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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...

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Advice on R/A medication

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I would like to ask if R/A medication could possibly make you become forgetful, confused or agressive? Thank you in advance
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Depends on what you are taking. I know Prednisone makes me an absolute beotch.

Mouse
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Like Missy said what meds are you on? I call myself the energizer bunny on crack when I take prednisone, so yes some medications do make you aggressive!
JillyT
JillyT
I haven't noticed any changes in my personality since beginning the meds. I have trouble with my memory, but I think or have thought that it was due to fibromyalgia. I have had that for years...
I asked my family for you and they said, that once I was diagnosed and started taking RA meds that I am nicer...? My daughter says I am a bitch (in a nice way, lol) and my husband says that I am nicer cause I am not in so much pain????

I don't know, its hard to be objective about yourself, especially when you don't know you should be paying attention ahead of time.
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I have had severe short term memory lose on both mtx & remicade. My Dr. says it will get better. I sure hope so. I take 40 mg of predisone a day & was getting very angry & agressive so I now take 50 mg of topamax witch has tamed the predisone side effects greatly.
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Thank you for your replies. I am not a sufferer but a student nurse. I have an assignment on a hypothetical sufferer. I have been researching RA drugs in loads of places and didn't find much so I thought it would be a good idea to ask those who actually suffer this illness daily as you would no better than any medical book. Once again I really found your opinions really helpful and I hope no one minded me enquiring.
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