inflammatory arthritis

[bunny276]

I went to the reumotologist today and he told me that my postive ana and scleroderma were false positives. I believe him but he also told me that I have inflammatory arthritis .I knew that I had OA , DDD, DDJ. spinal stenosos and fibromyalgia and the newest is gout. He gave me Plaqunel.  My quesstion is : has anyone else been prescribed this Rx for these things. Iam already taking Relafen. Thkanks and God Bless.

[txsilver]

Hi.  I have RA and a whole host of other things too and I am taking plaquenil.  It took a while for the plaquenil to work.  Actually, I had to go on Methotrexate for 6 months, then stop and now my symptoms are managed by Plaquenil and Relafen.  I also take Omneprasole to protect my stomach from the relafen and for pain I take Darvocet and either Zanaflex or Flexeril.  I am able to function now at an acceptable level.  
Expect to take the Plaquenil for at least 3 months before you can evaluate whether or not it is helping you.  This is true for almost all the meds they give us.  It took me a year and a half to get the right prescription and dosage combinations to get relief.  I hope it will not take that long for you!  If you have any other questions or just want to talk to folks who understand, write here anytime!