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Pains all over

Hi everyone I have just been diagnosed with RA but i'm just not 100% convinced. I have no swelling in joints and no pain in joints. I feel pain in...

Treatment plan

My consultant thinks I have been taking my methotrexate but I haven’t been taking it in 2 years so she thinks I have to take rituximab on top to control...

Movement as important as meds?

RA > 30 years. I have been on biological, NSAIDs, Hydroxychloroquine, opiods, medical marijuana along with the host of pharmaceutical drugs. I find it mandatory to do stretching and range...

Reaction to Methotrexate

Something my Rheumatologist didn’t tell me. Went for my yearly eye exam & my Ophthalmologist said I needed a couple of different tests since now on methotrexate. This med can...

Antibiotics for RA?

I recently required several stitches and incurred some lacerations on my hand. When the NP noticed I took Methotrexate shots weekly she prescribed 1000 mgs of Cephalexin daily for 10...

Anyone have really bad dry mouth nose eyes etc?

Does anyone here have really bad dry mouth nose eyes etc? Also, has anyone here taken Plaquenil if so what type of side effects did you have?...

Adverse side effects of methotrexate

Has anyone had any adverse side effects to methotrexate. I got the flu and according to the doctors the methotrexate wasn’t working to fight off any infection and I got...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Experience?

Vagus nerve stimulation has been on the radar as a potential treatment for RA for a number of years (our Health Leader Andrew wrote about it here in 2015: https://rheumatoidarthritis.net/blog/vagus-nerve-stimulation-possibilities-and-limitations)...

Are there foods to avoid to help with flares?

Just looking for some help in reducing the flares or the severity of them. I suffer excruciating pain when it affects my wrist and ankles. I take hydroxychloroquine....

Lost voice for 8 weeks!

Hi So i lost my voice 8 weeks ago now, ear pain, headaches, referred to ENT and they put a camera up my nose and down the throat. He looked...

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