ugh... missing meds...advice please

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i thought today was my day to take my Mtx, but to be honest i cant remember

when i took it last....Prednisone isnt helping anyomore even at 15 mg a

day... Humira i stopped taking because it gave me hives head to toe. Flaring

bad

and dont know how to deal with it. Someone told me to ask for ultram... anyone

taking it? Wondering if i may have Fibro as well? Or could it be stress?

HELP!~Seeing my rheumy tom. afternoon so i will update when i can.

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have you considered trying the Enbrel self-injections? I began them about 8

months ago, I like the way they made me feel at first, but I have stopped them

for now, they seemed to cause my chest pains to worsen. But I hear this is not

the norm for most people. It is a high risk drug. But your RA doc will monitor

you very closely. I believe it may be effective for Fibromyalgia too. You'd

have to ask about that one. I hope you don't have Fibro. But it does go hand

in hand with RA and vice versa. Good luck.

Cat

[ ] ugh... missing meds...advice please

i thought today was my day to take my Mtx, but to be honest i cant remember

when i took it last....Prednisone isnt helping anyomore even at 15 mg a

day... Humira i stopped taking because it gave me hives head to toe. Flaring bad

and dont know how to deal with it. Someone told me to ask for ultram... anyone

taking it? Wondering if i may have Fibro as well? Or could it be stress?

HELP!~Seeing my rheumy tom. afternoon so i will update when i can.

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Hi :

I am sorry to hear that you are in so much pain. Yes,

it could very well be that you have fibro. I began

having problems with fibro about two years into my RA

dx, with muscle pains and skin sensitivities.

Finally, was dx two years ago, by trigger point and

other symptoms. You could have your rheumy check that

out for you, and if you do have fibro, there are meds

that might be able to help you.

I am taking Ultram, 200 mg. daily, and find it better

than Ultracet which I was taking up to six tabs a day

for pain. I still have pain, it does not completely

go away, but it does take the edge off and makes me

able to do what I need to do in taking care of my

family, and all my critters.

Have you tried Enbrel? I have been on that combined

with Mtx for about 6 months now, and the combination

seems to be working quite well for me. Just something

to think about. There are also other meds you might

try.

I can understand your forgetting when you last took

you med with what all you have been dealing with since

the death of your husband. How are you and your kids

doing? I would not be surprised if this could have

also started a fibro flare from the stress you have

been under lately. Hope your rheumy can help you -

let us know.

Take care - Kathe in CA

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> i thought today was my day to take my Mtx, but to be

> honest i cant remember

> when i took it last....Prednisone isnt helping

> anyomore even at 15 mg a

> day... Humira i stopped taking because it gave me

> hives head to toe. Flaring bad

> and dont know how to deal with it. Someone told me

> to ask for ultram... anyone

> taking it? Wondering if i may have Fibro as well?

> Or could it be stress?

> HELP!~Seeing my rheumy tom. afternoon so i will

> update when i can.

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I've taken Ultram by the handfuls and can''t tell I've taken anything. Aspirin

will do better for me, but Ultram will help some folks. I'm taking MS Contin

(Morphine) and sometimes it doesn't seem to be enough. I try to boost it with

Tylenol Arthritis Formula but it doesn't seem to help either. I don't know what

should be next to try, any suggestions? That I can afford, that is.

Dennis

[ ] ugh... missing meds...advice please

i thought today was my day to take my Mtx, but to be honest i cant remember

when i took it last....Prednisone isnt helping anyomore even at 15 mg a

day... Humira i stopped taking because it gave me hives head to toe. Flaring

bad

and dont know how to deal with it. Someone told me to ask for ultram... anyone

taking it? Wondering if i may have Fibro as well? Or could it be stress?

HELP!~Seeing my rheumy tom. afternoon so i will update when i can.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/15/2006 4:54:08 PM Central Standard Time,

lv2ryd@... writes:

I am sorry to hear that you are in so much pain. Yes,

it could very well be that you have fibro. I began

having problems with fibro about two years into my RA

dx, with muscle pains and skin sensitivities.

Finally, was dx two years ago, by trigger point and

other symptoms. You could have your rheumy check that

out for you, and if you do have fibro, there are meds

that might be able to help you.

I am taking Ultram, 200 mg. daily, and find it better

than Ultracet which I was taking up to six tabs a day

for pain. I still have pain, it does not completely

go away, but it does take the edge off and makes me

able to do what I need to do in taking care of my

family, and all my critters.

Have you tried Enbrel? I have been on that combined

with Mtx for about 6 months now, and the combination

seems to be working quite well for me. Just something

to think about. There are also other meds you might

try.

I can understand your forgetting when you last took

you med with what all you have been dealing with since

the death of your husband. How are you and your kids

doing? I would not be surprised if this could have

also started a fibro flare from the stress you have

been under lately. Hope your rheumy can help you -

let us know

The kids are doing alot better than i expected.... they are good. My doc

and i have decided to switch to enbrel soon as the paperwork and approval goes

thru. I am hoping this isnt fibro, just me being a wuss so to speak. But we

will do the test for that in about 6 weeks lol I am off prednisone completely

so we'll see how long i can deal without it. HUGS take care