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Jus make sure with the meloxicam you eat before taking it. It really can upset your stomach if you don't. As far as joint pain, the meloxicam has been my best friend. Just remember they both can take awhile to work so if you do'nt feel any relief in a week or two, give it some more time!!

Good Luck :)

I cannot speak for the planquil but I can for the meloxicam.

I would not use meloxicam as a "whenever" needed med. It is designed to be taken once a day and will release slowly to give you relief on a continual basis.

My ortho doc gave it to me because I was needing too many ibuprophen to get any relief and it was tearing up my stomach. Now I take one meloxicam every morning with breakfast.

Meloxicam helps with inflamation, arthritis and bursitis. When I take it on a regular basis my hips do not get me up in the wee hours of the morning and my knees don't constantly ache.


I cannot say that this could be what is causing your headaches because I don't get them. I do get sinus type pressure and light headedness but I think that is from the weather (my daughter and grandsons are all suffering too).

Remember, som e meds are better WITH food in the stomach and some are better WITHOUT food in the stomach - read the fine print to see whcih you are taking. Alos some meds need to be taken alone, not with other meds.

couchtater, what were some of your symptoms if you don't mind me asking?? Do you have inflammatory bowel disease? I thought I've seen you on one of those sites cause I hang out there too. I am in a similar dilemma, I take plaquenil which took 3 months to get any results with but I feel like I am backsliding. My rheumy wants tme to take advil and my GI told me to avoid it. Grrrr!!!!! It is frustrating and I just want to feel normal.

Bless your heart, those symptoms sound really miserable-:) I wonder if you have some fibromyalgia on top of the lupus giving you some of the pains? Just a thought. Gosh, I hope you get some results from your meds soon. Plaquenil takes 3 months to get to full strength according to my doc. I think some people get results a little sooner.

Joy, I hope the meds help your symptoms! Sounds like you could use a break. That's a lot of strange stuff happening. I can sympathize. Sounds like you have a doctor who is at least willing to listen and help you out with your symptoms.

If these are the long tubular florescents, there is a plastic cover over the bulb itself. Special versions of the cover can be purchased to help keep the offending (uv?) light from affecting you and no one will even notice.

Other lupies have found their employers will pay for it under the "Americans with disabilities act."

No, I don't know the name. Just that someone on here referred to them once. Maybe search the web for florescent UV covers, allergy to florescent, that kind of thing? Sensitive to florescent?