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on Methotrexate , terrible wrists pain

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Downey_girl
Downey_girl

Hi, I'm 62 years old, I have been suffering from RA since I was 50. been on and off mtxt, I took Enbrel for about 2 years (worked wonderful) however due to not having inssurance I had to stop. I'm waitting for my RA appointment with my new inssurance.

I NEED SOME ADVICE, I'm having terrible wrists pain . cant do anything. I have tried bandages, creams ,heat, cold, etc... naproxen OTC like 6 at a time,nothing works . any sugestions? everything else is pretty manageble . 

also is RA muscle pain because besides some joint pain , the mayory of my pain is on my tendons and muscle. please all sugestions and comments are welcome.  thank you. 

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  • mary76396
    mary76396 Downey_girl

    Posted

    Hi Downey girl, I'm so sorry you are in such pain, I too suffer wrist pain so know a little of what you are going through, luckily I'm on MTX and Cimzia injections and it is a little better at the moment. Have you tried fish oil tablets? I have a friend who is off meds altogether but takes about twelve omega three fish oil capsules each day (spread out throughout the day) and she swears they help. I also have the wrist supports that have a metal bar preventing twisting of the wrist and they helped too. Hope you find some relief soon.

    • Downey_girl
      Downey_girl mary76396

      Posted

      Hi Mary, thank you so very much for responding. I take omega 3 fish iol but much smaller doses like 2 a day . Do you know how many milligrams your friend takes? I would like to know but I Will give that a try. Yes be Spain is really bad and he prevents you from doing mostly everything. Where do you buy those braces for your han Will give that a try. Yes be Spain is really bad and he prevents you from doing mostly everything. Where do you buy those braces for your wrists? Do you wear them all the time even at night?

      Thank you! 😊

    • mary76396
      mary76396 Downey_girl

      Posted

      Hi again, the fish oil capsules are 1000mg. I have two types of support, the ones with the metal bar I got from the chemist. I find them quite restrictive but that's the idea. The other supports I have are neoprene fingerless compression gloves, much easier to wear and these came from a hand specialist through a physiotherapist. She also made me a wrist support which works well. I have been told that sports wrist bands are helpful too.

      i hope you get some relief soon as I know this disease is so painful. xx

  • GringorJones
    GringorJones Downey_girl

    Posted

    I have this. Wrist and thumbs - all terrible tendon pain. I got a splint from my physio for the worst hand, but it's a pain to wear. Tendons are slow to get better even when on meds. Lots of rest - keep away from repetitive actions and any heavy lifting.

    Sorry I can't offer you any better advice. I hope the new doctor can help.

  • patyrod
    patyrod Downey_girl

    Posted

    My doctor gave me splints to wear at night, but they were uncomfortable and the velcro got stuck to my long hair.  So, I got some Energizing Support Gloves for the hand.  They are made by F***** (not sure if we are allowed to put brand names) and although not as strong as the splints, they are VERY comfortable and flexible and help a lot with the pain and numbness.  They help with computer work, too.  You can get them at the drugstore in the F***** section or online.  Now that my methotrexate has kicked in, luckily I have less wrist and hand pain, so don't have to wear them as much.

  • lyn1951
    lyn1951 Downey_girl

    Posted

    Same with me, wrists and fingers all clawed up in the morning, wrists splints sound like a good idea for me, might try the gloves for a start though, I have to work really hard at getting fingers and wrists straightened out and stretch tendons, little finger getting really badly bent will not straighten out.

    I take 6 x 1000 mg odourless fish oil capsules, 2 for breakfast, 2 for lunch and 2 for dinner, they do help.

    Have had to come off MTX for a few months - too  many side effects, so took a break, have started taking again last week.so will see how we go.

    • mary76396
      mary76396 lyn1951

      Posted

      Hi Lyn you have answered a question for me. My hands want to close all the time and it's uncomfortable to make them stretch out, like stretching an elastic band they snap back to a closed position. Like you my little finger is the worst. I'm so worried they will stay like it that made me get the gloves. The neoprene one still allow my fingers to bend but no so much. I never thought it was the tendons though.

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