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[Guest guest]

Hiya ,How are you doing today? You have done well putting up with

all this for such a long time,without it seems proper care

medically.Try and find out all about the drugs you are on,and arm

yourself with info about them so then you start taking an active roll

in your treatment.Docs are a lot more careful and considerate when they

know you have a good insight to your drugs.My advise is to keep trying

different ones,if one does'nt suit you it can make you feel worse than

you really are.Do this until you find the right balance for

you.Sleeping pills are a depressant,they can make you depressed,i take

amitriptyline,this is muscle relaxant which gives your body a relaxed

and more comfortable sleep.I will be thinking about you! Hugs

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> , 44, DXd last month, but symptoms for many years before.

> Still trying to come to terms with all this. I have RA, OA, Epilepsy

> and a herniated disk. On Arava and Pred for 6 weeks, still don't have

> much relief. Also on sleeping and pain pills, plus lots of OTC drugs.

> Married, been with my husband (who is, thank God, wonderfully

> supportive) for 11 years. Two kids, 14 and 15, 2 cats, live in a

suburb

> outside of Denver. Grateful for this group

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>

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[Guest guest]

Hi

thanks for your intro,

I hope you start to get some relief from your meds soon, I to am on Arava but

with methotrexate, I was on Arava alone but had little response so methotrexate

was added.

So I hope it works better for you, our responses to these meds can be so

different.

in oz

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, 44, DXd last month, but symptoms for many years before.

Still trying to come to terms with all this. I have RA, OA, Epilepsy

and a herniated disk. On Arava and Pred for 6 weeks, still don't have

much relief. Also on sleeping and pain pills, plus lots of OTC drugs.

Married, been with my husband (who is, thank God, wonderfully

supportive) for 11 years. Two kids, 14 and 15, 2 cats, live in a suburb

outside of Denver. Grateful for this group