Cimzia and Diarrhea: What Users Say

• Mik...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 28, 2019

For Ankylosing Spondylitis "Not only did the booster shots make me nauseous, lethargic, have no appetite, and give me daily diarrhea, they did absolutely nothing for the stiffness of pain... nothing at all. On top of that, they messed up the billing and tried to bill me $16,000 for the booster shots alone - luckily I was able to get the hospital to write it off, otherwise I would owe them a new car almost! BS! Enbrel was great for many years then stopped working... everything since has been a severe blow to my system overall - especially Remicade, which nearly stopped my heart AND gave me pancreatitis... super fun! There is no way I will ever ever ever touch another TNF-related medication or biologic as such. Thanks, but no thanks... I would rather deal with the severe debilitating pain than severe debilitating pain AND feeling like total rubbish constantly from this poison medication! Beware."

• gon...
• March 11, 2016

For Psoriatic Arthritis "I had 2 injections, and now I have pharyngeal edema, a very hoarse, gravelly voice, a horrible dry cough, fluid in one lung, swollen feet, and uncontrolled diarrhea at times. I was given 2 injections when this all started. I have been on Enbrel, Humira, Simponi, and Remicade (also caused cough but went away when I quit the infusions), and Methotrexate. I am back on Methotrexate with a higher dose than before and doing fine, but my doctor is very worried about the leftover symptoms from the Cimzia. He put me on a Z-Pak 3 days ago and hopes this will take care of the infection and clear my lung."

• Chr...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 28, 2019

For Spondyloarthritis "Side effects from Cimzia last about a day or two after injection (slight fatigue, mild headache, and mild diarrhea). Nothing compared to my life before Cimzia. Cimzia has lowered GI distress by over 80% and joint pain by about 50%. I have had dark bruising or redness, swelling, and rash at the injection site, but it never lasts more than a week. It also doesn't happen every time. I do place a timer on my phone to remind me when I'm due, as well as the last injection site, because it's easy to forget. You do want to move around each injection. I also make sure the Cimzia is not super cold before injecting, and I go very slowly, as it seems to not burn as badly when injecting as well. I did have a horrible reaction to Humira, within 12 hours, I came down with an intense pneumonia. The docs think it was an adverse reaction, thankfully, I have never had that with Cimzia."

• Anonymous
• May 11, 2012

For Crohn's Disease, Active "Cimzia didn't take care of the diarrhea associated with Crohn's disease, but it did allow me to live flare-free for over three years."