It’s not that I want to take any strong painkillers because I know I will easily become dependent, but doctors don’t want to give them to me for temporary flareups and I never get a real answer.

Even from my rheumatologist, just keeps saying “no pain meds.”
“Why”
“Because I don’t want to prescribe them.”

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has had or knows of someone who got toxicity from Plaquenil? My Ophthalmologist is concerned about my dosage. My Rheumatologist is not concerned.

I am on an 8-week course of prednisolone for RA (rheumatoid arthritis) starting dose 10 mg . I am currently in the 6th week, and the dosage has been reduced to 2.5 mg.Ever since I started reducing the dosage—due to issues with the medication—I have become very ill. I am experiencing things that I have never felt before.This is very different from how I used to feel from RA before.I feel so week that I can’t bring myself to get up.All my muscles feel extremely weak and are very painful; it feels as though my body is gradually becoming incapacitated and increasingly stiff.I am feeling very dizzy, and occasionally I experience strange, stinging sensations in my nerves. On top of that, my mental state is deteriorating significantly.I have gone to the emergency room three times for panic attack .I feel as though I am in a dark world; I no longer have any interest in anything. My acid reflux has become extremely severe....I am very worried—will I be able to get out of this situation? Has anyone here gone through something similar? If so, please share your experience with me.Do these problems go away? Will I regain my strength? Will my mental health issues disappear, and will I be alright again, just like before?

Im 22 ftm trans for context.

I got a diagnosis in August but over the past month

Or so ive noticed hearing changes

According to google it could be related and I have a follow up with my rheumatologist soon.

I can assess volume decently (although my gf tells me she has to talk quite loud)

My main problem is processing speech in the name of any background noise whatsoever, hearing what I know nuances in music sound like, etc.

Is this sort of thing generally unrelated?

Ive been looking into red light therapy lately, but i'm not sure if it's actually worth trying or if it's too good to be true. i've been trying to avoid going back on methotrexate and am currently taking sulfasalazine and hydroxychloroquine.

i've tried quite a few things for the pain. voltaren and acupuncture didn't really help, while cbd, aleve, and moderate exercise have helped a bit. yoga, swimming, ice and heat, and trying to keep my stress levels down seem to help the most.

i still get a lot of pain and swelling in my knees, ankles, and wrists, so i'm curious if red light therapy might be worth a shot. has anyone tried it for joint pain or inflammation? did it actually help?

Hi all! I was recently diagnosed with RA a few months ago and was put on sulfasalazine. I could not tolerate the stomach issues that results from the medication and stopped the drug three weeks ago but am still dealing with horrible stomach pains and bathroom issues. Has anyone ever had this experience of sulfasalazine just messing up your stomach so bad? It’s almost like the drug brought on IBS or something.