leflunomide forum

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.

hi is there anyone on the site been on trials for this new med as i have to start this med once i have saw my rematologist apparently its on trial at the moment or has been for a few years it should help with my arthritis as well as slowing down my ms,i started on leflunomide today 100mg for 3 days then 20mgs every day after until i see about going on this new med teriflunomide they are supposed to be similar i read a trial post on another forum and there seems to be good reports on it any info

Peace be with you. While I am not a doctor, this is a patient forum, I may be able to provide some help. (The ask a doctor arthritis forum is located here http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Arthritis/show/101) Lefora is a brand name for leflunomide. This medication is classified as a DMARD, a disease modifying drug. There are other DMARDs that may be tried in place of Lefora. Examples would include Methotrexate, Imuran, Arava and Plaquenil.

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?

hi i was asked to go on a med for my arthritis called abatacept as the pain has got severe and they want to treat my joints before my ms, i am to start abatacept on the 29th april and am so scared it will make my ms worse the nuero has given the rematologist the go ahead for me to start this as i have been eating pain killers and haveing steroid jabs for months now with no relief from the pain it has me in tears everyday and i have agreed to go on this as i cant go on just the way i have been i

Hi I have Psoratric A, Rhu a & Fiber myalgia- diagnosed 2011 Have constantly taken Panodol Osteo up to 6 a day, Methotrexate 2 once a week & Cymbalta in morning but Still had pain so Rhu upped to also include Leflunomide 1 in morning & night last 4 mths also Endep 10mg 2 before bed to help restlessness ....still in pain ....so now about to start Humira but I cannot afford to gain weight,, and the forum makes me afraid to take.......as met have a few years ago ...

At the age of 33, one day I was fine, healthy etc. Went to bed and the next morning woke up with excruciating pain deep inside my r/knee area. Couldn't get out of bed or walk. That was the start of my (disease)? Went to an orthopedist. Got cortisone injection, gave me anti-inflammatories, sent me home told me to rest. Pain never went away, but it subsided a bit. Pain flared up again after about a month, ortho referred me to rheumatologist. More anit-inflammatories for a while.

Though non steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAID) and steroids are the gold standard of treatment, more emphasis should be laid on physical and occupational therapy, rest, heat pads and use of assistive devices for walking. Biological response modifiers like etanercept, leflunomide (used less often), adalimumab, or infliximab can be added in consultation with doctor.

In the forum index there is social forum mentioned,I told someone that they should join it,but they couldnt?

m confused i thought these forums go by weeks pregnant not age?

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.

Why the medical forum by doctor HHH and Hook is not accepting any new questions? Anybody knows?

anybody why the doctors forum is blocked for more posts? will it be defenitive?

Ever since I had my baby this forum means nothing to me anymore.. Is there a new Mom forum I can go to?.. It's like the pregnancy is the previews but the actual Mom process is the main event... I knew that, but it takes on a while new meaning after the baby's here.. Now I just want to talk to other Mom's about it.. Is there any where for me to go??

I agree, I feel like when we started our pregnancies this forum was a completely different forum, I'm finding myself wanting to answer or post questions less and less.

I told them all how wonderful this forum is and encouraged them to go check it out and get active on it. I hope some of them make it here!

To us addicts were are the only ones that truly know what it is to be controlled by a substance and it is only us who can help each other this forum is just that. Calling other members names and trying to get a rouse out of the other is not beneficial to anyone. This place has helped so many of us get rid of the demons that controlled us and it is our turn to help the ones coming here searching for the answer to “ how do I stop?” “how long will it last?” “how do I taper?

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