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Tests for which medication will work.

When I took the advice to take the shots for Covid after the first shot I started having more pain in my legs and hands. I took the booster shot...

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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)...

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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....

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...

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...

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?...

Has Anyone Had a Steroid Injection in the Spine?

I have been diagnosed with Cervical Spondylosis, which is the deterioration of the bones and discs in the neck. This condition can arise from Osteoarthritis, and in my case, it...

Has anyone else suffered from erosive arthritis?

I have had erosive arthritis, plus RA, and osteoarthritis in my left foot for years. The last five years or so my foot has been continually swollen and walking more...

Switching Medications

What has been your experience with switching RA medications? Do family members and support givers understand what that entails and how to best help you? Lynn Marie shared a great...

Prednisone, Sulfasalazine, Plaquenil, & now Simponi

I began this super awesome RA journey in November 2017, 2 months after giving birth. In December I was put on daily prednisone, but nothing else. In January when I...

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