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0) I was wondering if anyone here has taken Arava (Leflunomide) and their side effects? I started it almost 3 weeks ago for the RA and Sjogrens and have started to have nausea, hair loss, skin sensitivity, burning or tingling of skin, and restless legs (already had, but much worse now), vivid dreams, and torso pain like a cramping sensation in back and sides. I have read too much bad stuff about this medicine and I am hoping someone has had a good experience with it.

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 take the leflunomide (arava) but also take pills for the reflux, which does help. I take renitidine i believe it is called. I found it worked pretty good for the swelling myself. I am also on the Embrel, but still do not have R.A under control. I just wanted to say that the arava was the best drug i have taken up until i was put on the embrel. I live in B.

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( Should I be back in that bad medicament even it is the worst medicament i ever used?

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.

J'aimerais si possible une reponse en francais svp. Le medecin m'a prescrit du protylol a prendre avant les repas. Ma premiere question: est-ce que je peux en prendre si j'ai mal au ventre, par exemple la nuit. Ma deuxieme question: est-ce que en plus de prevenir c'est suppose enlever la douleur ou s'il me faudrait un autre medicament pour ca. Je souffre de colon irritable, diverticule, et j'ai des adherences au colon alors le medecin n'a pas pu faire de coloscopie.

Hi, I was recently diagnosed with psoriactic arthritis and the doctor put me on Arava. I've been on it for 4 weeks with no relief. In fact, the pain has increased in all of my joints and my toes have decided to join in on the fun as well. My question is has anyone had any experience with this drug in the amount of time it takes to start working? Is it usually immediate or does it take time to "build up" in your system before it begins to work?

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!

My pain hasnt been relieved totally with this med and the rheumatologist wants me to start on Arava in combination. Im scared of the hep c coming back with both of these meds. Opinions needed.

My father has severe rheumatiod arthritis. He has been on a combination of Arava 20 mg ( Hydroxychloroquine) and Plaquenil (Leflunomide) . He has been going severly downhill since January and has lost 40 pounds, has constant mucous drainage that he chokes on especially after meals, and has severe shortness of breath. Can these symptoms be a result of the medications he is taking? Is it safe for him to take two synthetic DMARDS at the same time?

Thanks. I HATE drug side effects stories. My elderly mom's hgb dropped to 8.5 on Arava (for rheumatoid arthritis), I had a personality change on Ambien (so bubbly I couldn't even stand myself). We have to really be on the watch every time we add a new medication. I worry the most about people who require multiple meds. Think I will start taking B-12. Thanks again.

Have you tried xenazine ( chemical name is tetrabenazine)? We've also found clonex gives some relief.

I had a sonogram and a Hida scan (sp?) They told me I had Fatty Liver, to lose weight and to stop taking my Arava. I did and levels went back down. This was maybe a year ago. Now it is back and it sometimes it makes me sick to my stomach and I have a lot of gas. Also, my bowel movements are mostly yellow soft to almost runny (sorry). My urine is bright yellow almost neon. Recently, my husbands ins plan changed and we have to pay a lot more now.

This text is called HIV COMBO AG/AB I use a condom the problem was that the guy is HIV positive is the reason why I was paranoic with this, Is the best test I am eating ACICLOVIR for Hepes tipe I this terapy will be until the next week ,somebody knows if this medicament can make a fake negative I have 2 test Hiv combo 4th generation one in one month and the other in the 12 weeks ...

About 1 week after stopping MTX, I stopped my folinic acid and my hair loss seems to be worse and also my nails are splitting and my tongue is sore. ( I also had 2 Remicaid infusions 2 months ago in August and 1 week of Arava in May and am on Plaquenil (past 4 months and for awhile in the past).

So former patient shared the same medicament and syringe with the backward . If this action will take an hiv danger ? Second, yesterday one of my employee and I took a big furniture to upstairs . Unfortunately we were wound our right hands. He run downstairs rive the stopcock with the wounded hand and the blood stick to the stopcock .I rive the stopcock with my wounded hand again to wash my hand in a second and my wound catch he's fresh blood .

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i think they never seen something like this, every doctor is telling me a differend thing, it will be very nice from your side to gime me some medicament names...

Hi,Sreve,I'm hiv from 1999 and I've had some neuropathy prob.years ago,in Italy.I went to the neurologist and I'd the elettric examination(I don't know the right name).I'd prob to walk,burn and pain,difficlty to long walks.The strange fact was that when I've moved in England all that disappear.Sometimes I have some pain just if I walk for long and quickly.I don't know if are some medicament that help and I don't know if anxiety can be a cause.

are you on any other medications? i was also on arava when i started the humira and got a terrible rash on my hands and feet. i stopped the arava, took cholestyramine to get it out of my system. rash went away. still taking humira. no more rash, so that's good, but i'm not sure where these twitches are coming from. they started about three weeks ago. i'm so sorry you've been having this reaction. sounds like you've had quite a history. i wish you the best. hang in there.

I do get the cramoing sometimes for a day or two after the enjection. With the embrel the cramps do go away. I also take arava so maybe the combination of the drugs. Hope it it gets better.

Examples would include Methotrexate, Imuran, Arava and Plaquenil. Another approach you may want to try is to have the doctor add a medication to protect her stomach and keep her on the Lefora since it is controlling her arthritis.

Hi Jen I am 23 and was DX with PA beginning last year. Probably had it since 17 cause that is when my back pain first started. I am currently on Arava. Methotrexate didn't work, was on it for a year. Worked fine in small joints like my fingers but did nothing about my back. I don't think the Arava is working either. Doctor wants to start Humira end of the year. My diet doesn't make the pain better, certain things does make it worst though like alcohol.

I think that azasite and warm compress are the best medicament for MGD (posterior blepharitis) and oral tetracyclines have much adverse effects to me.

My psychiatrist gave me medicament called allprozalam i then i feel really bad CLONAZEPAM but it one time didnt work and i had big Attack.And now after summer i am very afraid to go back to school .What to do ? Sorry for mistakes.English is my second language.

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