... I hear your frustration. Pain is not an easy life partner we have to deal with. Enbrel is biologics, sometimes this type meds can cause depression as well, besides pain. MTX was making me so ill that I decided to go off it. ... (1 replies)
... when is the best time to take prednisone? ... (3 replies)
... however, if you've been given instructions to take it more than once per day, you should probably follow those instructions. If it's only once per day, take it in the morning. That's what i've always been told, anyway. ... (3 replies)
... Unless directed otherwise, take it ALL in the morning because it will make you stay wide awake at night. Also be sure to eat something with it because it will make your tummy hurt if you don't. ... (3 replies)
... i was always told the morning (3 replies)
... for about a month and than back to square one. ... (4 replies)
... the stress you are talking about, is enough to make you hurt more, no doubt about that. ... (6 replies)
... Honestly I have RA since I am 12, my RA very advanced with a lot of damages, lungs and heart included. I have ruptured muscles. ligaments, torn tendons, not to mention every joint, cartridge is damaged, Fibro pain, but... I dont have the pain you are talking about. ... (6 replies)
... I'm new here and hope it's ok to start a new post, I've read through several categories and believe the Arthritis forum is the best place to start. Would appreciate any help anyone can offer. ... (4 replies)
... I was told to stop taking my Relafin, which I did. ... (14 replies)
... My knees and hips started to get "stiff" and painfull very gradually from 1998 until late 1999 when I turned to MSM to keep the pain away when trying to walk and jog. By spring 2000 MSM was no longer enough and I turned to Celebrex. ... (7 replies)
... I am going to apologize for this being so long. I just finished writing this and realized how long it is....these are just the things I wish someone had told me about RA. ... (2 replies)
... as how the bad the RA is...I guess that what I feel is BAD..she feels is mild. She gives me something for pain but I have a fear of getting addicted so I don't take it. Then my pain gets so out of control, it takes double doses to calm it down. ... (6 replies)
... While I never heard about your diagnoses, I would like to add something here. ... (1 replies)
... inflammatory there is. Then they started to die. ... (7 replies)
... infusions to really start feeling good. What happened to me that I could really say I see results? ... (4 replies)
... That's too bad you can't take Prednisone. From the way they want to get you on and off again though it hardly seems worth it. I was doing so well at 20 mg and now down to 10...it's like it was a dream that I felt so good. ... (10 replies)
... both emotional and physical. I started off on methotrexate and prednisone... was taking about 20mg of prednisone daily and couldn't come down. Finally, they started trying to taper me down 1mg at a time and was able to get down to 15. ... (3 replies)
... You need to see a rheumatologist to see what this is. In early fall I also started with swelling and pain in my hands. ... (1 replies)
... how severe the joint pain was since I started the MTX and also about my red calves, puffed up feet and she called me back and told me the rheumatologist told me to stop taking the MTX. Said I'm having a severe reaction to it. ... (14 replies)
