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A myRAteam Member asked a question 💭
Elgin, UK

I ask because the longer I take this stuff the more side effects I get... To begin with it was mouth sores and a runny nose, but then I started to get back ache (sides - lower ribs) sometimes one side, sometimes both. This is unusual for me. The pain in my abdomen which comes and goes... now a pain in the right side of my head, which is constant, above my temple and tingling in my fingers and toes and sometimes my nose. I am finding this a bit scary to be honest. My mother had temporal arteritis… read more

July 28, 2019
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A myRAteam Member

My nose is constantly running. And I didn’t know why

August 4, 2019
A myRAteam Member

I had mouth sores and stomach pain when I was taking oral methotrexate with my Biologic infusions, Actemra. Switched to sc. methotrexate and the dose was lowered and mouth sores went away .....

July 30, 2019
A myRAteam Member

IF all of this didn't start until you took the medicine than it's the meds. I think some of these medications make us sicker than the actual disease.

July 29, 2019
A myRAteam Member

I've taking arava for three years now. If there's side effects I doesn't feels them, only take one pill a day. My Rheumatologist took me off methotrexate I don't think it was helping. I'm much better.

September 22, 2023
A myRAteam Member

my only side effect was hair loss. my hair being the only healthy thing on my body I, stopped taking it. I also didn't feel like it was helping me. I wish you well

September 21, 2023

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