Flu-Like Symptoms | Arthritis Information

Lately I have been getting cold or flu-like symptoms on average of one day a week. When I feel like this I usually come home from work, eat dinner, and go straight to bed to get extra rest. The next morning I will be fine. This weeks so far I've had 2 days like this. Has anyone had this issue? I'm not sure if it is related to my RA or if I am battling something else! It might be the change of seasons. I've noticed I get exhausted in the spring and then later in the fall and when talking to others (non-RA) people they've all said they felt similar. If it goes on to develop into a cold or whatnot...ignore the above. :-)

Pip

I also have days like that. Maybe a couple times a month that I

just feel crappy and just do alot of resting and the next day I am

fine again.

( I occasionally have flu-like symptoms...usually advil or aleve works pretty well in relieving the symptoms)

An excerpt from the Arthritis Foundation:

Other common physical symptoms include:

Fatigue

Stiffness, particularly in the morning and when sitting for long periods of time. Typically, the longer the morning stiffness lasts, the more active your disease is.

Weakness

Flu-like symptoms, including a low-grade fever

Pain associated with prolonged sitting

The occurrence of flares of disease activity followed by remission or disease inactivity

Rheumatoid nodules, or lumps of tissue under the skin, appear in about one-fifth of people with RA. Typically found on the elbows, they can indicate more severe disease activity.

Muscle pain

Loss of appetite, depression, weight loss, anemia, cold and/or sweaty hands and feet

Involvement of the glands around the eyes and mouth, causing decreased production of tears and saliva (Sjögren’s syndrome)

ypiper,

What RA med are you on? When I was on Arava I had flu like symptoms. Went to family Doc several times, finally he told me to call my Rheumy and here it was the Arava causing it. But on another note, I am only on Lodine and Prednisone now and when I am tired I get flu like symptoms, which lately is pretty frequently. Makes it really hard to make it through the day.

When I was first dx, I had flu like symptoms alot. I think it's related to the ra itself. I also ran low grade fevers all the time. How long has it been since you were dx?

Every now and again I get it still.

I was diagnosed 5 years ago (age 30). I have been on Enbrel for over a year, which has been working well, however, with these symptoms, I have been concerned if I should take it or not because of the whole infection thing. My Dr. told me to stop taking it if I get any type of infection, sinus, cold/flu, cut, etc. Ypiper. I feel feverish, general malaise and fatigue almost every day towards the end of the day. I have a very demanding job and I feel like that towards the end of long days or when I am flaring... Hope you find some relief soon....

Be well...