Help pain unbearable, arteries, neck and back bad too - ra?

[Guest guest]

hi. i'm not sure what to do. painkillers don;'t work. tried them all. this

morning took 3 paracetomol/codeine and it actually made pain in my arteries

worse.

is this ra.

they weren't sure. sudden onset in april and every joint, incl jaw and now my

back when i breathe kills.

i taking methetrexate (twice only so far) and plaquenil for pain but nothing

changed.

i have lost about 7 kilos in 2 weeks and muscles in my hands and arms have all

but gone. my legs are now going the same way.

was thinking i'd book myself into rehab to try and retain muscles and also

worried coz now i can't lift my arms at all.

prednisone gave me atrial fibrilation, antiinflamatories didn't work and gav me

chest pain. i have got panadeine forte too which i take usually at night.

do you think this is ra or something else?

i thinking of ringing my rheumy but they dont seem to care about my pain.

i have heard that a cortisone drip could help.

....julia