Was diagnosed with RA & fibromyalgia 12/2018. RF- but anti-CCP is (+). Was put on sulfasalazine initially but don’t feel anything different. There’s no day that I don’t have multiple joint pain. April 2019, methotrexate was added and same thing. The specific joint pain I have in the several months may go away but another joint and muscle pain starts. It is so depressing because I’m an active, multi tasker person before RA. The advise I got from my doctors is to keep going which I did. It took 2… read more
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Members deeply connected over the frustration of taking methotrexate and other RA medications yet still experiencing daily pain, exhaustion,... Read more
The methotrexate is probably what’s making you feel sick , it made me feel sick for first few weeks then when I went up a few tablets I was very sick and had to stop it. Some people swear by it but I didn’t whatsoever. Good luck and chin up. X
You moan all you like you have a few issues going on at the moment but they will calm down for long enough for you to get better ( for a bit) I know how your feeling . Chin up. Big hugs 🤗 x
Sooooo funny they blamed my mattress, they said loose weight and change your mattress!!! Tell you anything except what you want to hear and know. Lol
I feel the same way !!
I know exactly how you feel honey. I am almost afraid to do anything because just the slightest twist of my arm brings tears to my eyes and causes nausea from the pain. I just want to be normal and pain free again. I have tried plaquenil (affected my glaucoma), methotrexate (worked fur a few months) tons of prednisone, arava, Enbrel (allergic), and humira. My mom receives infusions but they don't last either. One day at a time I guess