New to Forum

Hi all... well due to an added diagnosis I am new to this forum. I am originally from the Fibro forum and my rhumy has diagnosed me with RA. Makes sense now that I look back on all of it. He was watching all the tests for it to rear it's head I guess. Anyway, I'm on neurotin, cymbalta and tramadol for fibro and now folic acid and methotrexate for RA. So far I have shown no signs of joint damage but do have pain...ohh the pain in my hands...(years of working in the automotive industry then on to years of typing maybe)?

any and all comments and/or suggestions will be appreciated.

Hi welcolme hope you get advice and support here i know i have,

you have a long journey ahead but the treatments are improving everyday

i was diagnosed first in early teens then had a few years remission then again in mid 20's i actually had people say no its not RA your too young well years latter im now 53 so i guess i fit the profile now

i think fibro is underestimated it causes a lot of pain i think some of my worst pain is from the fibro  mussles and tendons Ach add this to the RA and

Woops sorry suposed to be chearing you up ,but just want you to know Everyone here in one way or another understands your pain.

take care

Hi all...and thank you for the welcome.Dr is having me take the methotrexate in the morning with breakfast, he said that way I would have food with it.
Here is a question though, well a couple of them... I have been getting exhausted during the day and actually need a nap (for 1 to 2 hours). Question, should I make myself push through the day or go ahead and take one? I feel so guilty. Same with the pain, it usually is no more than 5 all the time, I have always been a "mover and a shaker" & "Let's get it done type of person". If I feel I can do it should I? My daughter and I cleaned a bedroom today right through to even the closets. this was of course after my nap...lol She was so worried that now I'm not going to be able to move tomorrow and we want to do the other bedroom. Should I live in constant fear of a flare? I've had 1 severe flare on fibro that I just wanted to die (now the dr is thinking it wasn't a fibro flare but a RA flare). I don't cave unless it gets bad but I don't want to bring it on either. Does that make sense?I worked a 60+ hour week up until August when the agency I worked for closed. Didn't miss a whole lot of time for fibro only if it was REALLY bad so I don't know what to do for this too...Oh the confusion....

Wow! Talk about sleeping, spent 2 days cleaning the bedrooms sorting, packing, and a deep clean...and then whamo I started to ache and pain pills and warm bath and 16 hours of sleep I'm back... well kinda moving slow but moving!

I guess I'm going to have to leanr to pace myself. How can I go back to work at this pace? Everything exhausts me, I'm either tired or I hurt, the degree of the pain and tiredness is about the only thing I can count on

Chartreux...I'm going to talk to the dr. about changing meds from breakfast to supper. thanks for the idea.

Sorry everyone this type A personality just had to vent..

Try adding vitamin C might help with energy levels, maybe ask you RA doctor about physical therapy to try and see about that helping to get you back up and going, might help and give the mtx a little more time as the longer your on it the exhaustion might get better, with time or you might switch to self injections. I do the self injection and the doctors office can show you how to do it and once you get used to it (like I'm getting to) the less scary it becomes, I still get scared but getting used to the injections. I inject into my thigh and that is easier for me, I just restarted these injections as the doc finally gave me the script for Folic acid 1 mg. Hope your doing better soon, well wishes. Remember there is hope and new medicines coming out all the time, keep hope.