Re: Predisone, Hep-C, and hello again

[Guest guest]

Hi! I am newbe to the support site.But I find that it is nice to have others

to talk to. I was told I have RA in October of 2005. I know how you feel

about the pain and depression, I have always had depression since my teenage

yrs.

I have tried the paxil, wellburtin, xanax, but zoloft works best for me. I

took the predisone mega doses with MTX. and had mouth ulcers with it. I am

now fixing to take my third injection of enbrel. I am having a flare up now

but so far it is only hurting in my left shoulder, my legs & feet, it makes

it hard to walk. Keep your head up, and my prayers will be with you. I know

it is hard but together we all can make it through.

Rhonda

[ ] Predisone, Hep-C, and hello again

> Hi,

> I haven't posted for a while. I've been batttling a renewed fight

> against depression that was caused by my learning that I have

> Hep-C. My therapist helps me through with it, and I feel like I'm

> on top of myself again. My walking is worse, but I can still get

> around and still handle NYC subways. I am not going to let my

> OA, fibro, carpal tunnel and Hep stop me from doing what I want

> and going where I want to go. During the depression I managed

> to get work done, but that took a lot of energy.

>

> My rheumy started me on predisone, and so far I'm not feeling

> any side-effects. This is day five of the three-a-day cycle, and I'll

> have finished the two-a-day cycle by this Friday 08/18. I'm using

> lidoderm for my upper spine and tramadol for the fibro and other

> pains. I asked my rheumy to tell me what hurts where or do all

> my conditions hurt everywhere. The shoulders, hips and upper

> spine are osteo, and the elbows are fibro. The fingers are also

> osteo. I'll be seeing him in a month.

>

> I read a mention of cymbalta. My neurologist started me on it,

> and I was edgy about the stuff. Paxil caused problems

> downstairs for me and problems women wouldn't have. So far,

> seven days into Cymbalta, I'm not having those problems. I do

> think it's reducing my anxiety-depression, though. Again, I won't

> know for a while.

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[Guest guest]

I'm fixing to ask you if you're from the South, LOL. I am, and reading

that phrase made me think you were a kindred soul.

I hope the Enbrel helps you as much as it does me. I've been on it for

almost three years, without any bad sad effects, and with very good

results.

Sue

On Monday, August 14, 2006, at 08:48 AM, shine190 wrote:

> I have tried the paxil, wellburtin, xanax, but zoloft works best for

> me. I

> took the predisone mega doses with MTX. and had mouth ulcers with it.

> I am

> now fixing to take my third injection of enbrel.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the good news, cuz all they send me is all the bad things nothing

about how well it works or anything. Yep! From the South, Colquitt GA.

Where are you from? Would be neat if we weren't that far apart. Do you

except personal email? let me know and maybe we could chat sometime.

Rhonda

Re: [ ] Predisone, Hep-C, and hello again

> I'm fixing to ask you if you're from the South, LOL. I am, and reading

> that phrase made me think you were a kindred soul.

>

> I hope the Enbrel helps you as much as it does me. I've been on it for

> almost three years, without any bad sad effects, and with very good

> results.

>

> Sue

>

> On Monday, August 14, 2006, at 08:48 AM, shine190 wrote:

>

>> I have tried the paxil, wellburtin, xanax, but zoloft works best for

>> me. I

>> took the predisone mega doses with MTX. and had mouth ulcers with it.

>> I am

>> now fixing to take my third injection of enbrel.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

Hello, sorry to hear you are going throug a tough time of it, keep

your chin up, My mom had Hep-c and she did some kind of treatment kind

of like what you do for cancer, sorry don't remember what it was

called anyway after the treatment she was Hep-c free,, and has been

now for 5 yrs. Did your DR, start you on any kind of tretment?

I too take cymbalta my dr, gave it to me for the pain of fribo, and I

think it does work ok, still not sleeping good,

good luck to you hope you feel better soon and just keep going,

Janet IN IL

> Hi,

> I haven't posted for a while. I've been batttling a renewed fight

> against depression that was caused by my learning that I have

> Hep-C.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Thanks for the encouraging news. I'm seeing the internist

tomorrow, and we'll discuss my treatment options. Cymbalta

has been working nicely, and today it helped keep my

reasonably calm through a flare.

> >

>

> Hello, sorry to hear you are going throug a tough time of it,

keep

> your chin up, My mom had Hep-c and she did some kind of

treatment kind

> of like what you do for cancer, sorry don't remember what it

was

> called anyway after the treatment she was Hep-c free,, and has

been

> now for 5 yrs. Did your DR, start you on any kind of tretment?

> I too take cymbalta my dr, gave it to me for the pain of fribo, and

I

> think it does work ok, still not sleeping good,

> good luck to you hope you feel better soon and just keep going,

> Janet IN IL

>

> > Hi,

> > I haven't posted for a while. I've been batttling a renewed

fight

> > against depression that was caused by my learning that I

have

> > Hep-C.

>