I have been on Humira for 6 weeks now and starting to have severe headaches! 3 shots 2 weeks apart! Do the headaches ever stop! I have not seen any change on the pain in my joints either! Please tell...
I have just started taking Methotrexate and am very worried about the side effects. Obviously the Plaquenil is not working. Please give me your information on this medicine and if it works!...
Don, I made it through your book! It has been very helpful to me! I will be starting MX soon! I will keep you into prayers if you will keep me in yours!! Hang in there buddy!!! I am in this with you!...
AWWWW Carole you are so sweet! I will order that book and read it. I have a question....Methotrexate....does it have real bad side effects? I am scared that this Plaquenil that I am on is not going...
Carole, welcome to the site! I am also new to the site but it has been such great help! I am on plaquenil and prednisone for about 2.5 months now. I am very allergic to sulpha drugs and not sure what...
I have been on plaquenil and prednisone for 2 months and starting to read all of the post and realizing what a chronic disease that RA is! I am really worried and scared about all of the drugs that I...
Hi Aurora, I have been on plaquenil for 2 months and waiting for it to work which may take up to 6 months. I have only had weight gain from it. I was on prednisone 10 mg along with plaquenil and had...
I can relate to the burning feet and burning hands....I have the burning heels and burning tendon in hands and the only comfort I find is running them under the warm water for a while. It feels so...
This is so nice to be able to go to a website to hear that you are not the only one that suffers from all of the pains. I have had RA now for a while but just diagnosed a couple of months ago. I wake...
I have been told by physician that I have to come off of all medicine for RA due to I am having a colonoscopy and endoscopy. I am in so much pain and almost thinking about cancelling the procedures...
Thank you so much!!!...
Is one of the side effects sore throat and flu like symptoms or what is that? Does it kill our immune system? I am not sure about anything yet!...
Hi my name is TammyRA and I was diagnosed with RA 3 weeks or so ago and I am on plaquenil. some side effects with stomach pain!...
OMG! Thank you so much for the update on RA and eyes! I am new to this!! I was just diagnosed 2 weeks ago!...
I have eye problems but I have been told it is my medicine...Plaquenil....
Hi Tulips, I was just diagnosed with RA and was shocked but knew something was wrong. They are now telling me that I may have Sjogrens also. It is very painful to have auto immune diseases and it...
I was just put on Plaquenil and I have been on it for one week now. I felt real funny the first few days. I am very concerned with eye retinal damage. I have not had too many side effects except for...
I was just diagnosed 2 weeks ago with RA and I was put on steroids! ugh I have gained 12 pounds and I also was started on plaquenil. I have completed my steroids and my weight is not going down. Does...