Arava (leflunomide)...Arava (leflunomide) is a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) approved for the treatment of adults with RA to reduce signs and symptoms of...
Kevzara (sarilumab)...Kevzara (sarilumab) is an injectable prescription treatment for adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have not had a...
Actemra (tocilizumab)...Actemra is a biologic drug made in a laboratory. It is a kind of medicine called a monoclonal antibody. Antibodies are substances...
Kineret (Anakinra)...Kineret is an engineered biologic drug that is approved for use against rheumatoid arthritis. It reduces the signs and symptoms of RA...
Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)...Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) is a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) approved for adults with RA. It is often given in combination with methotrexate and...
Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine EN-tabs)...Sulfasalazine is a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) used for the treatment of adults and children over 6 with RA who have not...
Things to Do...Ok - RA or PA (psoriatic). Been a year trying to find a drug that worked. Bad year. Recently, my immune system...reactions23comments
The Power of Connection: Health Leader Perspectives...Living with a chronic illness can be a challenging and isolating journey. The physical and emotional toll that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can...reactions7comments
Getting Used to the Stares Again...I haven’t been out much in the last few months. (Understatement of the year, right?!) So, I actually am not used to...reactions3comments
Entering Fierce Mode...My world shrinks smaller when I go into “fierce mode.” I pull back from outreach and engagement. I determine what are the...reactions8comments
The good, the bad and the ugly...Taking a look at RA from the perspective of the good, the bad and the ugly reveals some interesting insights worth sharing...reactionscomments
Enough, Already!...When I was young, I thought rheumatoid disease (arthritis) was something only old people had. Then I got it myself. I was...reactions2comments
Ready, Set, Jab!...Man developed survival instincts for a reason, and stabbing yourself with a needle runs counter to all of them. A few months...reactions2comments
How To Try A New Medication In 100 Easy Steps! (Because If We Don’t Laugh, We’ll Cry)...Ready to try a new medication? Just follow these 100 easy steps and you’ll be giving it a try it in no...reactions8comments
No Pain, No Gain?...We’ve all heard the sayings designed to motivate people to physical achievements: “No pain, no gain.” “Pain is weakness leaving the body.”...reactions2comments
To Exercise, or Not to Exercise...Every morning I wake up and dread the first movements of the day. I hate waking up and I’m the worst at...reactions6comments
If It’s Not One Hip, It’s The Other...I went to Washington, DC over the summer to visit some good friends of mine. I spent one of the days wandering...reactions2comments
Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad RA...Having rheumatoid arthritis means that there will always be days where it feels like I’ve woken up on the wrong side of...reactionscomments
Steroids, RA, And The Battle Of The Bulge...As most of us with RA know, steroids can be both a blessing and a curse. For me, they significantly help my...reactions6comments
