Have your joints started to deform due to arthritis?..............?
I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis 4 years ago,I have had a knee replacement already.The thing is, I was always told it was reumatoid arthritis that deformed the joints,especially the hands, not osteoarthritis,but one of my thumbs is deformed and the other is trigger fingered. I have released it and do massage it a lot so that it won't lock again.
I have been told about Devils Claw, it's in the Health shops and is supposed to stop, and even repair deformaty especially in the hands. Has anyone else tried this ,and what success have you had with it?
Genuine replies only please, because suffering from this is no joke believe me.Thanks.
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I have just been diagnosed with fibromyalgia.?
My Ebstein-bar is 4,300. Normal is below 100. My Dr. is not well adversed with this disease, but I have found many web-sites regarding it. I have a brother that is Arthritic, and a sister in-law that started out with fibro and now has MS. I am not able to work anymore and all of these pills are horrible. In one article by Robert Bennett which is head of the OHSU Reumatoid dept, unfortunatly just retired, has been using methadone 10mg. Two tabs one to two times a day. My brother says it really works for him and has now drowsy side effects like the others meds. Has anyone tried this medication? If so, has it worked for you. My quality of life is nothing anymore. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Linda
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HI
I have tried Methadone for my fibromyalgia. My dosage was 10mg 3 times a day. I was nauseated, would nod out all the time, and after about 4 days of beginning to take the medication I started to get a pounding headache. I also had very bad nightmares and couldn't drive I was so messed up. It was a horrible feeling. Methadone was the worst pain medication I have ever used and I have tried them all. The Pain medication that works best for me is Oxycodone. If it is started out at a low dose and gradually increased until the pain is under control the side effects are minimal and go completely away once your body becomes use to it. The only problem with Oxycodone is its a short acting medication lasting 6 hours so you have to take it 4 times a day and have break though pain. My doctor recently switched me to Oxycodone ER, which last 12 hours. (Generic for Oxycontin) The longer acting narcotics if used properly are also less addictive because you don't have so many ups and down, therefore you are less likely to take more than prescribed to control the pain.
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ARTHRiTIS REMEDYS?
HI, IM 24 AND HAVE A SEVERE REUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND ITS VERY PAINFULL =(... I HAVE TRIED MANY THINGS THAT IVE HEARD MIGHT HELP BUT HAVENT HAD ANY LUCK WITH ANY OF THEM... ANY SUGGESTIONS?'
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The only thing I know about is pain killers and lots of heat on the joints. (
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RA or lupis?
i am only 20, but i have moderate to sever joint pain. usually it is only in my hands and wrists and not that bad. occasionally though i have the joint pain all over; shoulders, back, knees, even my elbows! and when it is all over like that it is also a much more sever pain. i am also usually extremely tired when it is all over like that (awake only 2-5 hours a day). asprin and other normal pain meds do not help at all.
my mother and aunt are both worried that i have either reumatoid arthritis or lupis.
personally i think that either is possable, but that is also likely that this is just the result of 16 years of gymnastics and injuries. i am also afraid of being tested for other reasons. i'm an artist and actually make money with my paintings, i am also studying art history. i feel that either diagnosis would put me on disability by the time i get out of grad school!
i just don't know what to do. i mean, i know that if it really is lupis or RA there are medications. . .
. . .but that they don't help enough.
what should i do?
it is not a self diagnosis. i have an aunt with lupis, so my family has experience with this. i am not saying that i have RA or lupis, but that my mother and aunt thing that i might and that i fear that they could be right and the implications of either condition on my future.
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Here are a few facts. If you have either RA or Lupus, the earlier they are diagnosed by a Rheumatologist, the earlier they are treated, the less damage is done. Likewise if you just put up with it, eventually you will flare and their is a small window where they can treat, miss the window and life will suddenly be very serious. I know because I have RA for some 30 years now, only back then they did not have the new biological treatments and now I have missed the treatment window by years. One other thing you have not considered Fibromyalgia! As the pain meds you take are not helping, chances are it is Fibromyalgia, but you need to seek medical assistance. As for putting you on Disability? I went 20 years of employment before I was put on Disability and I know people who are disabled due to Arthritis and still have not been allowed Disability. Best of Luck (
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