meds (is my dosage too low?)

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my current flare (my 3rd) started in the end of feb. i've been managing with

voltaren nsaid 75 mg 2x a day.

i feel better than march and april, i can power walk over a mile (even do slight

jogging), but i'm still stiff and sore. when things get worse i take tylenol

arthritis (1 or 2 caps a day).

my blood work is all normal. i have times where i feel back to normal

(85-95)and times when i don't feel good at all. i'm seeing a pscyhologist and

getting p.t. (i'm blessed my wife is one).

i feel that this flare is starting to subside (it has twice already usually

lasting 4-6 mos).

my dr suggested i may want to try sulfasalizine (or another dmard) with my

voltaren (i said no i'm getting better).

in all honesty i'm scared to adding another drug (i have hypertension too and

take meds for that too) and i've done ok managing just with the nsaid. i've

bumped up my workouts but have been more achey and sore lately.

i completely understand that there are people much worse than my case and are on

heavy drugs (biologics+dmards+nsaid etc). but in my case i've been debating

adding sulfasalizine or an anti-depressent.

on another site (not a ReA site), people have mentioned that i should add the

dmard or steroids because my dosage could be low. any suggesstions?