Guest guest Posted December 11, 2002 Report Share Posted December 11, 2002 I had my first visit to the Rumie last week and all the usual xrays etc taken and he prescribed Sulphasalazine, you start with one a day for a week then 2 a day for a weel then 3 a day for a week then 4 a day, so your body gets used to them, my problem is that since starting them I have had a constant headache that is really getting me down, is there anything I can do to prevent this while taking them. I am still also on naproxen. Thankyou Ruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 Hi Ruth I have been using sulphasalazine for about 4 mths now, & it has been my miracle drug. I also use Vioxx everyday. When I first started taking the sulphasalazine I also experienced headaches & generally feeling unwell, but I found that this went away after a few weeks once my body got used to it. I just used panadol for the headaches. Also I found that it took a few weeks for the effects to really come in. I started slowly with the 1 then 2 then 4 tablets, but I have since been able to drop down to just on tablet a day & this keeps it totally under control. I have only had one flare in 4 mths, whereas before I was in constant pain everyday. I feel like I finally have my life back again. Kate -----Original Message----- From: Islander [mailto:sillwood@...] Sent: 11 December 2002 10:37 Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Help Please I had my first visit to the Rumie last week and all the usual xrays etc taken and he prescribed Sulphasalazine, you start with one a day for a week then 2 a day for a weel then 3 a day for a week then 4 a day, so your body gets used to them, my problem is that since starting them I have had a constant headache that is really getting me down, is there anything I can do to prevent this while taking them. I am still also on naproxen. Thankyou Ruth http://greetings..au - Greetings - Send your seasons greetings online this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 Hi Ruth, You're welcome. When I first got diagnosed, I saw the rheumy every week, then every 2 weeks, while I got used to the meds. Now I see the rheumy every 3 months because my arthritis is fairly stable. My current rheumy is in my insurance plan (I started seeing him when I was on a different plan). He's very understanding and wonderful. If I have questions or get a cold, I just call him up rather than go to see him (I try to save the $120 visit when I can.) Have a good weekend, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.” (Napoleon Hill) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Thankyou , I will start drinking plenty of water grrrrrrhh you would have thought the rummie or the pharmacist would have mentioned that!! Am seeing him again next friday so will see if he can swap it or something if not guess I will have to put up with it (, not a pleasent thought. How often do you go to the rummie I only saw mine 14 days ago and now he has booked me another appointment, that seemed pretty quick to me but I am new to this ) > >Best wishes >Ruth The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Hi Sherrie, > > I need help I nee to get off my methadone and I really don't want to > go back to my pain managment doctor I am going to make an appointment > will my RA doctor as soon as possiable to see if he can help me I sure > hope he can as I need help from anyone that can tell me any thing that > might help has any one been there I am on 3 every 6 hours now I was on > 4 every 6 hours so I have cut down 4 pills a day all ready the pain is > coming back bad now any help would be nice > Sherriein OK > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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