#biologic

[kollx]

[padangboelan]

Dalam nadimu ada sesuatu yang terus mengalir, yang memberimu lebih dari sekedar oksigen. Mereka membawa harapan dan kekuatan, serta menjagamu agar kau tetap hidup.

Dalam nadimu, di setiap alirannya ada sel-sel darah yang bekerja. Eritrosit mengantarkan zat-zat yang kau butuhkan agar kau tetap berdiri. Leukosit melindungimu dari ancaman yang tak terlihat. Trombosit menutupi luka sebelum kau sempat merasakan perihnya. Mereka bekerjasama, tanpa lelah, tanpa kau minta, tanpa kau sadari, tanpa pamrih.

Denyut di pergelangan tanganmu adalah bukti bahwa tubuhmu, dengan segala keajaibannya, masih setia menjagamu. Tak peduli seberapa letih pikiranmu atau seberapa berat langkah-langkahmu. Mereka selalu berusaha untuk menghidupkanmu.

Maka bersyukurlah, untuk darah yang terus mengalir, untuk jantung yang tak berhenti berdegup, karena selama nadimu masih mengalirkan kehidupan, selama itu pula kau masih memiliki waktu.

Selama itu pula kau masih memiliki kesempatan untuk berbuat dan memperbaiki sesuatu, serta memulai hari yang baru.

[grace-is-tired]

I took my first dose of my biologic yesterday. I was really scared of the injection hurting and it didn’t hurt at all which was great. I felt good the whole first day until at night when I got a headache which is a common side effect. But then today I woke feeling terrible. My back pain (which is what this is supposed to treat) was way worse than it’s been the past couple weeks and I was super fatigued all day. Like to the point it was hard to keep my eyes open. For the past few hours I’ve been feeling a bit better so hopefully that just goes away completely tomorrow and it’s not the start of a flare up. The medication is supposed to take at least a month to start working so we’ll see what happens but fingers crossed !

[viking-raider]

Is reproducing the entire human body count as Biologics??

[jedimaster941]

Biologic Hangover

This is a question I get in my support groups a lot!

Why do I feel so tired after taking my biologic?

A very fair question. We call it the "Humira Hangover" (even if you aren't using Humira, the alliteration is important)

It can be different for everyone, but typically, when starting out with a new biologic treatment (Humira, Enbrel, Cosentyx, etc.) you will feel a bit tired to freaking exhausted a day or two after.

Usually this will only last the first few months after starting. Maybe longer or shorter, but it seems to happen to everyone.

For me, I'm exhausted the day of injection, so I try to do my shot at night so it will help me sleep.

Again, it is not an exact science, but, yes, for those who are wondering.. it is a totally normal part of being a biologic user.

[childoftherohirrim]

First work with my boy!

[breakfastattheglitterfactory]

Autoimmune conditions suck to begin with. Being not 💯 clearly diagnosed and being unclear as to whether there are comorbid autoimmune diagnoses is doubly frustrating.

(Especially during a pandemic!)