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Hi šŸ‘‹

What pain relief do you use for joint pain? Iā€™m on Plaquenil but itā€™s not helping yet. Nurofen is good (hard on stomach)

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MissusTee

I use meloxicam and bu trans patches. I have quite severe osteoarthritis as well though.

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PattyFootpast

Hi!

Hydroxychloroquine has not helped me at all with pain; currently I take 2 x 30/500 cocodamol tablets every four hours 10am/2pm/6pm then at about 10pm I take 10mls of oramorph ... helps but never entirely gets rid of pain. Going crackers with pain ā€” was due to have steroid injections but obvs pandemic stopped those ā€” hopefully will be re-organised in the not to distant future; this is not a nice disease hun, gods luck with your pain control and please let me know if anything works?

Take care and Stay Safe

Pat H

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CookieJones in reply to PattyFootpast

Thanks Pat - oh I donā€™t know if Iā€™m at the start of hopefully a long journey or if Iā€™ve had it years. Thank you for your advice x

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momo17

Hi, I tried everything - hydroxycloroquine n all manner of opiates n anti inflammatories. CBD oils n even the medical marijuana. The only thing that has given me a bit of a Quality of life is a low dose steroid prednisone - 7.5mg a day. I know the word steroid evokes horror n most peopleā€™s minds. Mine too but Iā€™ve had to weigh this up between being crippled n managing a bit. Iā€™ve been on it two years now n no side effects. The benefits of it are lessening now n I know itā€™s no cure but for at least a year, it made such a difference. I was still stiff but not nearly so disabled with the isolated joint pain n overall feeling of inflammation n pain. Good luck with whatever you choose.

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Gmargs

Hi, like MisssTee, I too take Meloxicam. When I started over 18 months ago I was on 15mg a day (note: only need to take once a day, which is great if like me who doesnā€™t like taking lots of oral meds). Seemed to help. Apparently less harsh on the stomach (I had no problem). Be aware that while on Meloxicam you shouldnā€™t take other NSAIDā€™s (ie: Nurofen/ibuprofen) as this will give you stomach issues.

I now take 7.5mg a day, some days it works some days not so well. It also depends what other meds you are on and the severity of your condition (and there are those terrible ā€˜flare upā€™ times where nothing seems to help).

I am on Plaquenil, Omeprazole and Plendil (this one for better blood circulation).

Like all illnesses, the meds may change according to your symptoms.

Hope this helps

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CookieJones

Thank you so much for your reply x I wish you the best x

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