tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379278689668630184.post3994871100340307535..comments2018-10-25T12:38:26.110+01:00Comments on There's Always Rheum for Improvement: My Codeine ComaRheuma Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11028101927253464226noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379278689668630184.post-2409378545489904542011-01-16T20:53:36.089+00:002011-01-16T20:53:36.089+00:00I know where you are coming from.ive been diagnose...I know where you are coming from.ive been diagnosed with R.A for the las 2 years ( had it apparantly for about 4-5yrs) and have it severe and aggresive in all of my joints.....They are just crying out to me all the time"HELP".!!!!!!!!! Drives me sooo mad.!!!<br /><br />Im on Humira and also methotrexate at present (in 09 i was on sulfasalazine and methotrexate)very bad to my liver.!! <br /><br /> i have been quite ill with the humira/MTX combo also,but dealing with the pain via painkillers is sometimes the only real benefit to at least getting a few hours sleep at night<br />I either take a couple of (100mg)tramadol tablets @ night and during the day co-codomol (30/500mg)<br />these are ok but really play havoc with my stomach....Also because of the pain trying to get some sleep and do a full 9 hr day at work gets to me and at present feel really low and struggle for the will to live.... :(<br /><br />I just hope theres a cure for it somewhere in the near future.! <br />ive never really had neat codeine tablets before and was just wandering perhaps i should try these as an alternative..?<br />anyway good luck with your R.A and wish you all the best,i feel for the pain,the anxiety,the madness and the confusion that is R.A <br />Dazz.xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379278689668630184.post-17928000840110242762010-10-22T23:36:52.085+01:002010-10-22T23:36:52.085+01:00Oh so true I wish the MD would understand how bad ...Oh so true I wish the MD would understand how bad the pain gets and I wish I could fine a drug that would help the RA now on orencia and I dont think this is the one for me good luckAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08138743120261360708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379278689668630184.post-80520942317972606292010-10-22T07:02:47.315+01:002010-10-22T07:02:47.315+01:00Oh so true! The only thing I've found I can ta...Oh so true! The only thing I've found I can take without the repercussions you speak of above is Tylenol 4, which I've sadly found in the last week or 2 no longer makes things manageable. My pain relief reserved only for nighttime is a muscle relaxer that really does just take me away but hence why it's a nighttime med. I don't have to worry about not being able to drive or concentrate or stay awake. I wish people understood more of what it's like- the meds in particular in this instance. My mom has been a superstar the last 10 months since I was diagnosed and she is definitely trying so hard to make it the easiest it possibly can be for me but there has still been a time or two where she's said 'you need to take them when you hurt so bad' but to me I always hurt so bad. More weighs on my decision to take something... I have to hurt more than I normally hurt without waiting too long before I decide.. I don't ever want to get to the point that they don't do their job because I'm taking them too often but I'm also starting to wonder if I'll have no choice in the matter. Dealing with immense pain or letting a rx help me deal with the immense pain- if the latter will take less energy that I don't have to offer, chances are that's what I'm going to go with. I'm very glad I found you. :)Carlyhttp://www.facebook.com/CasinoJunkie21noreply@blogger.com