Disability Can RA result in permanent disability and cause depression?...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesWork & EmploymentDepression
The Burden of RA: A Journey from Feeling Helpless to Finding HopeA friend recently asked me a poignant question: "When your RA was at its worst, did you ever feel like a burden?" Her question brought me close to tears because...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDepressionFriends & FamilyCoping
Psoriatic arthritis medication doseI was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis about a year ago and I was doing really well on 15mg of methotrexate a week and felt so much better apart from the...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCopingDepressionFlares & Flare Management
managing ra flaresi just recovered from ra all my inflammations had gone and medication had stopped until two days a go my inflammation reappeared on knee guys i am so worried about...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesAwarenessDepressionFlares & Flare Management
Long term health issues from MedsHi, 64 yr old female, diagnosed with RAN@ 38 yrs old. I have gone in and out of flares all this time. I have had long term use of Biologics...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTips & AdviceSide EffectsDepression
Experience with MethotrexateI was recently diagnosed with RA over the summer, and my doctor started me on hydroxychloroquine (plaquenil), along with prednisone early on. While the prednisone gave some pain relief, the...Reactions0reactionsComments43 repliesWork & EmploymentDepressionNewly Diagnosed
Almost at diagnosis pointHello, I’m in the UK, male, 61, my partner is 51, female. In early 2023 my partner started experiencing muscle aches on arms, knees and hips, a few blood test...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesSymptomsDepressionDiagnosis
Mental Health and RAI want to start a discussion about mental health and RA. It is so important for us to be mentally healthy. I would like to know how some of the...Reactions0reactionsComments13 repliesDepressionNewly DiagnosedAwareness
Question on RA physcians and do they really care about us?It's been over 6 months since I have been on an RA med. The last one was Cimzia that I was on 2 months and had abdominal pain and it...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesDepressionVentingCoping
Rheumatoid arthritis and Raynaud’s Hello, I am struggling to stay positive and my mental stability feels like it’s diminishing. I relate so much with your articles regarding mourning the past life. I went from...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCopingDepressionMental Health