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Just found this forum while searching the net for info on RA.  I am glad I found this site as I have several chronic conditions and am on many of the meds that I have seen other members writing about.

To start with I have RA, fibromyalgia, TMJ, plantar fasciitis, and stomach issues as a result of the meds I have to take. 

I am on Humira 40 mg sub q every 2 weeks,

a fentanyl pain patch 50mcgm every 2 days (an opioid)

prednisone 5mg in the am and 2.5 at bedtime,

lyrica 75mg 2 times a day,

naprosyn E 375 mg twice a day,

trazodone 100mg at night for sleep,

prevacid 30 mg in the am before breakfast.

I have put on quite a bit of weight since being diagnosed in 2004 and weaning off prednosone resulted in being bedridden from February to May of this year.  I curse that medication but at the same time worship it as it gave me back some resemblance of a life.

diva39284.5753819444Diva - welcome aboard.  We are lemmings who congegrate over in the RA section, but the other sections seems to be getting alot of action lately, so maybe our drugs are working on that lemming symptom :)  Hope you find the encouragement, answers, and ask alot of questions as there is a wealth of information from the posters in here.  Good luck.  welcome diva - you will get loads of good advice from the members on this board, as justsaynoemore says...."ask a lot of questions"...they are all very helpful                   hoping you get some relief     Good Luck

rose

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