Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 First, hi to and other new members. I don't get in often enough to welcome everyone, but I still feel like everyone is family. I've been on minocycline for 8 months or so, and haven't notice any improvement. My knees and ankles have gotten worse, and more knuckles are sore. I talke to my rheumy, and she wants to see me before starting me on either methotrexate or arava. Can't get in, until June, unless there is a cancellation, so she told me to stay on the minocycline until I can get in. Meanwhile, I've been having problems at work with concentration, dizziness, and inability to do normal things. I figured it was just part of the RA, and live with it, but I felt like my head didn't belong to me anymore. Friday, I forgot to renew the minocycline, and was without it for the weekend. By Sunday, PM, I realized, my head felt normal again. I checked the internet for minocycline symptoms, and guess what, dizziness, lightheadedness are side effects of minocycline. I didn't renew the Rx, and feel so much better. OK, the pain is still there, but I can live with that. I can't live with being ditzy! So until I can get on something else, I'll just stick with Naprosyn. At least the pain is less with that. Boy, maybe getting diarrhea and losing my hair from methotrexate wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. I do not want to feel like that again. Noreen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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