Information and opinions on Rheumatoid Arthritis from dryeyes2 at MyRACentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312 http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312 http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/82315/h1n1 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:26:15 -0400 dryeyes2 I am just very curious as to what everyone is feeling about the swine flu, and if any of you are getting the H1N1 vacine. I personally am not. I have had a flu shot every year-for the past 6 years in a roll, but this year...i'm gonna pass! http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/82315/h1n1 http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/80069/day Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:53:00 -0400 dryeyes2 Well" i'm having one of those days now! Actually it started yesterday morning-when i woke up. I somtimes really want to just stop taking this methotrexate so bad. But somewhere way back in my brain..i know this too-shall pass. I have been feeling this overwelming fatique that is so close to that dark place..that i have been a few times before. I'm trying my best to avoid that place today! I know deep down inside..that i have got to... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/80069/day http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/75662/inj Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:38:33 -0400 dryeyes2 I'm doing the metho shots now-and just wondering if there is any rhyme or reason as to how often you inject. For instance...my husband does it in the same area on my stomach-each time, and it seems to work so far. But can i continue to keep doing it there, or will that cause problems later on down the road-and if so-what is the best way to do this?   Thank you http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/75662/inj http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/74703/fin Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:09:21 -0400 dryeyes2 Hey-just wanting to know if any of you have had finger injections for trigger finger? I have had several steroid shots in my knee and hips, but never in my finger. I know that trigger finger means damage-and shots are only temp. Has anyone ever had to do the shots in the finger? And what is it like? How long untill they no longer help and somthing else needs done? And what is that somthing else! http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/74703/fin http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/73929/con Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:28:41 -0400 dryeyes2 Hi,  I have another concern that i have been trying to not think about...and that is that i am a smoker...cigerrette's that is! And i wonder if anyone else out there is on the biologic's and smoking? Can you smoke right away after the biologic-Remicade? Or do you have to wait a while or what? http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/73929/con http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/73661/gel Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:52:06 -0400 dryeyes2 I was wondering if any of you have ever tried Voltaren Gel for pain? I got a tube of this from my Rheuma's office today-for my trigger finger. It is suppose to be applied 4 times a day-in percise ammounts each time, depending on the area it is used for! I had never heard of this gel before, and i'm alway's curious to know about what i am taking or using-and i googled it...and was surprized to see that it even has a ( Black Box Warning!) I never... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/73661/gel http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/72812/opt Sat, 30 May 2009 07:27:12 -0400 dryeyes2 I have a trigger finger that is really on my nerve's-can anyone tell me of all the option's there are for this problem please?   Thank you! http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/72812/opt http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/70287/mood Sat, 09 May 2009 03:29:23 -0400 dryeyes2 I have had enough of this drug! It caused me to wake up at all odd hours of the night, or earlier morning hours-tonight it was midnight, and usually it is like around 4 in the morning-i wake up in a prickily sweat feeling that half the world is against me. I get up geeling horriable, and very upset. Then i make some hot tea with lots of sugar and an additude-i drink half of this hot tea with '' SUGAR '' and im fine!!!! This drug causes my sugar... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/70287/mood http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/68866/irr Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:53:17 -0400 dryeyes2 Hey-has anyone else who is on methotrexate been having bouts of irritation out of the clear blue sky??? I have!!! I just started back on metho last week, and already i have been having it again. I had forgotten that it was a side effect that i had with it before, and i am very surprized that it is doing it already-after one shot. I have been off metho for 5 mos. I know i have read that mood alteration is one of the side effects. But i would... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/68866/irr http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/68660/bio Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:03:10 -0400 dryeyes2 Hello! Im wondering if anyone who has been taking the anti TNF's-such as Remicade and those-have ever been dx with MS-after taking them? That is a big worry i have about the biologics...b/c i  am a high risk-since i have family members who have had and do have MS. Or have any of you or any one you know, been dx with any other problems-after taking the biologics? Thank you. http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/582312/68660/bio