Newbie switching Meds...getting discouraged

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Hi everyone...

I found your group while doing some web research this evening. I am

37 and coping with RA... I was first diagnosed in 1987. It went away

for 13 years and then

came back and kicked me in the butt after my last baby was born. It's

been two years and I

am getting discouraged. I have three little guys under 6 and it's a

challenge to be a mom

sometimes. It affects my knees, hands and most recently my feet and

ankles... frankly it

justplain stinks!! So far I have been on prednisone, methotrexate and

Enbrel. Since the Enbrel

is not working I am transitioning on to Humira in the next few weeks.

Has anyone else

hadany experience in going from Enbrel to Humira? They seem pretty

similiar and I amunsure

as to why my rheum. thinks Humira will work where Enbrel has not. I

am also weaning off of

the prednisone having been on it for over a year... my weight has

ballooned and it is very

stubbornly staying put! Anyone have any great predinsone diet

tricks!?!?!

I guess I am just looking for some understanding and support as I am

the only one in my

family who has RA and sometimes it seems as though no one else gets

it. Some days it feels

like if we all ignore it won't really be there and it's getting

harder for me to ignore!

Thanks for any words of wisdom you can pass along.

Sam