Newly diagnosed and starting meds this week

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Hi Everyone,

I had my appointment yesterday with my Rheumatologist to discuss

treatment for my RA. She is having me start methotrexate (6 pills

once a week) along with 1 mg of folic acid everyday for the next four

weeks. Then I go back to her and if I'm doing ok on the methotrexate

she will add plaquenil. She didn't want to start me on both together

in case I had an allergic reaction, she wouldn't know which drug

caused it. She said I should start feeling better around week 3 of

the methotrexate. I'm planning on starting the pills this Thursday.

I hope they don't make me sick!

She also prescribed pain meds to take at night and in the morning

which is when I have the most pain. She did not want me to take

prednisone because it would cause my diabetes to be harder to

control. She also did not prescribe NSAIDS at this time. Is that

uncommom? I always assumed that NSAIDS were part of the overall

treatment.

Jodie