Take the Managing Treatment and Medication Survey (CLOSED)...The Managing Treatment and Medication Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! Treatment is a big part of managing a...reactionscomments
How Would You Like to Be Treated If You Had a Disability?...I may have mentioned (several thousand times) how frustrating inaccessibility and discrimination are from the vantage point of having disabilities and using...reactions6comments
The Chronic Illness "Blahs" - Depression, Anxiety, and Doubt...I was in a funk lately. I know, I hate to use that term because it sounds like I’m 100 years old...reactions52comments
Has RA Forced Early Retirement or a Career Change? ...Whether due to RA symptoms like pain and fatigue, circumstances like an unreliable schedule, or dealing with bosses who just didn't understand...reactions52repliesWork & Employment
Anxiety and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Part 2...Every day, living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) will bring anxiety-producing situations into your life. It’s no wonder that anxiety is something most...reactions1comment
The Effect of Menstrual Cycles on RA...If being a woman wasn’t difficult enough sometimes, add rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to the mix during your monthly cycle and there’s bound...reactions1comment
Tired of Being Tired...I’ve had rheumatoid disease (arthritis) for decades. I’ve written about living as well as possible with it for a long time, and...reactions10comments
Low-Dose Naltrexone and RA...In exploring available medication options for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the off-label use of low-dose naltrexone (LDN) has gotten a lot of attention...reactions36comments
RA...Although I haven't officially been diagnosed with RA my dr believes there is enough evidence to suggest this is the case.. so...reactions3repliesDiagnosisHealthcare TeamNewly Diagnosed
The Many Shades of Fatigue...Fatigue is a blanket term for extreme tiredness. If you have a chronic illness like rheumatoid arthritis, then you are probably quite...reactions13comments
It All Started With A Post Surgery...Hi! My name is Theresa. This is my story if anyone is willing to listen. On September 17th, 2000 I was seven...reactions3comments
Grief and Rheumatoid Arthritis...I grieve for myself. I should say, "my former self." I no longer grieve the event that caused the grief; that ship...reactions64comments
H1-Antihistamines ...Has anyone tried H-1 antihistamines for their rheumatoid arthritis? I've researched this and there seems to be a correlation between people taking...reactions3repliesTips & Advice
Eye Appointments, Plaquenil, and RA...There's an unusual interloper in my healthcare team that is surprisingly related to me having rheumatoid arthritis (RA): an ophthalmologist and optometrist...reactions8comments
Weird RA Symptoms - So Much More Than Joint Pain...I am curious to hear about everyone's "weird" symptoms that aren't normally talked about with RA... at least outside of this community...reactions59replies
Tips for Routine Walks with RA...Walking is like medicine. We’ve all heard this before: the more we move, the more we support and protect and strengthen and...reactions5comments
Stopping all meds?...I saw on this thread last week someone who quit all meds except pain medication. I am thinking about the same. Last...reactions6repliesBiologic MedicationSide Effects
Early symptoms...Hi all, I’ve been having some symptoms, and because my mom had rheumatoid arthritis, I am concerned that I might be getting...reactions1replyDiagnosisSymptoms
Should I Travel 14 Hours Out of Town to See a Rheumatologist?...Hi everyone! Thank you for your fellowship ❤️ I was diagnosed with markers for RA back in 2016, and I experienced my...reactions12comments
Having RA Does Not Mean We Are Not Whole...I keenly remember a time, especially early in the course of my rheumatoid arthritis (RA), when it hit me that I was...reactions1comment
