joint pain

[obviouslyiamfine]

I have been showing signs of ra since July of 2013. I'm in constant pain have been to two different doctors. both in which have tested my blood. I deal with swollen and discolored feet not to mention pain plus my joints hurt and grind every day. Lately it has been my shoulders that are hurting really bad. I am beginning to think i am going crazy. I don't know what to do? I cry all the time because I can't hardly take care of my family or home much less work the pain is way to bad. I have been dealing with constant back pain since 2008. I'm so tiered of feeling the way that i do.I'm only thirty years old I shouldn't feel as if i am 65. Unfortunately i do. The doctors always act as if i am crazy. I just can't take not being able to do anything about this pain. If there is anything that anyone can think that i can do I would greatly appreciate it. I am allergic to aspirin, penacilen, ibuprophen so the only thing that i can take for pain(which doesn't touch the pain) is tylenol. My test's always come back normal. I'm at my wits end please help me if you can.

[obviouslyiamfine]

I can understand what you are going through. It does suck. All I want to do is sleep half the time and my daughter is always wanting my constant attention. I hate the fact that i can't take care of her or my step daughter half the time. I love them both so much it hurts not to be able to spend the time with them that they want and need from me just because of pain and being tiered. I will for sure run all this by my rheumatologist and see what he thinks I should do. I used to be so active and energetic and now i can't even walk across my floor. hopefully they can figure out a way to fix me.

[obviouslyiamfine]

No i don't have any history of psoriasis. When i was a kid i used to play football and baseball with the neighbor kids. I never played in any leagues or anything like that. Yes it ruled out regular arthritis, fibromialgia, rumatoid arthritis. I have a rumatolagest app. set up for next month on the 24. I was planning on going back to my primary in three weeks and having full labs done on me for autoimmune disorders. The doc also has put me on symbalta but I'm having trouble with getting my insurance to cover it.

[Utopianonawa]

I know that's not helpful though. My rheumatologist has me on plaquenil and it has really helped with the inflammation. Though I am still in constant pain

[Utopianonawa]

I know exactly how you feel. I've been feeling that way for 3 years now. And I have a lot of pain in my back and have determined it is my kidneys. I also have spleen and gallbladder pain (or something in the area of those organs) but I have been told by my doctors there is no evidence of any disease. I'm only 21 and I am so weak and sore that I can't even walk my dog or play my guitar. It feels like you've lost everything and no one will help or even try to fin do it what's wrong.

My feet also sweet like yours do. For me it's because my kidneys are not properly filtering. Or something like that. My doctors tell me other than having protien in my urine there's nothing showing that anything is wrong with my kidneys.

[Caryopteris]

I would suggest calcium 500 mg at night along with 2000 IU vitamin D3.  Take magnesium 500 mg in the morning.  These are mild pain relievers.

So do you have a history of psoriasis so that it could be psoriatic arthritis?  The blood tests ruled out rheumatoid arthritis?  Were you an athlete?  

If it is rheumatoid arthritis or any other autoimmune disease, I would find a doctor who would try low-dose naltrexone.  It is off-lable use, but many people get relief from their autoimmune diseases.  But it has to be mixed in a compounding pharmacy and insurance doesn't cover it.  But it's only about $40 a month, so I hear.