Young and male makes it less likely, but the only way to know for sure is a blood test. Just do it. I ignored symptoms for yeeeeaaarrrssssss, until I could barely walk, not smart....
Okay, so I have no idea how old you are or if this is appropriate, but I have found that a little wine kills the gagging reflex. I use to gag so bad I'd vomit back up all my pills - yeah, super...
Get a graduate degree - I got mine at CSUDH (www.csudh.edu) through the HUX program - totally online. I took out minimal student loans for tuition while working. I am now an adjunct faculty with a...
I vote with the other posted who suggested Prednisone. I was on that for over a year before the other meds kicked in enough so I could function. Yeah, I gained a few pounds, whatever, it beats not...
This issue varies so much person to person I don't know how helpful I'm going to be. Getting the right "cocktail" of meds can take years. After three years of being in pain, sick, and exhausted, I'm...
I almost cut my planned trip down so I wouldn't have to travel with shots, but then said bag that. I looked up how to get a syringe on a plane, and I'm just going to go for it. I will just need the...
I'm currently in remission after years of toying with meds and am planning a dream trip to Italy for late summer. I've read up on how to get my Humira shots on the plane and how to document all my...
Methotrexate makes me sick too so the doctor suggested splitting up the dose. I went from six pills one day a week, to three pills two days a week. I still feel tired and queasy, but I don't barf...
Before I went into remission they helped me from doing something that would exacerbate the problem. At night, I have a tendancy to curl my hands into tiny balls, and then they don't want to uncurl in...
I was on all that for over a year and then they added Humira. It works for me, I've been in remission for about 9 months, about 15 months after I started the Humira. Bad news, they really won't take...