Medication for Rheumatoid Arthritis

annieolwyn

Hi,I am new to this forum and have had Rheumatoid Arthritis for over 20 years,I am really struggling to find a suitable medication,I have tried numerous different drugs and two different types of biological therapy’s,they have either just stopped working or the side effects have been too severe,such as huge mouth ulcers,extreme indigestion,bad hair loss and more.I am 67 years old and have been waiting for a total knee replacement for over two years as three years ago the X-ray showed bone on bone.I had a stroke when I was 41 years old and suffer from diverticulitis and IBS.Has anyone any information on the RA drug called Leflunomide,I am trying to lower my blood pressure so I can start this drug and would be very grateful te hear other experience of Leflunomide and it’s side effects,thank you for reading this post,regards Annie.

PeterJ

Hello @annieolwyn and welcome to the community. We are a friendly and supportive group and I hope you will find that as well.

I understand that you have Rheumatoid Arthritis and that you are waiting for a knee replacement and are about to be prescribed Leflunomide. Our website has a lot of useful information and I would suggest having a look around it. To help the following links may be of interest to you

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/treatments/drugs/leflunomide/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/rheumatoid-arthritis/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/treatments/surgery/knee-replacement-surgery/

Please do keep posting and let us know how you are getting on and I hope that others will connect with you to share their experiences as well, especially with Leflunomide

With very best wishes

Peter