Curious - Those who choose no prescription drug treatment

[Guest guest]

I am curious if any of you here have chosen to use no prescription drugs to

treat RA (and/or fibromyalgia). I have not been able to tolerate the side

effects of anything. It doesn't help that I have always been seronegative and

therefore always wanted to believe that I don't have this damn diagnosis. Even

if I didn't have the intolerable side effects (can't even tolerate one

Ibuprofen), those commercials for RA meds scare the heck out of me. Over the

past 12 months, I have developed obvious deformity in many toes and fingers and

feel every day like my shoulders, hips, and feet are broken. I realize that the

goal is to stop the progression of the disease that results in bone erosion, but

what if you just can't? Believe it or not, the last thing my rheumatologist

offered me at my last visit was to ask me if I wanted a prescription for

Darvocet!? I told him, " are you kidding me " ? So, its back to occasional

Tylenol use and trying to make daily accommodations...

Deb