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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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melly65 01/14/2016

I told the doctor about being nauseous every morning even before the MTX treatment was started. He said no coffee, OJ or smoking. I don't smoke or drink OJ. So I cut coffee out and started drinking green and black tea, decaf. The nausea went away. For the first time I felt great several days in a row (week) and no major stiffness in the morning,

Then I decided to buy regular tea with caffeine, as he did say coffee not the caffeine.Had it two days in a row and today I woke up nauseous and stiff.

Plus I am still in pain from the tooth extraction. Ouch.

Anyone had any issues with caffeine and had to stop it because it made you feel worse?

I only have one cup a day and that's all.

2leftfeet 01/14/2016

I do not drink orange juice. I do not smoke. But I do drink coffee, several cups during the day. I do not have any problems with being nauseous .

melly65 01/14/2016

Hmmmm weird. Wonder if it's a fluke due to the mega pain I'm in? I like black tea with cream and sugar. And my caffeine.

2leftfeet 01/14/2016

Melly, I gave up smoking in 2006. I gave up alcohol (I was by no means a big drinker, but once on a while) in 2012, due to drugs. I gave up video games, due to hands vs RA. I am now on a low cholesterol diet, so that I can hopefully get off statins. The only things I have left are salt and caffein. Given a choice between salt and caffein? I want caffein

51percent 01/14/2016

I have battled nausea since I got Ra 39 years ago. I don't know why as most don't have this but I have. And I have had to drop coffee as well because it is just too acidic.

I am also down to 1 cup of tea in the AM but might have a caffeine free tea later. In the summer, I drink iced green tea and that seems to go down easy but I really need that little bit of caffeine in the AM.

You will find that even a tiny amount of caffeine will help to give you that morning lift once you get most of it out of your system. And blame RA, not the MTX.

Hugs.............Jen

RAfighter 01/14/2016

I drink a couple cups of coffee a day with caffeine and have never had any issues with nausea. However, people respond differently with caffeine though just like those with RA respond differently to different cocktail of medicines. For me, I drink caffeine and I get relaxed and tired actually. Good Luck!

~ Steve aka RAFighter

melly65 01/14/2016

2left....Video games? I thought that was cute...although the reason why is not. Never could get into Video games. Believe me...I LOVE my caffeine, if only 1 cup a day. Before I started the Vyvanse I was a Starbucks junkie. Once I take my pill my caffeine is over for the day.

Jen! Ah! Finally a RA'er that has nausea that is unexplained to. I couldn't blame meds or anything. It started way before my first symptoms. And when I Googled it...all I got back was caused my MTX. I don't really get side effects from MTX except the fatigue the day after. Could also be a mini nausea flare due to the tooth extraction pain. Can't a "flare" be any nuisance caused by RA? Maybe I'll do the decaf tea for a few days and see if it goes away. Then start the caffeine tea and see if it comes back. I LOVE my hot drink at 5:30 AM while I watch the news! ;)

Thanks Steve. Hopefully it was all just coincidence because darn it...I need my one and only cup. I bought the Tazo Awake blend. And I love tea with cream and sugar. Round #2.....lets see.

There are just too many facets to RA! It can hit us all so differently. That's the biggest thing I learned.

carrottop50 01/14/2016

I wake up nauseated most mornings. The nausea seems to go away about an hour or so after I get up so I have blamed it on RA. But if I drink orange juice after I take my plaquenil I have to head to bathroom because it is not going to stay down. I drink decaf coffee all day long about 4 or 5 cups. If I go out to a restuarant in the evening I do drink reg coffee there and have no problems with it.

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