A lot of us are on Mobic with varying results . . . for me it helped a lot before I started on MTX . . . . since starting MTX, I cannot tell (regularly) if it helps or not, so I only take it as needed.

It is a good place to start and is effective, but isn't a be all end all.

It is nice to only have to take it once a day versus every six hours with ibuprofen.

I know when I first started with a rheumy, I was not started on immunosuppresants right away, but three weeks later I got in on a same day appointment and left with a script for Sulfasalazine . . . . I'm still not convinced it helps much . . . better with it and MTX together . . .
Good luck with your tests, hope you get an answer soon!

I was also started out with Mobic by my GP doctor when she thought that I had osteoarthritis. I agree it was much better than the ibuprofen I was taking and it helped with the morning stiffness somewhat but it didn't do anything once I started swelling. I still had alot of pain with it but not nearly as much as without it. Good luck with your test results and I hope the mobic works well for you.

I took mobic with plaquenil and it did help for awhile.

mobic is all I take right now. I have mild RA for the time being. (we all know this RA biz changes constantly)

I have 15mg pills that I break in two. I take half at night before bed. This is the BEST thing ever for my RA. I can sleep and I don't wake horribly stiff. IF I am hurting after I've moved around a couple of hours in the morning, I take the other half.

If you end up taking it long term, ask about something to prevent ulcers in stomach.
I highly recommend taking the mobic at night. I really think it helps with sleeping w/o pain which in turn, helps get through the day better.

My primary put me on Mobic while waiting for rheumy appt. It did nothing for me. I do best with Aleve.

I was on Naproxen (prescription Aleve), and it wasn't doing anything to help with the stiffness. I took my first dose of Mobic before bed last night (read the package insert and didn't want to be dizzy or drowsy at work). OMG - no stiffness when I woke up this morning! I am hoping it keeps working this way until my next appointment.

Thanks all!

I was on the mobic 15mg for a while, and then my rheumatologist discontinued it because it was making my stomach so upset. Lately, due to increased pain and my resistance/allergies to so many other meds, he restarted me on it, this time giving me the 7.5mg pills to take twice a day. Taking it twice a day instead of one big dose helps my stomach not to hate me, and it does help the swelling. It doesn't cure anything - I'm still in pain - but it helps.

I preferred naproxen but it gave me a rash. Mobic seems to do okay, and at least it's cheap. I've read it's also a little easier on the stomach than some of the others, not sure if that's true or not.

I take Mobic on my very bad days. It's the only pain med that will help with the JRA pain. I stopped counting how many others I tried before I was given Mobic. I wont take it all the time so my body won't adapt to it.

I take Mobic daily it helps me significantly.

Sometimes it can elevate your blood pressure, so keep an eye on it.

Thanks for the info everyone - got the phone call from the Rheumatology office the other day that it is a definite RA diagnosis. Now to have some x-rays..then back to the doctor on 9/11 to see what else I am to do. The Mobic is helping....but I am still having stiffness in my hands and knees. Also, my feet go all "pins and needles" lately...is this a part of the RA?