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Meds causing high Blood Pressure.

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Has anyone found that RA meds, in particular MTX or Avara, has caused a sudden rise in Blood Pressure.Any info really appreciated.
"Failed" another RA drug.

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Not having much luck with the latest run of RA drugs. After no problems at all with MTX, I've had severe side effects with Plaquenil and Sulfasalazine. Tomorrow I'll start Arava and hope it goes smoothly. Any input of your experiences with Arava...
Salfaslezine

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I've been on this for 3 weeks and am so fatigued. I also have a migraine-type headache and mood swings. I had to stop Plaquenil because of similar side effects. I also take 25mg of MTX.Just would like to know if anyone else has had similar problems.
Good news

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I just wanted to let everyone here know that I did have a kidney biopsy done last week and today, was given the good news that my tumour is benign - an Angiomyolipoma.You may remember I was in two minds about the biopsy but my Urologist assured me...
Needle biopsy - Kidney

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What exactly does a needle biopsy for a kidney entail?Any info on this would be greatly appreciated.
Plaquenil - side effects

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Has anyone had severe side effects with Plaquenil? My Rheumy added Plaquenil to my Prednisone and Methotextrate almost three weeks ago. MTX was also increased to 20mg (oral) ftom 15mg.The last day or so, I've felt really ill and wonder if it could...
Plaquenil - side effects

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Has anyone had severe side effects with Plaquenil? My Rheumy added Plaquenil to my Prednisone and Methotextrate almost three weeks ago. MTX was also increased to 20mg (oral) ftom 15mg.The last day or so, I've felt really ill and wonder if it could...
Update on Brooke - Some positive news

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Update! Today Brooke was taken out of bed to shower. However it made her feel very tired. She said she might be getting moved out of ICU into the ward tomorrow which would be absolutely FANTASTIC! She keeps getting a fever though which could stop it...
Prayers needed for Rebel7

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Your thoughts and prayers are needed for Rebel (Brooke). She had surgery on Friday which has not gone as expected.She asked that I update everyone hereBrooke went in for her 7th surgery on October first, it was to remove her left fallopian tube and...
Mouth sores - help!!!!

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Have just developed mouth sores from MTX after 6 months of taking it.Any help or suggestions re treqting these would be appreciated so much.
Teachers????

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As well as nurses, there seems to be a large number of teachers and ex-teachers here who suffer RA.If you are/were a teacher, any ideas whether this had a bearing on RA?
A message from Annaoz

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I was speaking to Anna on the phone and she asked me to pass on this message to her friends at DS. As she posted a couple of weeks ago, she ended up in hospital with pericarditis, a rare but life-threatening complication of RA. She was only home two...
Biopsy or not!!!

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Just reading Terrafire's answer to a post reminded me of something I wanted to ask.One Urologist told me he's notkeen on doing a biopsy because cancer cells can escape. Now, a second Urologist in the same practice is talking about doing a biopsy...
Prednisone - affecting mood???

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Does anyone else find that Prednisone causes mood changes such as irratibility and making you feel down? I know it can push you either way - into Euphoria or Depression but this is more being irritable and getting agitated.I was very close to...
Low White Blood Cell Count

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Has anyone experienced a drop in their WBC count when on Methotrexate? I've read that it can be a rare side effect.

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