Re: RA med's & menstruation OT

[Guest guest]

Sharon,

Congratulations on the new job. I hope it works wonders for you. It

is good that you will be able to enjoy your family and friends. God

bless those two hairy kids, I know that they are so important to you.

As far as your question, sorry I can't answer, I had a radical

in '93.

Shirley

>

> Hi all,

>

> Has anyone been told by their Rhuemy or GP/Primary (That's what

you

> call your family doctor isn't it?? )that some drugs they take

may

> affect your cycle? Or have/are experiencing fluctuations with

their

> cycle?

> I am yet to see in any consumer sheets a mention of changes to

> menstruation cycles yet mine is all over the place! They are

> unpredictable & sometimes really heavy or they may be really light

&

> last more than a week. I get extremely fatigued around this time

too,

> so it would be nice if they were little more predictable so I can

> plan around this.

>

> I'm prescribed sulfasalazine, diclofenac (voltaren) & prednisone

> (5mg/day). I've been on diclofenac for a while & I don't think

this

> is the culprit. Last flare I had I was on Lasix for a while & it

> definitely played havoc & from the post that recently put up

> about sulfasalzine it is apparently related.

>

> Thanks all, (((group)))

> Sharon of Oz

>

> P.S. (OT) exciting news!!, this is my last day at my current job.

I'm

> a chef at a mining village working 2 weeks on 1 week off, 10 hour

> shifts, doing breakfast.

> The return of my RA (6 months remission) has forced me to re-

evaluate

> my priorites, so I have found a job back home, 5 days a week, 8

hours

> a day & no more graveyard shifts. I will be home with my family,

> friends & my 2 hairy kids Happy days

>