Newbie Rheumatoid arthritis

Cazzie68

Just touching base to say hello. Newly diagnosed with Rhuematoid Arthritis.

MaryL44

Hello @Cazzie68 and welcome to the Community. We are a friendly and supportive group and I hope that will be your experience as well. I have changed the title of your post so that others can easily see what you are interested in. I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis about 8 months ago and I take methotrexate. I remember the shock but I have adjusted (with the help of this community group!)

Our website is a mine of information so do look at it. You might be particularly interested in:

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

Also, our community members will have vast experience so do keep checking back here for their responses and post specific questions that you might have. You can also find previous discussions by searching the posts (just click on the magnifying glass towards top right of screen.) I searched using the word Rheumatoid and found many entries!

Please keep posting now you are here and let us know how you are getting on.

Best wishes

Mary

jonesy

hi all i suffering with rheumatoid arthritis what pain killers are people on I have been told try cbd oil

Ellen

Hi @jonesy a very quick welcome from me to the online community.

Pain relief is very much an individual preference what works well for some is not effective at all for others.

Here is some information about different painkillers and non steroid anti-inflammatories (Nsaids):

Painkillers and NSAIDs | Side-effects, uses, time to work

This is a search did of discussions about CBD oil

https://community.versusarthritis.org/search?domain=all_content&query=cbd&scope=site&source=community

Best wishes

Ellen.