humira, pa is great and except for a couple stubborn scalp patches his p is also clear. Humira has done wonders for him!

[sparklingfire]

Becky - welcome to the boards. You've found a great place with tons of useful information and the people are great too.

I am currently on Humira. I began taking it in May due to a recent diagnosis of PA. However, I have severe P as well. I had tried Enbrel in the past and was unsuccessful with it clearing my P. Therefore, I was skeptical as to whether Humira would work for my P or not.

Prior to starting Humira I had been on Raptiva. My doctor and I determined it best to have a 4 week washout between the Raptiva and Humira. I have documented pics of the rebound I experienced in this thread: http://www.psoriasis.org/forum/showthread.php?t=20020 The rebound I experienced was awful to say the least. I was covered from head to toe with many different forms of P.

I'm happy to report that since beginning Humira, I am about 98% CLEAR!!! The P I have is so minimal that it's not even noticeable.

So what I'm trying to say is, for me, Humira has worked GREAT for my P as well as some relief from PA.

Feel free to PM me anytime if you have any questions.

Take care and good luck,
Jen ;)

[wildflower]

thanks so much everyone. It sounds as if Humira might end up being my answer to the MTX also. As bad as the pa is, I can deal with it better than I can deal with getting the p back like I used to have it, which covered about 90-95% of me with plaque and guttate and was crazy. So your words are very encouraging, now I want to start the Humira right away, but guess I gotta wait the two more months. :)

sparklingfire - That was a real bad outbreak for you, I am real happy to hear it is doing much better!!!!

[SCCatman]

Humria is not yet approved for P, just for PA. But my insurance (KP) allows only Humria to be rxed for P. I Got an execption because I switched from another insurance company and was already on Enbrel. They allow Enbrel for PA (which I also have, which probably helped get the Enbrel approved).

Dennis