I get muscle spasms in my hands. It usually occurs when I do to much, hand sewing,etc. I have to change shoes constantly. flat, low heel, sneaker, vary them

I also get it and in my ankles I'm not on prednisone mine happen when I've been doing to much walking or been on my feet along time, usually happens just has I'm starting to relax or go to bed rubbing and stretching makes it worse was told to drink tonic water but didn't work or I just ride it out x

@A myRAteam Member so how many shoe sizes did your feet grow? I have been through it with medical problems for the last 14 years, on and off of different medications. I went cold turkey off of Cymbalta and I was so sick for a long time, I saw five doctors about how sick I was and not one of them knew it was from withdrawal. I hope you do well with the methotrexate. Keep me posted.

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Before being diagnosed with RA I started of with cramps in both feet that caused my feet to "stretch out" as if they were extensions of my legs .... after a couple of years my cramps grew to add my calves. There were/are times I felt like someone was scraping the marrow out of the bones in my lower legs with rusty spoon! After about 5 years the cramps moved to my forearms and wrists with the same "burning" sensations as my shins. Shortly after that my hands began to cramp with my thumbs and pinkies would pull together like a hoof ...... all this before I was diagnosed and doctors were either ignoring it completely or blaming it on something else! I spent the last 3-4 months weaning myself off of Lyrica and Methotrexate, though I managed to lose the Lyrica, as of last week I was told to double my current intake of Methotrexate because the cramps were coming back ..... some days I feel like a medical wonder and more than not a medical "blunder"!!

I get swelling in my ankles, especially the right one. I've noticed that having arch support, in the form of a wrap has helped.