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Chronic Illness 1d
Guys idk how I got this far I didn’t even mean to now idk what to do. I haven’t been taking my meds for 3 months. How should I go about taking it again? My rheumatologist doesn’t know…
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Anonymous 1d

oh I’ve been in a similar position recently myself!! I stopped taking my humira for a long stretch of time and didn’t really know how to explain that to my rheumatologist the thing is that some medications can become less effective with significant gaps in taking them, or readjusting can be a difficult process once you resume em, so it actually makes perfect sense to wait for guidance from your prescriber before starting back up again

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and for instance, I was having a difficult time with the biweekly injection schedule due to brain fog and because I was averse to taking a shot that felt nasty & painful going in. since I explained this to my rheumatologist, she’s switching me to a daily pill instead. so if you can manage to describe some of the reason why you weren’t able to keep up with those meds, it can be really beneficial don’t worry too much—even if it’s hard to articulate, it’s not like you did anything wrong

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