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Daina

posted 06/02/2009, comments (6)

And now something else

After being on Remicade for nearly a year, I'm really seeing the benefits. I'm still getting the infusion every five weeks and I'm at 700 mg an infusion. I usually have about a week of pretty bad pain throughout that five weeks, but that's doable and I know when it's going to happen. I recently had another kidney stone pass, I was in and out of... Read more Chevron

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OMGIHURT

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Hi I am Angie living in Staffordshire new to all this and in pain

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posted 05/23/2009, comments (6)

more meds to take

Hi there folks, I am pretty new to living with RA only since Nov 2008. I have been taking Methotrexate since December 2008 slowly increasing from 7.5mg to 20mg which I am taking now. I went to visit my Rheumie last week he said that my bloods havn`t changed much and my RA is still active, (well I could have told him that!) I also take... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/09/2009, comments (18)

METHOTREXATE-MOOD ALTERING...CANT TAKE IT NO MORE!!!

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... Read more Chevron

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Brad

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Looking for answers and insights.

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posted 05/05/2009, comments (9)

Starting Arava again today. Missing my high dose Prednisone.

I started Arava a few weeks ago, and 3 days later came down with Pneumonia. I think I was already losing the pneumonia battle before I started the Arava, and my RA doc agrees, but it still makes me nervous to start it again. While I was in the hospital they stopped the Arava and upped my Prednisone to 120mg a day........I was in heavan!... Read more Chevron

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LeighAnn

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SAH mom of 3 kids living with RA

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posted 05/04/2009, comments (4)

Its really real

Howdy fellow friends! I hope you are all doing well. Its been a while since I have posted and thought it was time that I own up to my stupidity. :) I have been taking my RA meds for 8 months now and I feel so close to my "normal" self that its unbelievible. We recently moved and I packed the entire house and unpacked it all for the most part... Read more Chevron

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