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Biologics v Biosimilar Sulfra or Flare?

Hi All I had been on Enbrel for about 18 months for AS ( Ankylosing Spondylitis ) when I was informed I would be changing to Benepali. I went with it as I am...

Hi All I had been on Enbrel for about 18 months for AS ( Ankylosing Spondylitis ...

sappy

•6 years ago

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The weather has changed and I am in so much pain!

This morning the clouds came over and because it is summer the barometer has dropped and as usual I am in horrible pain in my feet!! My lovely son massaged my...

This morning the clouds came over and because it is summer the barometer has dro...

rosie1928

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Help, risk of infection on Abatacept

Hi everyone. Any help,out there please? I’m due to go away for a few days with my partner, who does not live with me, and he had had a chest infection with bad...

Hi everyone. Any help,out there please? I’m due to go away for a few days with m...

LesBev

•6 years ago

7 Replies

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Rituxan

Hi all, I have a question for everyone. I have had RA for many years now and have tried almost every medicine known without any benefit. My Rhuemetologist...

Hi all, I have a question for everyone. I have had RA for many years now and hav...

Maat2002

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Any advice on taking Sulfalazine

Good afternoon to all , hope all is well with you all. I am now as well as taking HYDROX been taking SulfLazine 500 mg daily and no probs up to now, this is my...

Good afternoon to all , hope all is well with you all. I am now as well as takin...

Doughnut61

•6 years ago

17 Replies

Best wishes to ARUK and Arthritis Care

The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) wish ARUK (Arthritis Research UK) and Arthritis Care best wishes on their recent merger. We’d like to take...

The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) wish ARUK (Arthritis Research U...

Clare-NRAS

Partner•6 years ago

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Never knew there was so much to know about sunlight 😊.

https://www.indiadivine.org/content/topic/1716339-good-info-sunlights-beneficial-effects/

https://www.indiadivine.org/content/topic/1716339-good-info-sunlights-beneficial...

Simba1992

•6 years ago

16 Replies

Little help please

Hi wondering if anyone can help me I had a f2f few weeks ago at home at I don’t go outside and struggle to be around people I have a case worker who does all...

Hi wondering if anyone can help me I had a f2f few weeks ago at home at I don’t ...

Boo12

•6 years ago

23 Replies

CBD

Hi i am on methotrexte still, just coming off prednisolone after 4 months. Starting to get pain in wrists, hands left knee. So i went into Holland and...

Hi i am on methotrexte still, just coming off prednisolone after 4 months. Star...

Seashoreshanty

•6 years ago

4 Replies

repeat

Hello again I spent a lot of time trying to get the last post correct but for some reason its come out wrong so here is the last bit again. I have an...

Hello again I spent a lot of time trying to get the last post correct but for so...

theyintaeno

•6 years ago

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unusual symptoms of ra

I have ha RA for 35years and have had nearly every medication known to man, unfortunately I am one of these RA sufferers who have bad reactions to most drugs....

I have ha RA for 35years and have had nearly every medication known to man, unfo...

theyintaeno

•6 years ago

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Can medicine side effects start even after being on the drugs for a long time?

Hey everyone I am having to rethink what I thought was a quick bout of gastro enteritis. I feel constantly nauseous but no vomiting. Dry heaves in the morning...

Hey everyone I am having to rethink what I thought was a quick bout of gastro en...

Bon1

•6 years ago

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2nd week triple therapy.

So I might have spoken a bit too soon because last night I took my 2nd dose of methotrexate, slept okay but very sweaty, and this morning woke up feeling very...

So I might have spoken a bit too soon because last night I took my 2nd dose of m...

Jules13

•6 years ago

15 Replies

Embarrassing!

Can anyone help an old fool? Have had RA nine years, fairly well controlled and I lead an active life. Maybe too active! When I go to meetings in the...

Can anyone help an old fool? Have had RA nine years, fairly well controlled an...

Grumpyfell

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Farewell Tocilizumab...hello Baricitinib

I was dagnosed with RD 3.5yrs ago, been on Enbrel, Rituximab and Tocilizumab. My last infusion was 4 weeks ago... Today I start new treatment. Baricitinib...

I was dagnosed with RD 3.5yrs ago, been on Enbrel, Rituximab and Tocilizumab. My...

Chezis21

•6 years ago

11 Replies

What to expect

Hello everyone: I posted back in September saying how I went for a checkup at my GP and I had been complaining of lower back pain/sciatica for over 2 years....

Hello everyone: I posted back in September saying how I went for a checkup at my...

Twinboys

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Q10 for arthritis

Hi folks, im billy and new to this forum, so please bear with me and i hope im posting in the right place. Ive been suffering from arthritis in my wrists and...

Hi folks, im billy and new to this forum, so please bear with me and i hope im p...

will11

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Injections or tabs

Hi My doc suggests that I stop tabs and move to injections. My last blood test was not very good. Liver and kidney functions were abnormal. I'm uncertain....

Hi My doc suggests that I stop tabs and move to injections. My last blood test ...

Gitaga

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Injections

Hi Guys, Hope you are all well. I havent posted for a while as I thought I was doing well on MTX and my other symptoms were non related. It turns out after...

Hi Guys, Hope you are all well. I havent posted for a while as I thought I was ...

Angie2212

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Gabapentin and muscle/joint pain?

I was prescribed gabapentin by the rheumatologist, the theory being I've been left with nerve pain in my elbows, knees, fingers due to an episode of...

I was prescribed gabapentin by the rheumatologist, the theory being I've been le...

Helzbells

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Travel Insurance

Recently some friends, one of whom is over 80 & has health issues, applied for travel Insurance. They were horrified to be quoted £2,000 by Saga for a single...

Recently some friends, one of whom is over 80 & has health issues, applied for t...

AgedCrone

•6 years ago

14 Replies

Humira

I have had RA for 9 years and been on several treatments that have not lasted long. I have now been put on Humira does anyone that takes this know of the...

I have had RA for 9 years and been on several treatments that have not lasted lo...

syouatt

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Neck fusion now

Well going on from the steroid injections in my c6/c7 that didn't work I went back to spinal specialist and he said I need surgery to fuse the spine and get...

Well going on from the steroid injections in my c6/c7 that didn't work I went ba...

Someonesmother

•6 years ago

26 Replies

pins & needle pain on finger

Hi, my name is Gabby and i have been recently diagnosed with RA & Gout. my last blood test (august 2017) shows that my RA is high (+19.1) & my gout is less...

Hi, my name is Gabby and i have been recently diagnosed with RA & Gout. my last...

GN679

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Mtx and kidney functions

Hi A month ago I had my MTX increased. Then my serum creatinine levels have increased to 114 and my white blood cells are increasing too. Has anybody else...

Hi A month ago I had my MTX increased. Then my serum creatinine levels have inc...

Cath999

•6 years ago

1 Reply

1st week triple therapy with methotrexate

So I actually have nothing to report. I was so nervous about starting the methotrexate, on top of the sulphasalazine and hydroxychloroquine, that I was getting...

So I actually have nothing to report. I was so nervous about starting the methot...

Jules13

•6 years ago

25 Replies

Rituximab - Biological Drugs

Hi. I have had RA for 12 years now and my consultant wants to put me on Rituximab. I am very concerned about the side effects of this drug, particularly as I...

Hi. I have had RA for 12 years now and my consultant wants to put me on Rituxim...

7stiff4days

•6 years ago

28 Replies

Overusing a joint causing arthritic pain

Odd question but- yesterday I was using scissors a lot of my hand hurt but I can imagine that most people's would have done even without RA because it was...

Odd question but- yesterday I was using scissors a lot of my hand hurt but I can...

Elmo333

•6 years ago

5 Replies

What strength if in a flare?

Does anybody have experience of a flare while off meds, and use Canabidiol? I want to buy some but not sure which strength to get; would probably be best with...

Does anybody have experience of a flare while off meds, and use Canabidiol? I wa...

Hidden

•6 years ago

5 Replies

First Christmas post.

Agedcrone and cherub here you go girls my first Christmas jumper/sweater for you Cherub.

Agedcrone and cherub here you go girls my first Christmas jumper/sweater for you...

sylvi

•6 years ago

53 Replies

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All posts for November 2017

Biologics v Biosimilar Sulfra or Flare?

The weather has changed and I am in so much pain!

Help, risk of infection on Abatacept

Rituxan

Any advice on taking Sulfalazine

Best wishes to ARUK and Arthritis Care

Never knew there was so much to know about sunlight 😊.

Little help please

CBD

repeat

unusual symptoms of ra

Can medicine side effects start even after being on the drugs for a long time?

2nd week triple therapy.

Embarrassing!

Farewell Tocilizumab...hello Baricitinib

What to expect

Q10 for arthritis

Injections or tabs

Injections

Gabapentin and muscle/joint pain?

Travel Insurance

Humira

Neck fusion now

pins & needle pain on finger

Mtx and kidney functions

1st week triple therapy with methotrexate

Rituximab - Biological Drugs

Overusing a joint causing arthritic pain

What strength if in a flare?

First Christmas post.

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