Guest guest Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 Hi Pam, I too have a recent preliminary diagnosis of RA. I dont know about sun tolerance and flares however i have read that some of these medications make you more sun sensitive. I tend to flare whenever the barometric pressure changes. If you want a good book on it get Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis, second edition by s Hopkins institute I would highly recommend it. > Hi all. I have another question... As I mentioned before, I don't have a > definitive diagnosis of RA , but my rheumatologist suspects it. I take Plaquenil > and Mobic, and due to a flare that is just beginning, I am starting on a round > of Prednisone. My question is this.... Does sun or heat cause anyone to > flare? I seem to flare horribly after being in the sun, which I thought was more > of a lupus thing. I am running low grade fevers, having horrible hip and > shoulder pain, and also pain in fingers and wrists, and I spent a day at my > sister in law's pool the other day. It always seems to happen after a day at a > pool. Just wondered if anyone had heard of this being related to RA. Thanks! > Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2003 Report Share Posted July 12, 2003 Pam, I am new to this disease. I was in the sun on Jul 4th for about 5 or 6 hours. I forgot that I wasn't supposed to due to Plaquinil. At the same time I had gone to 0 mg of Prednisone every other day. I thought the severe flareup I've been having wince then was due tothe lack of Prednisone. Maaybe it was also, or because of the sun exposure. Best wishes, Jay > Hi all. I have another question... As I mentioned before, I don't have a > definitive diagnosis of RA , but my rheumatologist suspects it. I take Plaquenil > and Mobic, and due to a flare that is just beginning, I am starting on a round > of Prednisone. My question is this.... Does sun or heat cause anyone to > flare? I seem to flare horribly after being in the sun, which I thought was more > of a lupus thing. I am running low grade fevers, having horrible hip and > shoulder pain, and also pain in fingers and wrists, and I spent a day at my > sister in law's pool the other day. It always seems to happen after a day at a > pool. Just wondered if anyone had heard of this being related to RA. Thanks! > Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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