I have been on it for about 5 years now. It is the only thing that ever let me feel normal-you know get rid of the fever fatigue malaise. Have the eye tests done yearly but really even that is so...
Obviously a question for your doctor but, when I upped my folic acid the nausea and fatigue vanished. 1 mg was never enough for me I take 3 per day....
Have you had an EMG? Is there some nerve impingement-this would also not show on xray....
I was so afraid of methotrexate that the first time the doctor mentioned it I told her I wasn't ready to talk about it yet.I also started a thread that ended up following myself and one or two other...
RA can also contribute to PINS syndrome (same concept as carpel Tunnel but deep motor branch of the radial nerve as it goes through a tunnel in the forearm) then you can fully close your hand but...
Other than food aversions and weight loss when I first started the plaquenil I have had no side effects. Plus, I think they will have to pry it out of my cold dead hands to get me to stop taking it....
Have they tested you for staff? That is what it looks like when my dog gets staff infections. That is the only idea I have-but really only a doctor is going to be able to determine what this is....
No, I have to be really careful with pain meds I get Tramadol. The Valerian root my doc told me to take does help with sleep....
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Not quite as bad as you described but PINS which is a soft tissue inflammation that caused nerve damage, inflammation in my shoulder and back muscles. My rheumy says its the RA not being well...
If they want to inject steroids while they are in there let them....
When I had to have an MRI of my hand and forearm I did not know to ask for pain meds. The awkward position made my entire arm, hand and back spasm the moment they put the weights on my hand. I told...
I had it done. I have RA. They put in a small needle with some numbing medication (maybe lanicane?) that process hurts a little-especially if like me you don't do well with the cane meds-the doc told...
A letter you write most likely will not be read by the doctor and certainly will not end up in your file. You can request a copy of your records and you can request errors be corrected but you cannot...
And dosage is everything with prednisone-how much are you on and what else are you taking? That really matters....