ra-osteopenia-what meds work?

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Hi Everyone,

I am new the arthritis world(no formal diagnosis yet) so far they

just said inflammatory polyar...something, vitamin d deficiency-and

osteopenia. I am 44 old and have been having symptoms since January.

When I finally saw a rheumatologist April 3 I was in pretty bad shape

(nearly took a wheelchair to get me from the lobby up to the drs.

office) I started prednisone that day but after a week it only helped

about 50 percent so they switched me to 16 mg Medrol and that worked

wonders. I was also sent for a bone density it came back that I have

osteopenia-at 44 I was surprised so I am weaning off the Medrol and

have been told they will have to find something that I can take if

the symptoms come back after the taper period is over. I have started

weaning off and am currently on 3x4mg tabs and will go to two next

Saturday and then see the rheumy again later that same week.

How did it go when you all went through this? Did your symptoms come

back during the weaning period or did you have a break from all of

this and then it came back?

The drugs seem pretty scary-if you have osterpenia and ra what do

some of you take? I have a first cousin on both sides with MS and I

am afraid of tiggering ms with some of what I have been reading.

Did any of you have terrible night sweats on the steroids? Lose

weight instead of gain? Any and all info. appreciated. Thanks, Kathy

[Guest guest]

night sweats are common with steroids of any kind. rita

[ ] ra-osteopenia-what meds work?

Hi Everyone,

I am new the arthritis world(no formal diagnosis yet) so far they

just said inflammatory polyar...something, vitamin d deficiency-and

osteopenia. I am 44 old and have been having symptoms since January.

When I finally saw a rheumatologist April 3 I was in pretty bad shape

(nearly took a wheelchair to get me from the lobby up to the drs.

office) I started prednisone that day but after a week it only helped

about 50 percent so they switched me to 16 mg Medrol and that worked

wonders. I was also sent for a bone density it came back that I have

osteopenia-at 44 I was surprised so I am weaning off the Medrol and

have been told they will have to find something that I can take if

the symptoms come back after the taper period is over. I have started

weaning off and am currently on 3x4mg tabs and will go to two next

Saturday and then see the rheumy again later that same week.

How did it go when you all went through this? Did your symptoms come

back during the weaning period or did you have a break from all of

this and then it came back?

The drugs seem pretty scary-if you have osterpenia and ra what do

some of you take? I have a first cousin on both sides with MS and I

am afraid of tiggering ms with some of what I have been reading.

Did any of you have terrible night sweats on the steroids? Lose

weight instead of gain? Any and all info. appreciated. Thanks, Kathy

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Thanks Rita. That little bit of info will save me some worry. Kathy

>From: Rita Wages <rita.wages@...>

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>Subject: Re: [ ] ra-osteopenia-what meds work?

>Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 13:30:08 -0700 (PDT)

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>night sweats are common with steroids of any kind. rita

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> [ ] ra-osteopenia-what meds work?

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>Hi Everyone,

>

>I am new the arthritis world(no formal diagnosis yet) so far they

>just said inflammatory polyar...something, vitamin d deficiency-and

>osteopenia. I am 44 old and have been having symptoms since January.

>When I finally saw a rheumatologist April 3 I was in pretty bad shape

>(nearly took a wheelchair to get me from the lobby up to the drs.

>office) I started prednisone that day but after a week it only helped

>about 50 percent so they switched me to 16 mg Medrol and that worked

>wonders. I was also sent for a bone density it came back that I have

>osteopenia-at 44 I was surprised so I am weaning off the Medrol and

>have been told they will have to find something that I can take if

>the symptoms come back after the taper period is over. I have started

>weaning off and am currently on 3x4mg tabs and will go to two next

>Saturday and then see the rheumy again later that same week.

>How did it go when you all went through this? Did your symptoms come

>back during the weaning period or did you have a break from all of

>this and then it came back?

>The drugs seem pretty scary-if you have osterpenia and ra what do

>some of you take? I have a first cousin on both sides with MS and I

>am afraid of tiggering ms with some of what I have been reading.

>Did any of you have terrible night sweats on the steroids? Lose

>weight instead of gain? Any and all info. appreciated. Thanks, Kathy

>

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