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Headaches/joint pain

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sheila89874
sheila89874

Hi. New to all of this. Started last Saturday on 10mg for Inflamatory Arthtitis. Getting terrible headaches and joint pain. Worse than what it was. Feels like I’ve been hit with a bus. There seems to be terrible side effects. Is it going to get better or is this it.  Cheers 

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  • Lilly_1952
    Lilly_1952 sheila89874

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    Hi I have just finished week 2 I feel terrible just like you say but so do tired more than usual

    Had my bloods done today I mentioned it all to the nurse but she did not have any idea

    So I will await blood results and take it from there

    I know they say it takes around 6/8 weeks but did not expect to feel worse

    Hope you find some answers xx

  • keeley1462
    keeley1462 sheila89874

    Posted

    My daughter is 10 years old and started 3 weeks ago on 15mg she’s suffered with really bad headaches so much so I ended up taking her to the children’s hospital to get checked over 

    I found making her drink plenty of water last weekend really helped and iv also read that keeping away from caffeine helps too 

    Hope things settle down for you 

  • clare88367
    clare88367 sheila89874

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    The initial side effects should settle down after a while - for me that was about 8-10 weeks - and then you may be lucky enough to continue fine.  For me there were too many continuing side effects to tolerate the treatment and I had to stop.  It's a tough one, as it's quite an effective drug to treat quite a few things, but it's pretty toxic and can make you feel bad.  The bottom line is which is worse - the original condition or the the meth treatment?  

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