Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Hello- I am a new member of this group. I was " diagnosed " with RA about 1 year ago. I am RF negative but sed. rate and other inflammatory tests are very elevated. I have been on Bextra since Oct. 2004 and Methotrexate since December 2003. My trouble is that I cannot take steroids (e.g. prednisone) because I also have Type I diabetes (IDDM) and throw in hypothyroidism as well. I am an autoimmune disease landmine. Anyway, my doctor is wanting to start me on Humira next week if tests come back okay. I was just curious about side effects and if it seemed to help syptoms. The Bextra has seemed to work best. I have not noticed ANY change since being on the methotrexate. Last week my symptoms got so bad that I actually had to call my rheumy and he called in Skelaxin. Also, last week I visited my eye doctor because of redness in both eyes that has persisted for about a month. He diagnosed episcleritis and said it was secondary to my RA. ARGHHHH! When is it going to end? I was just wanting to get some feedback/advice, etc. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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