I am when not on meds so i have a lot of pain on methotrexate 15mg a week, prednisone 10mg daily, celebrex etc.
I am just wondering what works for you.
Shanbr
Are you seeing a rhumy? 1mg of prednisone and mtx is not much at all for the treatment of RA. Have you had your blood work done to see what your inflamation is (sedrate)? Seek help from a good rheumy soon. You don't want your condition to get worse.
some people has interation with prednisone. even 1mg or mtx is not ok. this need be checked by doctor.Sorry that should have said 10mg prednisone.
I have been sick for almost a year now, took 6 months for my first rhummy appt (just how long they take in louisiana), so i started with a slight hip pain, by the time i got two months before the appointment i had to have my husband help me out of bed and just to roll over.
I have stomach problems so they are going to get me off prednisone soon. I can walk now and go places if i need without the walker. I use a cane.
I had naproxen at one time and didn't need the cane, now with celebrex i do need it.
I have been on methotrexate for 5 weeks now. I was really good until i had a menstral cycle and i have been downhill since.
I have rhumatoid arthritis in my feet, knees, wrists, fingers, elbows, neck, spine, hips, sinuses and lower back.
MTX does takes about six weeks to work,but you should be getting more relief. I'd call my doc back and tell him or her how much trouble you are having. Maybe they can put you on a med for your stomach so you can up the prenisone dose for a short time. How about Remicade? I have seen more than one person down and this gets them up, but there are problems with this med as well. I am afraid most RA meds are hard on the stomach and the liver.
Good luck
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I have been bed ridden because of my severe gout that attacks multi joints of both legs. For the first 20 years I was on drugs until drugs lost its basic function of easing pain.
I am from a different camp now as I have not taken any drug for over 15 years because I have "appropriate herbs" to address pain and swells when it flares up. Arthritis is a chronic disease (auto-immune/metabolic disorder) and is not easy to find appropriate herbs.
Another area is diet that I am particularly selective. As a saying goes "you are what you eat".
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I used to be "bed ridden" years ago. Couldn't leave the house much either even when I wasn't in bed. Almost as soon as I would go out for an errand a flare up would start and I'd come home in so much pain that as soon as I walked in the door I'd have to get to the easy chair and lay there and cry.I haven't met many people out there who do have it as bad as I do, I see some with only a foot or leg and wish i could be so lucky.
Most people i have read about who were bed ridden didn't find meds to help them fully and that scares me.
Right now flairs are so bad i can't go to the store or to the movies with my family as walking just hurts too much.
It's nice to see there is hope.
How much methotrexate are you on? I'm on 15mg, does it handle the flairs to where you don't need an antiflamatory pill?
[QUOTE=shanbr]<SPAN =bold>Right now flairs are so bad i can't go to the store or to the movies with my family as walking just hurts too much.</SPAN>
<SPAN =bold>How much methotrexate are you on? I'm on 15mg, does it handle the flairs to where you don't need an antiflamatory pill?</SPAN>
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