Experiences with

Naproxen / Esomeprazole

hello everyone, thank you for your support over the last eight months. I saw the consultant rheumatologist yesterday and he confirmed that he thought it was PMR. All my symptoms and pet scan seem to agree with that however I’m resistant steroids so that’s a complication.. he said it is possible but

I have been on what I think must be a similar meds journey as everyone else in the hope of finding the right one. diagnosed with seronegative RA I have had a few different ones. latest is Methotrexate and Adalimumab injections. Weekly and fortnightly respectively. Now moving to Methotrexate and Benepali

I have been on Prednisone for 5+ years now usually at levels above12.5mg. As some of you know I was told earlier in the year that the wrong diagnosis may have been made & I was to come off it. I am now down at 5mg with pregabalin and naproxen added instead. . A few weeks a new rheumatologist was on the

Hey Up! Had an MRI and DEXA scan. Found I have 4 vertebra with compression fractures. Diagnosed with Osteoporosis by Dr Stephen Orme at Leeds Spire and Nuffield Hospital. Been told to reduce alcohol to 14 units per week (normal NHS guidelines), increase calcium in my diet, take 1000 IU of Vitamin D

Hi I’ve now finished steroids as Consultant stated he thought it was unlikely I had GCA . My scan was negative and I had been on steroids for 2 weeks so question this. My symptoms have now returned and my GP wants to put me on Naproxen. This really doesn’t feel right and need to get a second opinion.

Well I’m virtually out of prednisone as tapering down due to negative scan. Symptoms are awful and spoke to my GP who now wants to prescribe naproxen for my head pain. I’ve advised her I think the Consultant is wrong as my scan was undertaken 2 weeks after I’ve been taking prednisone and so no signs

some may remember last year I fell out of my stair lift from the top of a steep stairs and landed on my head in the hallway causing a brain bleed, fractured skull . Since then my memory has been really bothering me. Not of events but of words I want but can’t recall. Example “can you pass me the thingie

HiiiiiI have had a vaginal ultrasound scan done as it's been years jus after covid I have had this horrible pain that affects my breathing n goes in to my left thigh. I have always been suffering from homeonal acne since I was a teen however my pms/pmdd symptoms hv been so bad since 2020 doctrs fobbed

Have posted many details re pain, have osteoarthritis now which seems to have rapidly developed since first of this year, started taper in March from5 mgs to 4 mgs of pred, ,tylenol doesnt touch pain and have seen some on here have taken other anti inflammatory s altjough have been told by drs cant take

Hi all Does anyone take naproxen? Does it work for you?

Good morning everyone, I have paroxysmal A Fib. Recently put on Eliquis 5 mg twice a day. I feel like my bones and muscles hurt. Also yesterday getting into my husbands pickup I apparently stretched my inner thigh muscle so now when I walk it hurts really bad. I know I can take Tylenol but a have a

So, I have combined some ramblings of my journey to this point and I would like to share them with you... I feel the need to get this off my chest and share it.... warning it is long 🫢 I have read everything I can about this disease. Most of it several times. To make sure I understand. To remind

so…I was diagnosed with palindromic onset RA in 2021. From what I can gather that means it goes as quick as it flares and when I have a flare it bounces round different joints. I posted on here in August about a bad flare and was looking forward to a steroid injection. Injection was not the holy grail

Advice needed Daughter 18 with endometriosis in second year of college doing A levels then onto university hopefully, however is still struggling daily with pain and is affecting her college attendance. She has been working from home when unable to get into college and always completes her work to the

hi all, iv just been prescribed codeine for my period pain/endo but doc also briefly mentioned naproxen which I understand is also anti inflammatory… just wondering if anyone has any experience of the two and did you find one more effective than the other? Or notice any nasty side effects with either

hi everyone, I need a little advise please 🙂 I really haven’t been well since January went to the doctors as I just didn’t feel right my muscles were hurting to the point I couldn’t walk properly or get out of a seated position very well came out in so many different rashes to they did some bloods

hiya, I’ve only recently been diagnosed with RA and had been 3 on methotrexate for 4 weeks. I still take naproxen daily at the moment. I am also on the drug you take with naproxen and folic acid. About 10 days ago I started with a sniffle and sneezing. This has now developed into a dry annoying

Hi everyone, so I was with my consultant the other week and he allowed me to take a screenshot of my results, trouble is no matter how much I try I cannot work out what they mean. He did tell me I don't have enough oxygen getting into my blood. I'm taking a low dose morphine to help with my breathlessness

well I’ve just had a staggering turn up for the books!! After a month of my right hip that I had operated on in January gradually getting worse and affecting my SI joint and giving me persistent bladder pain due to my pelvic floor muscles tightening the GP contacted my hip surgeon and baring in mind

I was having heart palpitations and chest pain for few days. 111 sent me to hosp I had blood tests, urine test, ECG, chest x ray, blood pressure and oxygen done 4 times. All results came up clear so they then put it down to the endometriosis might be badly inflammed and causing pains and strains elsewhere