Starting the pill to reduce pain

hunchmum
hunchmum Member Posts: 4
edited 7. Jul 2011, 15:52 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi,

I'm new to this but see there is a lot of comment on here about women experiencing worse arthritis pain when they have periods. What I'd like to know is, has anyone gone on the pill specifically to try and reduce the pain and did it work? Which pill? Do you know any good sources of information for me to read?

I'm already on as much MTX as I think I can cope with and don't want to pump more DMARDs into myself (consultant is always trying) when the pain so clearly linked to one week a month. Looking to solve the problem another way, although I never really got on with the pill when I was younger.

Thanks

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  • tillytop
    tillytop Member Posts: 3,460
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello and welcome to the forum.

    This is not something I have tried/found but I firmly believe there is a hormonal component to RA (and maybe to other forms of inflammatory arthritis) based on the fact that, statistically, it affects more women than men, that it can "disappear" during pregnancy and that is, as far as I understand it, not uncommon for it to manifest itself shortly after the birth of a child.

    I will be interested to see what others have to say.

    Love Tilly xxx
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,027
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Gosh...

    well l never thought of this,but if you are in good health, there is no resaon for you to avoid it,, and the doc is happy and you are happy why not give it a try???

    Wow! never thought of it.

    If you do give it a go l would LOVE to hear the outcome.

    Love

    Toni xx
  • chile168
    chile168 Member Posts: 384
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi,

    Pain, flare-ups got worse before and during menstruation. However, I have not menstruated for about a year and still having flare ups. Pain on joints still bad. Unable to take HRT as I also have Lupus and prone to clotting.

    I know it probably isn't much help but wanted to confirm what other ladies have said about menstruation and flare ups.

    Eve
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    mine all started at same time arther and the change went on hrt because life was crap still get periods (had stopped but hrt started it again) now when hormones change arther gets much worse val so unless pill stops hormones you will get no releafe from them as far as i can see val
    val

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