AboutRusty Ford Expertise I can answer questions about most types of arthritis and the drugs and procedures used to treat them.
Experience I manage the one of largest arthritis websites on the internet http://arthritis-symptom.com/ I have been involved with publishing artritis research for 15 years and aswering questions related to almost any type of arthitis.
Organizations Arthritis-Symptom.com
Arthritis Foundation
millie wrote at 2006-10-29 04:46:26
HI! I'm an RN and I have what I(self-diagnosed . . . sorry, that's how nurses are sometimes!) believe to be fibromyalgia - lots of aches and pains which are worse at night. I've taken a low dose of elavil at night for years and it helps some. I recently ran out of it and when I went to my family doctor with worsening pain and probable sciatica, she prescribed Medrol dose pack to "jump start" my pain relief. I was amazed! I was pain-free the entire time I was on the medication. Been off it for several days and the pain is back to the level it was before (darn!). I don't like taking medications and won't take anti-inflammatories because they irritate my stomach, but I was impressed with the Medrol dose pack. I found this site looking for more information - hate to be on a maintenance dose of prednisone (because of the side effects) but I'm tempted to ask my physician about it - I think I could easily stop taking the elavil if a lose dose of prednisone helped. Good luck. Don't be afraid of the Medrol dose pack - I didn't experience any side effects in the short time I was on it - didn't even gain weight. And I felt wonderful.
