Re: Digest Number 3731

January 8, 2004

hello,

My name is Toni. I started out on Arava...did get some hair loss but other

than that no other side effects. I worked for me for a year and then quit. I

was then switched to MTX pills. It was terrible..diarrhea, nausea, vomiting,

dizziness and headache.

Switched to MTX injections...less nausea..sporatic vomiting..same diarrhea,

little dizziness and still get the headaches. I am also really exhausted after

the injection.

I am also on Enbrel. It really does not do anything for me. Its been 10

weeks...the only change I noticed was less fatigue the day after the shot and

that was it. I stopped it 3 weeks ago. Its very expensive and I ran out of

money for something that is not working.

My doc also put me on prednisone, but it also makes me really sick stomach

wise. I stopped it too.

So if it works for you..keep doing it. Nothing seems to be working for me,

so I am not wasting any more money. I have stopped all meds and we will see

what happens.

I also have a baker's cyst behind one knee as big as an orange. Do did

nothing about it..said up prednisone and wait and see what happens.

Toni

October 6, 2004

Dear Joan,

Why don't you try a Spamblocker to screen out the spam e-mails. It will

also block e-mails with viruses and other harmful things attached. I was

getting 50 junk e-mails a day and it was getting worse so I put the

blocker on. I have heard that clicking on the link they provide merely

confirms to them that your e-mail exists so you will be inundated with

even more spam e-mail. Now I don't waste time filtering through them but

I get a digest form at the end of the day, where I can screen them and

allow my patients through.

My Spamblocker was provided by Earthlink.

Good Luck,

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