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...
Sorry .... I feel your pain. I asked that question for almost 4 years. I will say things became manageable (symptoms of RA), but honestly, sick 2 of every 7 days ..... and recovering the other 5???? I hope it is at Least helping some (?) .......
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Sheila6 - either you are doing so well ("yeah right") and it does its job between dose time or sadly your body is adjusting.to it. You may need something else - as well or instead of.
Sigh - without drugs some of us would be hunched up cripples in heaps of pain and no guarantee we wouldnt have nasty disease sponsored side effects.
Hope you ok.
I am one of the few who are not made sick by MTX. And, if anything, I may sleep a little less with it. But then, all sleep meds (OTC) just make me hyper. Ambien made me crazy.