Hi there
Just joined today. I have been taking Simponi and Arava for 4 months now. It had no great improvement until the third month. I don't take pain meds or prednisone anymore. My pain now is about a 3 when active and a 2 when I'm resting. They say the true benefit of Simponi is at 6 months.
One side effect for me was hair loss. I have lost a lot of hair at the three month mark. My Rhumy says it's not the biologics and my fam dr says hogwash. But if I have to wear a wig to be well so be it.
Hope that's helpful to you. Oh and my psoriasis is in one ear canal and it's constantly flaring unless I'm on prednisone which I hope to never take again.
Cheers

Simponi along with methotrexate, celebrex and medrol worked to help manage the pain with occasional flair break throughs for 2 years. When it stopped working in October the pain came back with a vengeance. Now trying cosentyx. Have never tried an opioid cause I hate the feeling of them. Acupuncture did not work for me.

It is still a biologic med....she was on methotrexate for a couple of years prior to the Humira......not sure if her body got immune to the methotrexate....but she said it slowly just stopped working for her. She also says she takes a turmeric pill....this is may be helping with some of the inflammation also

I have a friend who starting taking Humira about a year ago for her RA. She says it has helped her so far. says no need for pain medication. She was able to start a walking routine again and able to work again full time. Says her fingers are the most sore, but still tolerable without pain meds.