FeaturedActive todayStress with RA! What do you do to shake it off? Stress is a killer, everyone knows that but for people like us with RA, stress is even worse. It can trigger our illnesses and make an already bad situation even...Reactions 0 reactions Comments42 repliesTips & Advice
FeaturedActive 3 days agoWhat are your best tips to get sleep with RA?Getting quality sleep with RA can be challenging. In your experience, what tips have worked for you?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments23 repliesSleepTips & Advice
Active todayNewly diagnosed, afraid of meds, but cortisone shots helpedGoing to give some details and backstory so you know where I'm at prior to the questions I have: I'm 37 and just got diagnosed with RA, but I have...Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesSide Effects
Active todayFirst RA symptom.The bottom of my feet were exceedingly painful was the first sign for me....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesSymptoms
Active todayPetsI had a huge GSD, maybe, actually, a Shiloh Shepherd…dunno. He always when I was feeling badly and…he would respond. Dingo would lay against the area of my body that...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 replies
Active todayR.A. Without Medication…….Anyone else?So imagine having R.A. with all the pain, fatigue, and deformities without the use of ANY biologics or medication! That’s the boat I’ve been in since my diagnosis in 1995...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesAwarenessCopingBiologic Medication
Active todayAm I supposed to hurt and be stiff all day every day?I’m on humira, levothyroxine ( Graves Disease too), and heart meds. I also have spinal stenosis. My rheumatologist says I will be in some pain and my joints pain/stiffness will...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesCoping
Active yesterdayAt age 47, I had a Stroke, and I was Diagnosed with APS, Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome.My mother passed RA down to me. My RA started with my hands being swollen and sore. I have had Migraines all my life. Luckily my Neurologist was able to...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesDiagnosisProgressionSymptoms
Active yesterdayDoes anyone else experience excessive sweating with RA?Hi, I wonder does anyone else experience excessive sweating with RA? I have had RA for about 4 years and the least amount of effort causes me to feel like...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies
Active yesterdayDoes anyone else have neuropathy?Does anyone else have neuropathy? I do and it is unbearable! I just had a complete workup in neurology and they said it was due to my arthritis. I am...Reactions 0 reactions Comments14 repliesSymptomsTips & Advice
Active yesterdayRA and glutenHello, I'm having big flare up at the moment with RA and was wondering if a gluten free diet might help? I read a few things about gluten not being...Reactions 0 reactions Comments9 repliesFlares & Flare Management