Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group

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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Squirrel13 07/14/2014

Does anyone feel hot all the time? Not a flash, but hot when others are comfortable. Temp is usually around 99.1 - 99.5. I have had Thyroid tests all come back fine. RA doc said I have RA one visit and put me on Plaquenil, now says I don't have it. HUH? RA factor OK, but C reactive protein and sed rate high.

aggie83 07/14/2014

Ugh. Sometimes they can't decide. Sometimes, if RF is negative, they call it inflammatory polyarthritis.

Prednisone always made me sweat. A lot.

nipper69 07/14/2014

yep!
Hot all of the time. Especially my head. I suspect it is from a chronic migraine condition but none of my doctors are sure if it is RA or migraine.

sammyo1 07/15/2014

Yep.
Prednisone magnifies it.
Burning up when everyone else is fine or even chilled.,
I now ask others to figure out if it's to hot in my house. Can't rely on me. I've stuck my head in the freezer just to cool off. Thank goodness no one attempts to shut the door, LOL.
Sammy

Squirrel13 07/15/2014

sammyo1- guess I am not the only one, although, I wish I was so no one else would have to feel it. I always ask my husband -is it hot in here? His response lets me know if it is just me.

I am not on Pred, and my doctor never addresses issues like this. Again, he says I have Osteoarthritis now, not RA (like in a previous visit).

If not RA, then nothing else explains the other symptoms I feel that are not in the joints. Does this make sense or is it just me?

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