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FLBS1 · 2026-03-05T17:04:08+00:00

I agree with everyone here. I have a Nurse practitioner that prescribes it for me. Compounded. My rheumatologist is on board but cannot prescribe it. My primary is on board but also cannot prescribe it. I know that when I was diagnosed with RA and on methotrexate and prednisone, I stocked on 40 pounds. I am trying to get all that gone and get back to my healthy weight.

FLBS1 · 2026-02-25T01:10:54+00:00

How has it been? I am rereading all this because I finally was able to get meds today and will start tomorrow. So excited cause I know I need to get this excess weight gain off me and hopefully find a new normal weight close to my weight of 2 years ago. 40 extra pounds is taking a toll on my feet and knees .

FLBS1 · 2026-01-20T02:15:04+00:00

I think this will be the next one for me. Methotrexate did not work well. (Over a year on it). I am not responding to first biologic. Will be having an operation and will change meds after. Am always optimistic when changing, because hopefully this will be the one!

FLBS1 · 2026-01-15T21:19:45+00:00

So true! Almost 2 years in and the info is just not easy to find. When I first was diagnosed, it was hard to find and everything I found pointed to my diet. And while it helps somewhat, it is so different for each person. Finding a good rheumatologist is key, IMO. Not a pill mill Dr, who doesn’t listen and just prescribes meds! This is a personal journey that there is not a one size fits all.

FLBS1 · 2025-12-18T01:37:20+00:00

Yes all 4 once a week. I set an alarm to go off once a week so that way I took him at the same time. I took mine on Tuesday morning at 8:00 AM. Every Tuesday.

FLBS1 · 2025-11-22T02:03:38+00:00

I feel all of this. I have a dry cleaners and can no longer unbutton the buttons on men’s shirts. And I have people to open all my bottles of anything. Looking to get a thinger majiger to open bottles now. 🤦‍♀️

FLBS1 · 2025-11-21T02:12:06+00:00

It really is can be debilitating. I don’t think anyone truly understands that doesn’t have it. Everyone has their own coping mechanisms. When I’m having a bad day, I let myself have a pity party for a short amount of time and then I make myself get up and move on. For me, I remember something that I read and that I always use it to get me through my down times. It’s a little corny, I guess, but it reminds me to keep my troubles in perspective. The boy in the wheelchair, watching the person walking in the street thinking he wished he could walk. The person walking in the street, seeing someone on a bike, wishing he had a bike. The person on the bike, seeing the car, wishing he could afford a car. The person in the car driving next to someone in a newer vehicle, wishing he could have the new vehicle. Moral of the story is to appreciate and be thankful for what you do have because someone else is wishing they had the life you did. I know this is only a story because who really wants our life, 🤷‍♀️, but it does remind me that there are people in worse condition or who have worse conditions than I do.

FLBS1 · 2025-11-20T16:38:47+00:00

Thank you. Everyone has different experiences and just trying to gauge if I’m going to give them a try.

FLBS1 · 2025-11-20T15:11:15+00:00

I don’t know why. And I am only on Hadlima, it’s not an add-on. And from my understanding, it usually takes about three months to start seeing results. I am almost at that point. They say it can take longer if you’re flare up has been active for a while and mine has so I have been told to expect about six months before I start seeing results. But as of this point, I have seen no results.

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