Arava and lupus
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I have an Auto Immune Disorder of the connective tissue as labeled by my Rheumatologist. I take Plaquenil 200mg, and Arava 20mg daily. I have been on the Plaquenil for over a year and the Arava for 5-6 months. I am still having flares and experiencing pain on a daily basis. I'm a 28 year old male. My tested positive for ANA but the doctor hasn't labeled me with Lupus. I see my Rheumatologist on the 18th of December and I'm looking for the next step in my treatment.
I know I have all the symptoms and do get worse when I am off of my Arava but I also wonder if I could have Lupus because I have a lot of the symptoms of it and my sister has it. My mother has fibro so I wonder if maybe that is what I have instead as well. Things are continuing to get get worse and my dr is wanting to start injection therapy for my symptoms. I just want to be sure I have ra before I begin these injections they really scare me!
Prior to that she was on Arava for five months and it almost killed her. She lost 60 lbs, had heart issues, urinary tract infections, had no appetite and was incredibly weak. Her RA doctor said it was not the Arava. It was. I took her to the Lahey Cllinic and they confirmed it. I had taken her off the medication before going to the Lahey Clinic but it was a binding med. so it stayed in her system for months afterwards.
Has anyone else taken this drug for arthritis? I started it several months ago and and seem to be getting a large amount of side affects.I have had upset stomachs with lots of reflux.When I exhale the air from my stomach it tastes horrible...like a decaying tooth.There is a horrible metallic smell consistantly with my stools.I have lost weight.I have constant tingling all over my body.I have had many headaches and low grade fevers.
We had to wait 4 months of hell to be seen by a pyschiatrist and then had to wait about another 3 months to see some benefits from meds - clonidine and sulpiride. The tablets made him very tired and down and didnt go to school very often as he couldnt concentrate and fell asleep in class. He is very good at keeping in his vocal and motor tics when in public and with his friends but now he cannot do that. His motor and vocal tics are worse than ever.
I, too, have been on Arava for a month with nothing but worsening pain and symptoms. I have been told, as drbob992 said, that it can take quite some time to begin to help, if it is going to help. Usually, when it fails to help much or takes longer than "expected" a biologic will be added. You may want to discuss this with your rheumatologist. Aggressive treatment is needed to slow down progression of disease activity and erosion. I'll be starting one in January 2013.
}, at which time i started taking glucaphage. My np checked my b-12 level and it was low. since taking b-12 shot monthly and supplements sleep is a non issue.
gulucaphage can cause b-12 defficiency in some people and i have complained about my legs tightening up at night and experiencing hand tremors. all symptoms gone after 1st b-12 injection. just wanted to let those of you on glucaphage know about a side-effect often overlooked.
I took my first Humira shot in my leg on Monday and last night my leg began to hurt really bad. It is a pain that is hard to describe. I told my husband it was a "bone pain" it hurts down deep in the bone from my knee to my hip joint. Today it is hurting mostly in my hip joint.I take darvocet daily for pain and it really isn't helping and neither is naproxen. Is this normal after the first few days of the injection?
In any case, I am sure I do have lupus, as the signs and symptoms are so classic -and I have been officially Dxd by TWO docs. I jsut think, as you said, that if this was CNS lupus, I would be MUCH sicker - that condition is really really serious. But, Im just going to continue with my lupus treatment, and in the meantime, make an appt with a neuro to get a new MRI - it couldnt hurt, you know?
s and pernicious anemia. My son is type I diabetic and my daughter has lupus and is watched very closely for other autoimmunes, but I do know that some of the same tests are used to dx more than one disease. For instance, I've read that TPOab is used to dx both Hashi's and lupus.
It would be good if you could post your thyroid labs. Sometimes the results can be in the "normal" category but just not be right for YOU....
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For RSD to occur, you should have had a surgery or an injury. It is a response to injury. The symptoms of Lupus are much more extensive than those of RSD.
You can come to a conclusion after tests for Lupus.
The mood swings you are experiencing could also be caused by the lupus itself, as well as certain medications, such as prednisone, for treating lupus can cause your behavioral changes, Another factor could be the stress of going to nursing school, and being newly diagnosed with lupus. All could be cocurrent factors. It does not necessarily mean you have bipolar illness.
Hi, i'm 31 and have been diagnosed several years ago to have a mild case of lupus, took medications at that time and stopped it 4 years ago, and its under control till now according to the recent blood tests i had couple of months ago.Now i'm married 3 years ago, and trying for a baby since 1 and half years, had a low progesterone level treated with clomid for 6 months, then a hysterosalpingography showed a mild adhesion in the left tube.
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I was searching for terms related to Ehlers Danlos Type IV concurrent with mouth sores and lupus like rashes (which I've also had for years- since my 20s, and my daughter, 19, as well), and came upon your post. After my 4th genitourinary hematoma surgery this summer, we were sent to a Rheumatologist, who has just diagnosed me with VEDS.
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