Hello to everyone. I feel that a very large dose of vitamine C has caused my present flare and I'm just wondering if anyone else has been in this situation.
I've had RA for over 30 years and after the first year or two in has settled in my hands, wrists, feet and ankles, so I consider myself lucky. For a few months I've had periods of extremely unpleasant vertigo with sickness, nausea and tiredness. For the tiredness my GP prescribed a medication (liquid) which has 1000g vitamine C, magnesium and 4 amino acids. This was to take for 14 days. It worked well for the tiredness but after eight days I had strong pains in my knees, hips, elbows, neck as well as my hands and feet. I stopped the medication but the pains have continued and this has been for two to three weeks now. The mornings are very difficult to say the least and I'm hoping it's not going to go on for too long.
I take methotrexate weekly and use paracetamol often. I haven't really had many flare-ups although after my latest covid booster last year I certainly did. I know with RA one shouldn't take echinacea because of its effect on the immune system and I think this has been a similar problem with the vitamine C. The medication was on prescription but in fact it can be bought over the counter in the pharmacy, although maybe not in the UK - I live in France.
Thank you for reading this, I would love to have some feedback. Perhaps it's nothing to do with the vitamine C. Have a lovely weekend everyone.
Mardie