Guest guest Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 I spend a lot of time reading the posts but am looking for some input now. Being brand new to this is kind of scary. The rheumy started me on Plaquenil 200mg twice a day, Pantoloc 40mg daily, Methotrexate 10mg once a week and folic acid 10mg the day after the methotrexate. From the little I have gleaned from all your posts this seems like a reasonable plan of care. I understand about the meds taking a couple months to kick in and all. My question is perhaps a bit strange but here goes. After taking the meds for only one week I woke up after a night shift one day and found I could hardly walk because of pain in my left foot. I can stand okay but the bending motion of the foot when walking is really painful. Do these drugs sometimes make things worse before they improve matters or could this just be a fluke flareup which happened to come shortly after starting the new regimen? Has anyone else had this experience? Luckily I am off work for a two week period so have 9 days to get better. Also- I am a bit of a workaholic and have problems sitting and resting. Should I force myself to keep hobbling around or should I MAKE myself spend a couple days with a few novels? I am afraid if I stop moving things will seize up. Any input is appreciated. I learn so much from all the posts yet feel like I still know so little. I am an RN but this is not even remotely my area of specialty. Many thanks. June ston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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