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My friend is in so much pain thru out her body ...

My friend is in so much pain thru out her body. the doctor said she has Rheumatoid Arthritis. The medication is not working. Could you help her. She had these pains for years not going away.

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lavlav Answered:

Has your friend been checked for fibromyalgia? Show her this web site from the Mayo Clinic. More and more doctors are finally realizing that fibromyalgia is a serious problem and there are new medications that have been recently been approved by the FDA to treat it.

Posted 2 years ago
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I recently went to a new doctor and noticed he was located in something called the Professional Building. I felt better right away.

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Nanadee Answered:

hi bj

i have suffered for years with R. A. my medical doctors prescribed different medication, but i got real bad. my medical dr. wasnt doing much good so i looked in phone book and myself R. A. SPECIALIST. WHICH HAD DONE WONDERS THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I HAVE OTHER DESEASES THO SO I EXPECT NOT TO FEEL GOOD. THE MEDICATION HE WROTE THE PRESCRIBTION FOR IS CALLED HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE

IT IS A BIG WHITE PILL 200 MG. TWICE A DAY.

GET TO A R. A. DOCTOR AND ASK THEM ABOUT IT. HOPE YOU ARE FEELING BETTER. I GO TO WWW.BEST4HEALTH.NET FOR INFO OR IAMJUSTCURIOUS ON YETTA GIVES GOOD ADVICE AND IS NICE.

GOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS

NANADEE

Posted 2 years ago

A penny saved is a penny earned

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irene Answered:

Has your friend gone to a rhumatologist? It wasn't till I did that I was told that I have Fibromyalgia. Most general practice miss read the tests and my dr said she sees misdiagnosis's daily. You need to be tested for EVERY THING and then and only then can thay say its fibro we tend to have higher rh but that does not mean it is RA...I now take Immunocal and I have begun to get my life back...check out my blog and website

and yes the mayo clinic is awesome also http://bydls.com/ (but you dont look sick)

and the best NFA or National Fibromyalgia Association

http://www.fmaware.org/site/PageServer

I really hope you get help chronic illness is a brushed under the rug type of problem and you are a wonderful person for being so proactive with your friends health..