Guest guest Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Since having fibromyalgia for years, I have found many, many people who suffer from that also had quite a few other conditions they had to deal with at the same time. May 1 I should know what I have and to what degree if it is truely RA and hopefully some meds that will help. I am curious if anyone is satisfied with their meds and get relief. I don't understand why everyone is so unsatified and always changing them. Is it because the good of the med wears in and body overcomes the help they give and you have to go stronger or is it the degree of RA is changing while under the meds (which I thought you would take not only to manage the pain but help RA from progressing)and you need stronger drugs. And if I go and this is confirmed I gather unless its a bad, bad case, they will just start on the low end giving me some pills to take. Do you all take anti inflamatory drugs or just the known ra drugs with tylenol. Just would like some bottom line knowledge if we start talking drugs at the dr. apt. Thanks, hope today finds you well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 When I was dx'd I was started on Arava. I had no side effects but due to my doc moving away I had to change rheummy's. The new doc did not like Arava and change me to Methorexate. I had life threatening complications on Mtx. Plus a long list of other unpleasant side effects. I stop MTX and then started embrel which worked well for over ayear...then it stopped working too. I tried Humira and had horrible skin reactions and also had to stop that as well. During all this time I was also taking an anti-inflammatory as well as tylenol and occasionally darvocet for pain. I also used prednisone as well I am now back on Humira, pred, Claritin and lidocaine patches, voltaran jel and I also use flector patches as well. So far the humira is working and as much as I thought I would hate the autoinjector pens...I actually like them. I have a routine I use to try to keep the skin reaction to a minimum and the injection site pain to a minimum. I take pred the day before, day of and day after. I take claritin every day for allergies. I also use lidocaine patch over the injection site the day before, day of and day after. So far my routine seems to be working well. Toni Check all of your email inboxes from anywhere on the web. Try the new Email Toolbar now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 If the Arava worked well for you I suggest you go back on that. If you have to change doctors to do so, I think it would be worth it. I hope you get effective treatment. God bless. From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of aclavern33@... Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 9:16 AM Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Re:medicines When I was dx'd I was started on Arava. I had no side effects but due to my doc moving away I had to change rheummy's. The new doc did not like Arava and change me to Methorexate. I had life threatening complications on Mtx. Plus a long list of other unpleasant side effects. I stop MTX and then started embrel which worked well for over ayear...then it stopped working too. I tried Humira and had horrible skin reactions and also had to stop that as well. During all this time I was also taking an anti-inflammatory as well as tylenol and occasionally darvocet for pain. I also used prednisone as well I am now back on Humira, pred, Claritin and lidocaine patches, voltaran jel and I also use flector patches as well. So far the humira is working and as much as I thought I would hate the autoinjector pens...I actually like them. I have a routine I use to try to keep the skin reaction to a minimum and the injection site pain to a minimum. I take pred the day before, day of and day after. I take claritin every day for allergies. I also use lidocaine patch over the injection site the day before, day of and day after. So far my routine seems to be working well. Toni Check all of your email inboxes from anywhere on the web. Try the new Email Toolbar now! No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.287 / Virus Database: 270.12.4/2078 - Release Date: 04/24/09 07:54:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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