Guest guest Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Reactive_Arthritis/default.asp How Is Reactive Arthritis Treated? a.. Antibiotics. The doctor may prescribe antibiotics to eliminate the bacterial infection that triggered reactive arthritis. The specific antibiotic prescribed depends on the type of bacterial infection present. It is important to follow instructions about how much medicine to take and for how long; otherwise the infection may persist. Typically, an antibiotic is taken for 7 to 10 days or longer. Some doctors may recommend a person with reactive arthritis take antibiotics for a long period of time (up to 3 months). Current research shows that in most cases, this practice is necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 Hi , The infusions are every 30 days It doesn't hurt, and it takes 4 hours. Threre are no side effects and like I said, it works great ,I jnow it sounds too good to be real, but it sure cleared up all the symptoms I had. Take care, Harv in MI HELP! I am newly re-diagnosed with Reactive Arthritis. I guess I've had it since adolescence but had been under the impression that it went away. I realize now that is a bunch of phooey and that indeed I have been suffering the symptoms all along only attributing them to other issues. Here is my problem. I am in horrible pain. My hips, and feet are currently effected. I'm on steriods, methotrexate, and folic acid. To no avail. It's not getting any better. I'm so frustrated. Can anyone give me any ideas. My rheumatologist is supposed to be one of the leading specialists of the field but it has been 3 weeks since I saw him without much improvement. In fact, It might be worse. This is interrupting my sleep. I've been prescribed every kind of pain killer and frankly- it doesn't work. I have been missing lots of work too. This is a problem for me, but I find myself absolutely exhausted by 3pm, and Thursday & Friday are nearly impossible for me to navigate. Can anyone help me figure out how to get to feeling better quickly? Thank you, -p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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