Cimzia for Crohn's Disease User Reviews
- E30...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- October 17, 2019
"I have Crohn's with AS and right-sided ulcerative colitis. Failed Remicade, failed Enbrel, Humira gave me medically induced lupus and I've been on Cimzia for 2 years. I have never been in total remission, but Cimzia worked decently for 1.5 years. Now I’m afraid it’s beginning to fail. The only hope I have is this is just a flare that might end soon. It’s been 4 weeks."
- Bar...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 4, 2015
"I initially took Cimzia as part of a clinical trial. During the trial, we received a full dose (400 mg) every 2 weeks, but once it was available on the market, the dose was only 400 mg every 4 weeks (or 200 mg every 2 weeks). The medicine wore off before the 4 weeks was up, so I switched to Humira, which worked much better. Now that I've had rare side effects from Humira (and already failed Remicade), I've had to switch back to Cimzia. It is only working for about a week and a half of the four weeks (at 400 mg). I hope to find another alternative, as this isn't worth it."
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- Anonymous
- April 29, 2009
"When all else failed (I had done Asacol and Remicade along with 6-MP and other treatments; Remicade did well at first but over time stopped working), I have found this medicine to be a great replacement for Remicade. The nurse comes to the house, so it's more convenient. The only downside is that it's injected intramuscularly and not I.V."
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"Just to update, after 2 years of success, this medication caused me drug-induced lupus (DIL), just like the others. I have partial use of my one hand and whole-body joint pain. I don't think there is much left for me to do anymore with drugs."