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Antibiotics in RA

I have been prescribed Minocycline for three months to see if it will be helpful in reducing the swelling in my joints. If it does not help I may start anti...

I have been prescribed Minocycline for three months to see if it will be helpfu...

Pastels

•6 years ago

14 Replies

Tknr

Hi anybody know why u have to attend a physio therapy class before knee replacement surgery thank you 😊

Hi anybody know why u have to attend a physio therapy class before knee replacem...

Deejojo

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Eye issue

Hello - I appear to have an issue with my vision in one of my eyes and wonder if anyone has the same issue or advice. I have a type of ghost vision, and my eye...

Hello - I appear to have an issue with my vision in one of my eyes and wonder if...

saskiasmum

•6 years ago

20 Replies

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Gabapentin

I was prescribed gabapentin for my fibromyalgia pain due to the opioid epedemic. I used to be on a low dose of Vivaldi. Once on the gabapentin my hands,...

I was prescribed gabapentin for my fibromyalgia pain due to the opioid epedemic....

EmmaEGX

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Good times of day to take Prednisone (and other meds)

Hi All I was naughty yesterday, paying the price today, had to come back home from travel to work as my left foot was flaring, I was/am practically limping....

Hi All I was naughty yesterday, paying the price today, had to come back home f...

Hessie5

•6 years ago

17 Replies

Acronyms

Hi all , I find this forum very informative although I am though a little concerned about the frequent use of acronyms in postings when the actual medical...

Hi all , I find this forum very informative although I am though a little concer...

Micktheclicky

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Has anyone found Turmeric helpful for control of pain?

Hi EVeryone Just wondering about Turmeric. My chemist said that she had had some really good feedback about the substance but i found it didn't do a thing for...

Hi EVeryone Just wondering about Turmeric. My chemist said that she had had some...

rosie1928

•6 years ago

19 Replies

Has anyone had a bleeding stomach?

I have had black stools and painful tummy for a few weeks. Seeing the surgeon tomorrow. Anyone else had this problem.

I have had black stools and painful tummy for a few weeks. Seeing the surgeon to...

allanah

•6 years ago

29 Replies

Moringa supplement

Hi everyone! I hope everyone is feeling well. I have been having some health problems and I am unable to have Rituxan infusions due to the complications of...

Hi everyone! I hope everyone is feeling well. I have been having some health pr...

Maat2002

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Mouth and lip sores

What are folks doing to mitigate these? I have one cold sore (herpes) and the occasional raw spot in my mouth. I haven't had a cold sore since I was a kid so I...

What are folks doing to mitigate these? I have one cold sore (herpes) and the oc...

Nanna71

•6 years ago

22 Replies

What to take???

Thanks to all of your posts!! After 23 years with RA I have come to take only supplements recommended by RA doc...folic acid! I used to ask about all the...

Thanks to all of your posts!! After 23 years with RA I have come to take only su...

Retired16

•6 years ago

21 Replies

Pip assessment

Hi my name is lee this is my first post I would like to thank the people who put up these helpful posts and share information. RA is a horrible disease and I...

Hi my name is lee this is my first post I would like to thank the people who put...

lee08

•6 years ago

31 Replies

Baricitinib side effects?

Happy Sunday to everyone, I hope it is a day of rest for you all. I’ve been taking Baricitinib now for nearly 3 weeks and I realise they take a while for your...

Happy Sunday to everyone, I hope it is a day of rest for you all. I’ve been tak...

sjhewitt42

•6 years ago

18 Replies

Folic acid dosage when taking methotrexate

First post as a newbie! Just wondering if anyone else who has been taking folic acid for years has suddenly started suffering with what seems like a sore...

First post as a newbie! Just wondering if anyone else who has been taking foli...

bigjantart

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Organic Supplements & DMARDs

Hi everyone Im a bit curious to know if organic supplements like ginger & turmeric or even omega 3 has helped while taken with the likes of sulfazaline or...

Hi everyone Im a bit curious to know if organic supplements like ginger & turmer...

Frankiefocus

•6 years ago

37 Replies

RA vs Fibromyalgia

Hey, this is a long one so I appreciate your time. I was diagnosed with RA a few months ago after 11 years of skeletal problems. It was on the same day I...

Hey, this is a long one so I appreciate your time. I was diagnosed with RA a f...

Edgie97

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Holistic anti-inflammatory ideas

Hi to all, This is my first time posting and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Tess and I’ve been living with RA and supposedly fibro (I don’t necessarily...

Hi to all, This is my first time posting and wanted to introduce myself. My name...

Tess50

•6 years ago

46 Replies

Just a rant !

Hope all ok some of you may wonder who I am I used to have a different user name as loppyloo but as I'd not been on I swapped my phone and forgot my password...

Hope all ok some of you may wonder who I am I used to have a different user name...

Sunflower1977

•6 years ago

32 Replies

Cosmic unicorn bubbles

Wide awake still thinking lots. And before I forget thank you lovely people who have posted good bad or indifferent posts. I have this last two days felt...

Wide awake still thinking lots. And before I forget thank you lovely people who ...

New50

•6 years ago

20 Replies

Coping with a flare up after over doing it

Hi all. Really struggling today after having a better day yesterday and maybe doing a little too much I’m paying for it today. Every part of me hurts and...

Hi all. Really struggling today after having a better day yesterday and maybe do...

Cornwa11

•6 years ago

30 Replies

cold weather

anyone out there sick of the cold weather already.. don't know about you but my hands are in agony, i'm fed up, cold, fed up some more and in dire need of a...

anyone out there sick of the cold weather already.. don't know about you but my ...

Bootoo

•6 years ago

16 Replies

look what I Found

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-Heated-Blanket-Warm-Soft-Over-Throw-Rug-Digi...

VeronicaF

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Ouch!!!!!

Every time I try and do a small task involving my hands and wrist I always end up in agony after an hour or so does this mean I've just got to not do anything...

Every time I try and do a small task involving my hands and wrist I always end u...

Nsmith13

•6 years ago

21 Replies

NRAS Group Meetings Next Week

Dear All Please find the details of two NRAS Group meetings taking place next week. For more information on these and other NRAS Groups please visit our...

Dear All Please find the details of two NRAS Group meetings taking place next we...

Kim-NRAS

NRAS•6 years ago

4 Replies

What does remission even mean?

I thought remission meant actually being able to come off all drugs because you no longer have any flare. But my sister thinks it just means that the drugs are...

I thought remission meant actually being able to come off all drugs because you ...

Jules13

•6 years ago

28 Replies

Granuloma annulare and RA

Hello everyone. I was diagnosed with RA 18 months ago, but have had Granuloma Annulare for probably 15 years. A very fortunate effect of Methotrexate is that...

Hello everyone. I was diagnosed with RA 18 months ago, but have had Granuloma A...

Juniperdh

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Minor illnesses from kids while on Humira

Good evening, I’m after some advice. I’ve been on Humira (adalimumab) for several years and it works really well for me. However, I have two small children and...

Good evening, I’m after some advice. I’ve been on Humira (adalimumab) for severa...

Notsofunnyknees

•6 years ago

15 Replies

The cold virus

Well folks back from the Canaries last night and me and other half are in bed with this cold virus, I had it before I went on holiday all through my holiday...

Well folks back from the Canaries last night and me and other half are in bed wi...

rab1874

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Prednizone

This is my 7th day weaning from 15mg's to 10mg's Pred. daily while I have upped the methotrexate to 15mg's weekly (this is my 4th week for the MTX increase)....

This is my 7th day weaning from 15mg's to 10mg's Pred. daily while I have upped ...

Nanna71

•6 years ago

14 Replies

Poll on rosacea with RA

Hi all. I hope you are all as well as can be. So, after years of being led to believe my face rash was just heat and then queeried Lupus, I have had it...

Hi all. I hope you are all as well as can be. So, after years of being led to b...

Staywildmoonchild

•6 years ago

13 Replies

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All posts for January 2019

Antibiotics in RA

Tknr

Eye issue

Gabapentin

Good times of day to take Prednisone (and other meds)

Acronyms

Has anyone found Turmeric helpful for control of pain?

Has anyone had a bleeding stomach?

Moringa supplement

Mouth and lip sores

What to take???

Pip assessment

Baricitinib side effects?

Folic acid dosage when taking methotrexate

Organic Supplements & DMARDs

RA vs Fibromyalgia

Holistic anti-inflammatory ideas

Just a rant !

Cosmic unicorn bubbles

Coping with a flare up after over doing it

cold weather

look what I Found

Ouch!!!!!

NRAS Group Meetings Next Week

What does remission even mean?

Granuloma annulare and RA

Minor illnesses from kids while on Humira

The cold virus

Prednizone

Poll on rosacea with RA

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