Re: I'm Freaking Out !Sparrow

October 25, 2006

Hi there, Sparrow!

Not everybody loses hair. It is a side effect for some but if taken the

right amount of folic

acid then that should stop.

Also as for becomming badly handicapped, well that is why we are taking

these meds so that

won't happen. Not everybody with RA gets deformity's. Please look on

the bright side. They are

always comming up with new meds. The time to worry is when you cant get

the meds.

I have had this disability for almost 5 years but even on my worst days

I keep going. I take lots of pain meds and just

keep going. Pls don't give in to this. There will be a cure someday.

I just know it.

hugs,

Corinne

tornsparrow wrote:

>

> This group has been great so far. All of you are wonderful, in my

> opinion. But now I'm sincerely worried about Methotrexate, which I am

> assuming is what " MTX " stands for. It sounds like anyone who's used

> it is having hair loss problems. Is this what's going to happen to

> me, or is anyone out there NOT having this dreadful side effect?

> I'm living in terror that my RA is going to get worse and I'm going to

> wind up in a wheelchair, alone, having to rely on others to help me.

> I cry so much it's pathetic.

> Right now, it's mainly my legs giving me trouble - especially the

> knees. When I'm laying down, as soon as I try to bend them, they feel

> as though someone is trying to rip my knee caps off...

> I guess my main questions are: 1.) is hair loss inevitable? 2.) has

> anyone's RA ever gone dormant after a certain medication? 3.) has

> anyone ever had suicidal thoughts over going from being physically

> independent to being badly handicapped? (I'm not there, but I'm

> curious.)

> Any kind of response would be greatly appreciated...

> Thank you.

> " Sparrow "

>

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