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Suggest Treatment For Pain And Swelling In Joints

i m 24 year old and m suffering from arthritis from last 10 year, having lots of pain and swealling in my all joints, and m not able to do my routine jobs. nad m taking hcqs 200 mg twice in a day folitrex 7.5 mg once in a wk, defcort 6 mg twice in a day..

Fri, 25 Jul 2014
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement,  's  Response
Hi
Thanks for posting your query
As you might be knowing Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that is autoimmune in nature. Just like various chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension and ischaemic heart disease are not curable but controllable; rheumatoid arthritis is also controllable.
With proper medication you can lead an absolutely normal life without any pain or disability. The drugs usually given are methotrexate ,HCQS,Sulfsalazine along with folic acid and pain killer.
It is not advisable to stop medication on your own as it only leads to accrual of joint damage and leads to joint deformities. So keep a positive attitude and take regular medication; also exercise regularly.
Please feel free to ask me if you have any other query.
Hope this information suffices.
Take care
Regards
Dr.chugh, Orthopaedic surgeon
Virtual clinic http://bit.ly/drmchugh
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Suggest Treatment For Pain And Swelling In Joints

Hi Thanks for posting your query As you might be knowing Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that is autoimmune in nature. Just like various chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension and ischaemic heart disease are not curable but controllable; rheumatoid arthritis is also controllable. With proper medication you can lead an absolutely normal life without any pain or disability. The drugs usually given are methotrexate ,HCQS,Sulfsalazine along with folic acid and pain killer. It is not advisable to stop medication on your own as it only leads to accrual of joint damage and leads to joint deformities. So keep a positive attitude and take regular medication; also exercise regularly. Please feel free to ask me if you have any other query. Hope this information suffices. Take care Regards Dr.chugh, Orthopaedic surgeon Virtual clinic http://bit.ly/drmchugh