Date: 26.05.2010
From: Paula
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Subject: taking prednisone and still in pain
I don't want to have to increase my dosage of prednisone but i am still very sore in the morning and still have trouble sleeping. Is there anything else i could do to minimize my pain/ stiffness in the am? I don't have insurance so i can't really afford any of the new RA meds out there? Is pain medication used with steroids?
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Date: 27.05.2010
From: Lynn B
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Subject: Re: taking prednisone and still in pain
Hi Paula, welcome to the forum sorry to hear about your pain, that sleeping thing think i only have about 3 hours of broken sleep a night, have you seen a rheumy? have you got RA? Why do you need insurance? do you live in England? sorry about all the questions. just need to know where you are? as for the steroids they do help with inflamation and pain .tc
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Date: 27.05.2010
From: Paula
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Subject: Re: taking prednisone and still in pain
been to the rhumatologist. He THINKS i have RA- i can't afford the bloodwork to be sure (just one of them is $400 dollars)- no insurance means you have to pay for everything yourself and everything is really expensive. i live in Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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Date: 27.05.2010
From: Lynn B
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Subject: Re: taking prednisone and still in pain
Paula so sorry to hear you have to pay for everything, We are so lucky here in England we have our national health service and dont have to pay, Is there no way you can get help from anywhere else have you tried a heat pad to help with the pain it works for me sometimes. Is prednisone an anti inflamatry? And yes you can still take pain medication with steroids. tc x
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Date: 30.05.2010
From: Alec Lombos
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Subject: Re: taking prednisone and still in pain
Im taking pred and naproxen together with a stomach protector omeprazole which is helping until the methotexate kicks - good luck
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Date: 30.05.2010
From: sally
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Subject: Re: taking prednisone and still in pain
hi Paula, sorry to hear you are in pain. I take amitriptyline at night (20mg) for pain and it helps me sleep. It shouldn't be an expensive drug as has been around for decades. Ask your rheumy about it. I take pred, amitrip, sometimes co-codamol and methotrexate (which has also been around for decades and can't be as expensive as the newer ones). Some people take anti inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen but I can't as they irritate my stomach. They can be very effective for inflammatory arthritis but you need to take a stomach protector.
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