Kirsty Ward

milburn46

I’m on my second cause of steroids, still on methotrexate, I’m just struggling with the fatigue and flu like symptoms, I’m a bit better with pain in feet and ankles, I’m worried I will finish steroids again and I’ll get another bad flare, I’m new to rheumatoid arthritis and just don’t seem to be to talk to someone about coping with pain and fatigue and flu like symptoms, I went to a lady who was a chronic illness t therapist but she seemed to just want to know about my mental health and if I had a something in my past or worry’s about living, I just want t know how to cope with arthritis and pain there’s nothing wrong with my mental or so I thought before meeting her

PeterJ

Hello @milburn46 have a look through the following there might be something of use in them for you

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/managing-symptoms/managing-your-pain/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/news/2022/april/5-ways-to-help-with-fatigue/

Hope you feel better soon

Peter

noddingtonpete

Hi @milburn46 you could also take a look through the following (see side effects section)

Methotrexate | Side-effects, uses, time to work (versusarthritis.org)

stickywicket

I love your last sentence. No, nothing wrong with your mind : it"s your body.

I understand your anxiety. R. A. can be a *** when it flares. You don't say what dose of meth you're on or how long you've been on it for. All DMARDS can take up to 3 onths to work but, if you're there or thereabouts, I'd ring your rheumatology helpline. You may need a bigger dose or something adding. I do well on a combination of methotrexate and hydroxychloroquine. Some are on triple meds. We're all different. Just whatever it takes.

Please keep talking to us. We all have arthritis in one form or another. Indeed, some of us greedy so and sos have it in two. It's a pain, in eve ry sense.