Re: Does anyone with Crohns get the shakes/****vers and feel cold from time to time?

Fevers are a listed side-effect of Humira 
http://www.drugs.com/pro/humira.html
 Medication fever can occur with most

medicines.

When I had severe, fulminant Crohn's in 1992-1993, I had fevers and night 
sweats where I used to wake up soaked to the skin. I also had chills - I 
think that I was too weak to shake. I had a completely rotted colon and a 
massive abscess cavity in my abdomen. I also had carditis, which went 
unnoticed. Fevers and shaking chills should not be taken lightly as they 
indicate complications. 
http://www.umm.edu/patiented/articles/what_symptoms_of_crohns_disease_000103_3.htm

I had shaking chills when I had Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis in hospital
in 
October 2005 and ended up on a high dose of antibiotics. I haven't a clue 
what they gave me because I wasn't really with it at the time.

Fevers and shaking chills may be indicative of secondary infections due to

either Crohn's or the effects of immunosuppressant therapy. 
http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=Fever%2C+chills%2C+Crohn%27s&meta=

Shaking chills are generally part of the fever phenomenon and indicates
that 
the body is fighting off infection. There is plenty that comes up on the 
subject on Google. When this has happened to me (without sepsis) I have 
usually been given Ciprofloxacin or more seldom Flagyl. Side-effects and 
drug interactions can be found here: www.drugs.com  www.rxlist.com

I think this is something that is well worth discussing with your 
gastroenterologist.

Vanny



"Lance Thomas" <thomaslc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
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>I have had Crohns now for about 15 years and am currently on Humira. 
Every 
>now and then I get the shakes/****vers and feel cold (even on a hot summer

>day).  It lasts for a couple of hours during which time I usually need to

>go to bed and sleep.  Afterwards I feel OK but very tired.  Does anyone 
>else get similar symptoms.  It may be totally unrelated but I'd be 
>interested to know.  Thank-you
>
> Lance Thomas
>