tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post7230608240262699601..comments2023-10-02T04:06:53.185-04:00Comments on Brass and Ivory: Life with MS and RA: The New York Times highlights Rheumatoid ArthritisLisa Emrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862232056342347990noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-62417095676563970122008-08-13T00:21:00.000-04:002008-08-13T00:21:00.000-04:00Hi Gretchen,Yeah, I don't take that much fish oil ...Hi Gretchen,<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I don't take that much fish oil either. It usually makes my stomach hurt just a little. But I really should try to incorporate more.<BR/><BR/>I hesitate to talk about the RA too much because I kinda feel on the outside, looking in, not being able to try or discuss the RA drugs.<BR/><BR/>I simply use methotrexate (25mg, once/week) and sulfasalazine (1000mg-1500mg daily), plus folic acid to protect myself from the methotrexate. I also tried plaquenil, but REALLY didn't like it at all.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I know that Anne of Disabled Not Dead has both MS and RA. I think there was somebody besides us, but I can't think of who that is right now.<BR/><BR/>PS. Did you notice the new Health Central stuff? Maybe I'll be able to talk a little about RA with MS.<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you stopped by.Lisa Emrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862232056342347990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-31115316102434361612008-08-13T00:06:00.000-04:002008-08-13T00:06:00.000-04:00Hi Lisa--It was good to open up your blog and read...Hi Lisa--<BR/><BR/>It was good to open up your blog and read about RA--suprised me, but I appreciated it. I haven't gotten into reading blogs about RA like I am with MS. Probably because I feel I have so much to learn with MS---That's not to say I don't need to learn more about RA as well, but I haven't ventured into that as much.<BR/><BR/>For anyone else struggling with RA as well as MS, the drugs that were identified that I could use were Orencia and Rituxan. Before those two I had been on Enbrel and then Remicade. Then was diagnosed with MS. The million dollar question is did one on those drugs cause ( or as I look at it open the lock) for MS. Just one more thing to add to my list of unknowns. <BR/><BR/>I was very interested in the amount of fish oil he said to take. I will go look at my bottle, but I think I'm quite short I only take 2 capsules?<BR/><BR/>How many others are out there dealing with RA & MS??<BR/><BR/>GretchenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com