Got a Q to HUMIRA users

1) There are some with UC who have had success with Humira, but it seems to be more successful for Crohn's than UC
2) UC is life long and will require some form of ongoing treatment for life

Do you know what the dosage is of the pens you are using? When you first start you should have higher dosages the first few injections:
Day 1: 160 mg (single dose or
split over two consecutive days)
Day 8: 80 mg
Day 15: 80 mg
Then after that it should be
80 mg every other week
or
40 mg every week

Those higher loading doses in the first couple weeks are important to give Humira a kick start. If you did not do loading doses like described above, please ask your doc about that as soon as possible.

If you don't see significant improvement in your symptoms within 3 months it's doubtful this is the med for you and you should work with your doc to try a new med. Unfortunately, for many of us it's trial and error until we find the medication that gets us to remission. UC is a very individual disease in that what works for one person may not work for others.

My best advice is to read all you can about UC and the various treatments so you can partner with your doctor to arrive at what works best for you. With this disease it truly does require a good doctor/patient partnership. Don't be afraid to ask questions and advocate for yourself. Remember: you have only one patient to treat (yourself). Your doc likely has hundreds so his attention is going to be split in many directions.

There is a lot of good info on this forum. I know I learned a LOT about UC here. My docs never really explained much and there were some meds (rectal meds) I would never have known about if not for Healing Well. I had to ask my doc to prescribe them. Generally, we hear about new treatments here before our doctors even know about them.

(Congrats on surviving prostate cancer!)

I did well for several years on Humira. I had to increase the dose to weekly injections, but overall it was a good med for me. I stopped in 2022 because of side effects and have now switched to Entyvio.
I hope Humira works for you!