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...
Since RA is a "whole body" disease I thought I'd ask about those "other" weird things that may or may not be related. You really start to think, "Am I making this crap up?"
I been hurting worse in the colder mornings. No surprise but one thing I have noticed is in the morning's I just don't feel good. Even nauseous most morning. I use to be an avid coffee drinker but lately I can barely finish a 8 oz cup. And eating? barely can finish breakfast, Is the the infamous flu-like symptoms mentioned?
Once I take my prescription of Vyvanse I start to come out of the funk. I'm back to the Xanax though because of all the anxiety and fear I have. I've also lost weight.
My Mom had RA and Osteoporosis (luckily my spine x-rays looks good per my RA doc) and she was a bit heavy and got down to a whopping 92-98 lbs but she was only 4'8" (she shrunk due to the Osteo)
I developed a nasty phlegmy cough in the morning's only. And clearing my throat. It does go away within a couple of hours. Driving my hubby nuts. I have not been a smoker in 24 years.
Any thoughts? It seems a bit more than your run of the mill joint pain.
I been hurting worse in the colder mornings. No surprise but one thing I have noticed is in the morning's I just don't feel good. Even nauseous most morning. I use to be an avid coffee drinker but lately I can barely finish a 8 oz cup. And eating? barely can finish breakfast, Is the the infamous flu-like symptoms mentioned?
Once I take my prescription of Vyvanse I start to come out of the funk. I'm back to the Xanax though because of all the anxiety and fear I have. I've also lost weight.
My Mom had RA and Osteoporosis (luckily my spine x-rays looks good per my RA doc) and she was a bit heavy and got down to a whopping 92-98 lbs but she was only 4'8" (she shrunk due to the Osteo)
I developed a nasty phlegmy cough in the morning's only. And clearing my throat. It does go away within a couple of hours. Driving my hubby nuts. I have not been a smoker in 24 years.
Any thoughts? It seems a bit more than your run of the mill joint pain.
When I'm in a flare, I also get dizzy feelings. It's awful, and I've asked my rheumy about it. He told me that it's part of the disease. My body is attacking itself, which causes those flu like symptoms. Prednisone helps when that happens. In fact, I feel relief in about an hour.
I told my husband just today that I'm sick of feeling like I've been in a bar fight every morning when I wake up.... I hurt all over, feel sick, achy, irritated, and hung over. Noise, the tv, anything out of routine in the mornings really throws me.... It takes at least an hour for me to feel okay... but I haven't felt good for a long while now.
My doctor went out of the country for more than a month... put no one in her place, and I've been a terrible flare... the worst in 6 years....
I hopefully start Humira next week. I just feel terrible and sick most of the time... especially in the mornings.
I've also lost my appetite, too. I thought it was just my anti-depressant kicking in hard at the six week mark, but maybe it's not. I have to force myself to remember to eat before I end up with a migraine from not eating. And even when I do eat, it's like a quarter to half the amount I used to....which wasn't huge to begin with.
This disease is so weird.
Lizzy....Same here! No appetite and I get queasy in the morning. It really is amazing at what the human body can do.
Sunvalley...you explained that perfect! Feeling like you were in a bar fight.
I wish I would start some kind of treatment. I finally see my doc Nov 10...after 30 days of antibiotics that are doing zilch!
melly, I hope you start treatment, too!! It takes time to kick in and work good, but at least you have the hope for a light at the end of the tunnel!! I'm still waiting for mine to kick in, but each day seems minutely better. Either I'm experiencing actual improvement, or I'm building up a tolerance....too soon to tell!
Sun