First off i should say iam new here, im from canada, iam having a real battle with this ra. Iam 31 yrs old & was diagnosed 6 yrs ago,since then i have lived in pain straight.I tryed naproxen& i threw up, tryed plaquinil and it did nothing, i tryed a cortisone shot & it was useless, iam on sulfasalazine & im still not doing well!! Doc wants to try methotrexate, iam terrified but this living in constant pain, just is not worth living. Im stressed & thought i would ask for help.... J
Hi Jen, firstly welcome, I am like you, this is my 8th year, I cannot take any DMARDS or antiinflammatories, except a very low dose of Methotrexate, and prednisone tabs, varying from 10mg to 50mg at different times. This disease as you know is so wacky, it is unique to everyone, no two people are the same! All I can say from experience is try the Methotrexate, what have you got to lose? I had to stop mine for 2 weeks due to a chest infection and boy did I notice the difference, I can't believe 10mg can do that much. I know how desperate this disease can make us feel, just come on here for understanding, compassion and friends, we all rejoice with you on your good days and commiserate with you on your bad days. It always makes us feel like we belong and that we have a "cyber - family" best of luck Jen, hugs from Janie.
For many the mtx has been successful but for me it was nothing short of a nightmare. However, if you try it and it works - great! If not, there are other meds.
For me AP has given me life back in every way. * Gentle Hugs *
hi jen welcome to you.. i have ra 13yrs methotrexate plus prednisone 7.5mg
helped to keep me in work when i first got ra. i had no side effects from it then.
it worked for 4yrs..i took folic acid whith mtx which helps against any nausea.
i have read that mtx and folic acid may allso help protect against heart attack
and strokes..i hope it works well for you.
Boney
AP gave me my life back too. Check out www.roadback.org for more info.
i wish we all had a med that we could take for so long..
it is good to see and gives some hope.
wishing you well..
Thanks guys for the positive words, sorry for my ignorance but what is AP?? So does ra really kill u? or is it all these damn medications that screw up differnt parts of your inners? Living like this is a nightmare so iam pretty much ready to try anything, im just not ready to die yet, mind u some days iam so depressed i just dont care. I had suffered depression way before this RA but now life just seems to be a nightmare, between anxiety attacks & killer pain & fatigue, man does it ever stop, oh also prednesone made me gain 25lbs since christmas!! . It's about AP - treating this monster with antibiotics. RA does kill - but - hopefully not any of us! The meds are scary. RA is scary. So we go thru this together. Pred didn't work for me.
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