thanks to all of you i am having a ball on here,i must remember not to touch certain buttons as instructed by my son or i get lost in transit,i see my mix of meds has been before,i have been put on mtx and hydroxychloroquine with the paracetomol and co-codomol thrown in,between ra and menopause,i am trying to do all the right things ie= less red meat,coffee(thats a hard one) keep weight steady,pace myself, that i find hard as yet i have always been very energetic and feel i still am well in my mind some days,i have found twinngs tea the various flavours very good and i am not a lover of tea but needs must,my doctor asked me when at clinic if i was depressed, because of my moaning i guess ,but when i said no just tired, i got the nodding head thing so i pushed it with some questions and he put his pen down and actually sat and chatted for a few mins i was shocked but feel now i am human not just another file,it made my day so i left with a little spring in my step,whoohoo!!
ps why does medication have to have such big names i cant spell or pronounce

Hi Dorothy,

My name is Anne 50 years old and was diagnosed in May this year, I was put on 20mg MTX and last week reduced to 15mg weekly plus I have now been given 5mg weekly of folic acid. After approx 7 weeks on MTX the pain was gone, I have had the occasionally niggle but nothing like before. I really hope it works for you. This site was a god send to me at the beginning and to find people who understood what I was experiencing and could give me great advice, it really cheered me up.

Anne x