Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Hi, I used to belong to this group a few years ago when I first got hit with this. Symptoms started in Feb '03, got diagnosed Aug '03, started seeing rheumy Oct '03. He started me on methotrexate, took several weeks for me to notice that I was slowly improving. However, by May '04, I could barely move so I broke down and started taking prednisone - didn't want to take it because of side effects. Anyway, I have a few side effects that I'd like to see if anyone here has advice on how to counteract or why it is happening. I have an issue now regarding irregular heartbeat, doc just said pred would do that and didn't offer any advice on how to counteract. Does anyone know what I might be able to use to lessen these? Calcium seems to help - electrolytes issue? Any other suggestions? I don't have any insurance and I've been unemployed since Feb of this year. My other question is - Why do I get an achy throat if I don't take my pred on time? This throat issued also occurred when I would go off of nazonex (sp?) for nasal congestion. I don't use that anymore as I don't need it, but i get the same pain if late with pred. Any thoughts? Helen P nw Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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