Those of us who remember those days when the only treatment for rheumatoid arthritis was aspirin and hot paraffin, also remember that to speak of remission was considered by many an audacious act.
However, in the past twenty years, two breakthroughs allowed for improvement in the treatment o...
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NO fatigue?
Ellen
Thursday, October 01, 2009 at 10:36 AM
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The Game of One Up-ping & RA: Can We Just Get Along?
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"A consummation devoutly to be wished!" Just curious, when fatigue is discussed, does one have to discount the morning cup of coffee? There was a time not that long ago when coffee was optional. I had given up caffeine for years (I was primarily a tea drinker) because of energy/mood drop after it wore off, and because it even affected my child as a baby when I nursed her. But I really cannot get going now without the one cup of coffee - and sometimes something later in the day. I'm trying now to switch back to one cup of green tea, because tea is associated with a lower risk of RA - and when I drink tea, it seems to decrease the pain I have too. Not a bad combination. The coffee gets my brain going so I can ignore it more - but it's really a different effect.