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I have been prescribed gabapentin.

Hi I've been on gabapentin for 3 years .They are addictive. I was prescribed for seizures.

Hi I've been on gabapentin for 3 years .They are addictive. I was prescribed for...

Mullinax18666

•6 years ago

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Poem

I actually wrote this poem a long time ago. I can’t remember if I posted it before but I really feel like posting it now because in my mind the best thing...

I actually wrote this poem a long time ago. I can’t remember if I posted it befo...

Ccrowlu

•6 years ago

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Low dose hydroxychloroquine in remission

Still in remission, maintained for well over a year now :) Have reduced the HCQ to 200mg on alternate days, no other meds for RA. Feeling nervous about going...

Still in remission, maintained for well over a year now :) Have reduced the HCQ...

Staycalmandcarryon

•6 years ago

26 Replies

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Sick of being sick

Hi everyone hope your all doing ok . Just a rant really like the title says I’m sick of being sick , when it turned midnight on the New Year’s Eve I said to...

Hi everyone hope your all doing ok . Just a rant really like the title says I’m ...

Oxopinkyblue

•6 years ago

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Swelling

Do others experience all over swelling or a feeling of being swollen that is unnoticeable? Wondering if it's related to RD or something else.

Do others experience all over swelling or a feeling of being swollen that is unn...

lovemydoggy

•6 years ago

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Follow up on the beer antiflammatotr post

So I did get the info from the Arthritis Foundation located in US. It is good for prevention, but not necessarily beneficial once you have it. Studies are...

So I did get the info from the Arthritis Foundation located in US. It is good fo...

lovemydoggy

•6 years ago

1 Reply

New Drug

Thank you to all you lovely members for such a warm welcome. At the moment i am in bed recovering from a very nasty chest infection . Thanks to the hospital,...

Thank you to all you lovely members for such a warm welcome. At the moment i am ...

physicalwreck

•6 years ago

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Celecoxib

My Rhumey Nurse Specialist seems to have a bee in her bonnet about this particular pain killer which I have taken for just over seven years without me noticing...

My Rhumey Nurse Specialist seems to have a bee in her bonnet about this particul...

mickey1

•6 years ago

21 Replies

emotional wreck

i just gone back to work after month off still not settled with flare up crying all the time when home

i just gone back to work after month off still not settled with flare up crying ...

katrina1961

•6 years ago

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Whining

Hi all Been having a rotten few days, headaches, stomach stuff, screaming joints, low fever. Doc says to tough it out x 7 days. As if I have a choice! Eating...

Hi all Been having a rotten few days, headaches, stomach stuff, screaming joints...

nablur

•6 years ago

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over night care

I'm homeless have ra/ild plus the usual copd tmj plus loads I hoping to be rehoused but arguing with council over bedroom allocation I refuse full time...

I'm homeless have ra/ild plus the usual copd tmj plus loads I hoping to be ...

philvaughan

•6 years ago

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My first yr with ra

Hi my name is amber and I'm 26 years old and I just got diagnosed with ra a yr ago while I was pregnant with my son. It's been a pretty rough and painful...

Hi my name is amber and I'm 26 years old and I just got diagnosed with ra a yr ...

Tooyoungforra

•6 years ago

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Odd information from researching showing anti-inflammatory results of... Beer?

lovemydoggy

•6 years ago

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I shall not be defeated by RA!

Right, we all know this disease is ugly, horribly painful and debilitating and quite frankly not at all welcome! However, for those of us who have the...

Right, we all know this disease is ugly, horribly painful and debilitating and q...

Jaxine

•6 years ago

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No marked improvement after 7weeks

Just enquiringly how long oral methotrexate should take to work.im on my 8th wk of taking it.starting at 7.5mg and now up to12.5mg.will be at 15mg come...

Just enquiringly how long oral methotrexate should take to work.im on my 8th wk ...

Mollieharry

•6 years ago

16 Replies

New NRAS Group Launching in the Crewe & Nantwich area

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new NRAS Group in Crewe, taking place on Wednesday 27th February with the support of NHS Mid Cheshire. The...

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new NRAS Group in Crewe, taking place...

Kim-NRAS

NRAS•6 years ago

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Back on Enbrel

Just to say I am back on Enbrel after discussion with Consultant who thinks that being on the drug for 15 years it was not the cause of my Myocarditis/Heart...

Just to say I am back on Enbrel after discussion with Consultant who thinks that...

juliea793

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Tknr

Hi how many of u lovely people have had a full knee replacement?? I’m having mine done in the summer

Hi how many of u lovely people have had a full knee replacement?? I’m having min...

Deejojo

•6 years ago

26 Replies

Changing Rheumatologists

Hi All I'm currently very unhappy with my rheumatologist. I came out of my appt yesterday afternoon in tears as I have been left feeling like my rheumy doesn't...

Hi All I'm currently very unhappy with my rheumatologist. I came out of my appt ...

14bubbles

•6 years ago

28 Replies

Hate claiming benefits

had to phone benefits this morning cause theyve given me a date for pip assessment which was in another town and one of the questions is are you alright to...

had to phone benefits this morning cause theyve given me a date for pip assessme...

Thomsk

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Bakerd cyst

How would I get rid of Baker's cyst for good? Most time, I find it difficult time walk. My whole knee is swollen and painful after longs walks and climbs

How would I get rid of Baker's cyst for good? Most time, I find it difficult tim...

Opianeng

•6 years ago

16 Replies

Steroid injection

Had one yesterday in my butt! Can't believe how much better I feel! Why can't we just have one of these every 6 weeks😂 yea I know it just masks the real...

Had one yesterday in my butt! Can't believe how much better I feel! Why can't we...

Jaxine

•6 years ago

21 Replies

Sulfasalazine

Been to my second appointment today. All things being equal am in pretty good shape right now apart from a minor atelactasis in my lower left lung. No...

Been to my second appointment today. All things being equal am in pretty good ...

TheBoys

•6 years ago

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Todays appointment with rheumatologist

Appointment with rheumatologist today. Not the same one I had seen on last two occasions. I started ny saying that though I had been initially diagnosed with...

Appointment with rheumatologist today. Not the same one I had seen on last two o...

Theziggy

•6 years ago

24 Replies

Bad v good Rheumatologists

Given I'm a newbie on this sight with RA diagnosis, it would be interesting to find out what everyone considers a good rheumatologist as appossed to not so...

Given I'm a newbie on this sight with RA diagnosis, it would be interesting to f...

Jaxine

•6 years ago

20 Replies

HUMIRA WITHDRAWL HELP

HI Everyone I'm here 2 years and following many posts. Im in humira successfully 2 years I have to STOP, for a minor oo, 6 weeks before, I'm now into 2...

HI Everyone I'm here 2 years and following many posts. Im in humira successful...

Rich2017

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Caroline Wozniacki

In today’s Sports Section of the Daily Telegraph there is an interview with Caroline Wozniacki, tennis 🎾 star. An inspirational message from her and hopefully...

In today’s Sports Section of the Daily Telegraph there is an interview with Caro...

Floralqueens

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Nodule or Cyst on thumb joint.

I got a bump on my thumb joint a few weeks ago. Not sure what it is. It will move. Kind of rubbery feeling.

I got a bump on my thumb joint a few weeks ago. Not sure what it is. It will m...

jetttsd

•6 years ago

22 Replies

Tumeric

Hi, anybody out there on turmeric capsules??

Hidden

•6 years ago

25 Replies

Seronegative v seropositive RA

Sorry its Jax again!! But What s the difference between seronegative and seropositive? All i know is my bloods came back positive for inflammatory artheritis....

Sorry its Jax again!! But What s the difference between seronegative and seropo...

Jaxine

•6 years ago

51 Replies

Posts - NRAS | HealthUnlocked

NRAS

All posts for January 2019

I have been prescribed gabapentin.

Poem

Low dose hydroxychloroquine in remission

Sick of being sick

Swelling

Follow up on the beer antiflammatotr post

New Drug

Celecoxib

emotional wreck

Whining

over night care

My first yr with ra

Odd information from researching showing anti-inflammatory results of... Beer?

I shall not be defeated by RA!

No marked improvement after 7weeks

New NRAS Group Launching in the Crewe & Nantwich area

Back on Enbrel

Tknr

Changing Rheumatologists

Hate claiming benefits

Bakerd cyst

Steroid injection

Sulfasalazine

Todays appointment with rheumatologist

Bad v good Rheumatologists

HUMIRA WITHDRAWL HELP

Caroline Wozniacki

Nodule or Cyst on thumb joint.

Tumeric

Seronegative v seropositive RA

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