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- I've been on a low dose of prednisone for almost a year- currently at 5 mg. a day. My new doctor and I decided to try to get me off it. I cut down to 4 mg. two days ago. Frankly, I feel pretty awful. Much more pain, stiffness worse, and so on. ...
- About a year ago I got fed up with an elbow that wouldn't straighten, fatigue, inability to walk a straight line in the morning, hurting hands, you all know the package. Labs normal, x-rays showing osteopenia around the joints in my hands. Saw the...
- In early January I saw my rheumatologist, and she referred me to a teaching hospital 1 1/2 hours away. (I'm not sure why.) At the time, I was on Enbrel, mtx, and prednisone. Her totally awesome electronic records system screwed up my Enbrel...
- Does MTX cause stupidity?I was just trying to balance my checkbook. This is not usually a difficult task: I keep really careful accounts. This time I found one check I never entered, and anothe I entered but apparently never wrote. (Sorry,...
- For those of you who have experience with Humira, how long did it take to kick in? How long for things to get as good as they were going to? I started it almost four weeks ago. At this point I would say things are some better, but not a whole...
- For those of you on Humira, when do you take it- with your MTX, as far apart as possible, or somewhere in between? Why?I have just started Humira. I asked my doctor about this and she said it makes no difference. As good as she is, she isn't...
- I took my first dose of Humira yesterday after a very limited response to 5 months of mtx and prednisone. This afternoon my face has gotten really itchy, especially my forehead. Is this a common reaction?
- Like everyone else around here, my hands hurt. A lot, most all the time. What do you do when being introduced to someone and they reach to shake your hand?I was in this situation repeatedly last night. I don't want to tell everybody (especially...
- US News & World Report's ranking of the country's best hospitals came out today. Here's the link: http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings. In most specialties, the top-ranked outfit has a rating of 100%. Rheumatology, not so much- starts...
- Sorry if this topic has been covered before at length. The search function hasn't worked for ages on this site.I saw my doctor last week, and she decided to move me from oral to sq mtx, and faxed the pharmacy. When I went to pick it up, the...
- After various joint problems for 3 years, I finally saw a rheumatologist. Started prednisone about 10 days ago and took the first dose of methotrexate two days ago. The pred has helped some with both pain and swelling. I've developed strong pain...
- Hello, all.A couple of days ago I got the official word from a rheumatologist that I definitely have a form of inflammatory arthritis. She's currently withholding judgement on whether it's rheumatoid or psoriatic. There seem to be more...
- http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/health/for-some-psychiatric-troubles-may-begin-with-the-thyroid.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=healthDiscuss amongst yourselves.
- I hope someone here can help me. I'll try to be brief, but give the relevant details.I have had psoriasis since about 1994. It started in the aftermath of an allergic reaction to penicillin- the rest of my skin cleared up, but elbows didn't, and...
- I had to have some surgery on my hand last week. It was done with IV sedation and local anaesthesia. While chatting beforehand with the extrememly nice anaesthesiologist, I told him not to even bother using Versed on me, as from previous...