I have tried using hydrocodone. I only have 5 mg as anything else makes me sick. It didn’t touch my pain. I also have tried a combo of 2:1 CBD/THC in liquid, vape and salve form. None of this helped my pain. The only thing that helped was a steroid injection in the joint. My Ortho was just giving shot after shot ( since 2/19 of this year) until I said hey! Somethings wrong, how about you do some blood work!

Sandy
Thank you for sharing your experience with hydrocone.
Mine differs in that it does provide relief from pain. Perhaps
it is the relief that provides me the energy to do the daily, ordinary
tasks one must do.

Yes Ruru my days are like yours we take our meds as prescribed get our day planned get to working then a couple of hours later hurting give out and say to self I'll throw in the towel for now ; and back tomorrow if if able.We can't JUST quit doing and moving as much as our mind and body is able.Thanks everyone!

Mary,
Yes, my RA doctors prescribe my pain medication. Perhaps once a year in the past 10 years,when I have a huge flare up, and can literally not move, the
RA puts me on Prednisone for a week which quickly works a miracle.
I credit my pain medication along with Enbrel for only having a few
HUGE flare ups annually.

Are your RA doctors prescribing your pain meds? I asked mine on one of my visits, my pain and swelling was terrible and she put me on more prednisone!