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    shdh

    Female, 26
    IND
    Member since August 15

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      I'm a 26 and was recently diagnosed with ra.I'm working as as a lecturer in English. RA has turned my life upside down.I'm still working but my RA does give me trouble. I'm in constant pain.

      I'm a 26 and was recently diagnosed with ra.I'm working as as a lecturer in English. RA has turned my life upside down.I'm still working but my RA does give me trouble. I'm in constant pain.

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    • Close Rheumatoid Arthritis

      6 monthhs ago i got engaged. I was under a lot of stress as i was trying to finish my M.phil dissertation before the marriage and preparing for the wedding. one month before the wedding i was diagnosed with RA. 90 percent of thje wedding preparations were finished and 400 cards were distributed but when i told my fiance about RA he and his parents cancelled the wedding he said he had a dream for his life ahead and that did not include living with a person with RA.

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      Folic Acid Working / Worked
      i'm taking 5mg tablets 6 days a week
      Hydroxychloroquine Working / Worked
      i have had side effects like itching on my whole body. so i have switched to suflazine and discontinued hcqs for now
      Methotrexate Working / Worked
      i'm on 20 mg injections right now. i switched to pills but the injection is more effective. i'm experiencing hair loss and a pinching sensation in the body
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