Re: Cognitive Impairments in RA

[Guest guest]

I thought that my impairments were due more to the medications that

I was put on then the RA itself. Since I quit taking some of those

meds my ability to remember things came back. My ability to do math

problems in my head came back too.

I had been on flexeril, Ultram and Vioxx. It caused me to stutter

and lose reality. The doctors couldn't say which drug it was or if

it was the combination but I decided to not take any of them.

I now use Skellaxin as it is a very mild muscle relaxer and doesn't

impair my ability to think when on it.

I use Bextra and will be on Mobic when my Bextra prescription runs

out as the military pharmacy doesn't carry Bextra anymore. It

doesn't seem to affect my thinking either.

Ultram just scares me - Everything I have read about it doesn't say

much. No one knows for sure what if anything the drug does or how

it may affect you long term. My RA doctor has quit prescribing it

to her patients. She said she has had to many with adverse

reactions to it.

I know I am drug sensitive and that some affect me worse then others

and some I don't react to at all like Vicoden. I am allergic to

Percoset, Darvoset - I guess they say all drugs that end in set I am

allergic to. I want to rip off my skin when dosed with them.

It is interesting to know though that RA can cause cognitive

impairments. Very interesting...do you think I could tell my hubby

that it is the RA that makes me not want to clean the house...lol

God bless,

Althea

[Guest guest]

I thought that my impairments were due more to the medications that

I was put on then the RA itself. Since I quit taking some of those

meds my ability to remember things came back. My ability to do math

problems in my head came back too.

I had been on flexeril, Ultram and Vioxx. It caused me to stutter

and lose reality. The doctors couldn't say which drug it was or if

it was the combination but I decided to not take any of them.

I now use Skellaxin as it is a very mild muscle relaxer and doesn't

impair my ability to think when on it.

I use Bextra and will be on Mobic when my Bextra prescription runs

out as the military pharmacy doesn't carry Bextra anymore. It

doesn't seem to affect my thinking either.

Ultram just scares me - Everything I have read about it doesn't say

much. No one knows for sure what if anything the drug does or how

it may affect you long term. My RA doctor has quit prescribing it

to her patients. She said she has had to many with adverse

reactions to it.

I know I am drug sensitive and that some affect me worse then others

and some I don't react to at all like Vicoden. I am allergic to

Percoset, Darvoset - I guess they say all drugs that end in set I am

allergic to. I want to rip off my skin when dosed with them.

It is interesting to know though that RA can cause cognitive

impairments. Very interesting...do you think I could tell my hubby

that it is the RA that makes me not want to clean the house...lol

God bless,

Althea

[Guest guest]

Hey Althea, I think I might try to use that one " WHAT?? I guess I forgot to

clean the house? " and then act really confused LOL Latisha

blueroses11 <bluerose11@...> wrote:

I thought that my impairments were due more to the medications that

I was put on then the RA itself. Since I quit taking some of those

meds my ability to remember things came back. My ability to do math

problems in my head came back too.

I had been on flexeril, Ultram and Vioxx. It caused me to stutter

and lose reality. The doctors couldn't say which drug it was or if

it was the combination but I decided to not take any of them.

I now use Skellaxin as it is a very mild muscle relaxer and doesn't

impair my ability to think when on it.

I use Bextra and will be on Mobic when my Bextra prescription runs

out as the military pharmacy doesn't carry Bextra anymore. It

doesn't seem to affect my thinking either.

Ultram just scares me - Everything I have read about it doesn't say

much. No one knows for sure what if anything the drug does or how

it may affect you long term. My RA doctor has quit prescribing it

to her patients. She said she has had to many with adverse

reactions to it.

I know I am drug sensitive and that some affect me worse then others

and some I don't react to at all like Vicoden. I am allergic to

Percoset, Darvoset - I guess they say all drugs that end in set I am

allergic to. I want to rip off my skin when dosed with them.

It is interesting to know though that RA can cause cognitive

impairments. Very interesting...do you think I could tell my hubby

that it is the RA that makes me not want to clean the house...lol

God bless,

Althea

[Guest guest]

Hey Althea, I think I might try to use that one " WHAT?? I guess I forgot to

clean the house? " and then act really confused LOL Latisha

blueroses11 <bluerose11@...> wrote:

I thought that my impairments were due more to the medications that

I was put on then the RA itself. Since I quit taking some of those

meds my ability to remember things came back. My ability to do math

problems in my head came back too.

I had been on flexeril, Ultram and Vioxx. It caused me to stutter

and lose reality. The doctors couldn't say which drug it was or if

it was the combination but I decided to not take any of them.

I now use Skellaxin as it is a very mild muscle relaxer and doesn't

impair my ability to think when on it.

I use Bextra and will be on Mobic when my Bextra prescription runs

out as the military pharmacy doesn't carry Bextra anymore. It

doesn't seem to affect my thinking either.

Ultram just scares me - Everything I have read about it doesn't say

much. No one knows for sure what if anything the drug does or how

it may affect you long term. My RA doctor has quit prescribing it

to her patients. She said she has had to many with adverse

reactions to it.

I know I am drug sensitive and that some affect me worse then others

and some I don't react to at all like Vicoden. I am allergic to

Percoset, Darvoset - I guess they say all drugs that end in set I am

allergic to. I want to rip off my skin when dosed with them.

It is interesting to know though that RA can cause cognitive

impairments. Very interesting...do you think I could tell my hubby

that it is the RA that makes me not want to clean the house...lol

God bless,

Althea