Re: My Arava experience Update

[Guest guest]

I guess I'm getting used o the Arava. I did start taking it at night and

haven't had stomach problems since then. I'm also taking Prevacid OTC as I

had been doing for a while now. I am sensing that it's stopped helping me,

though. I had a couple of days that were good, but it's been downhill since

then. Or maybe it's just a long flare I'm having. I sure hope it gets

better, I'm still tired of the pain and swelling. It's kinda like Texas

weather, wait a few minutes and it'll change!

Dennis

[Guest guest]

I guess I'm getting used o the Arava. I did start taking it at night and

haven't had stomach problems since then. I'm also taking Prevacid OTC as I

had been doing for a while now. I am sensing that it's stopped helping me,

though. I had a couple of days that were good, but it's been downhill since

then. Or maybe it's just a long flare I'm having. I sure hope it gets

better, I'm still tired of the pain and swelling. It's kinda like Texas

weather, wait a few minutes and it'll change!

Dennis

[Guest guest]

Dennis,

I am also in texas and I am curious where you are buying prevacid OTC. I

looked in my local pharmacy and all I saw was Prilosec OTC, tagament and

Zantac. I pay a co-pay for my previcid and its prescription only....unless it

was

recently released as OTC.

I just checked the Prevacid website and found no info or press release about

the change to OTC.

Good luck with the Arava. It was the first RA med I took and it worked

great for the first year with no side effects. I am starting antibiotic

therapy

for my RA on Sunday.

Toni

In a message dated 7/8/05 11:23:01 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

writes:

Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 16:14:41 -0500

From: " Dennis W " <betnden@...>

Subject: Re: My Arava experience Update

I guess I'm getting used o the Arava. I did start taking it at night and

haven't had stomach problems since then. I'm also taking Prevacid OTC as I

had been doing for a while now. I am sensing that it's stopped helping me,

though. I had a couple of days that were good, but it's been downhill since

then. Or maybe it's just a long flare I'm having. I sure hope it gets

better, I'm still tired of the pain and swelling. It's kinda like Texas

weather, wait a few minutes and it'll change!

Dennis

[Guest guest]

Dennis,

I am also in texas and I am curious where you are buying prevacid OTC. I

looked in my local pharmacy and all I saw was Prilosec OTC, tagament and

Zantac. I pay a co-pay for my previcid and its prescription only....unless it

was

recently released as OTC.

I just checked the Prevacid website and found no info or press release about

the change to OTC.

Good luck with the Arava. It was the first RA med I took and it worked

great for the first year with no side effects. I am starting antibiotic

therapy

for my RA on Sunday.

Toni

In a message dated 7/8/05 11:23:01 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

writes:

Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 16:14:41 -0500

From: " Dennis W " <betnden@...>

Subject: Re: My Arava experience Update

I guess I'm getting used o the Arava. I did start taking it at night and

haven't had stomach problems since then. I'm also taking Prevacid OTC as I

had been doing for a while now. I am sensing that it's stopped helping me,

though. I had a couple of days that were good, but it's been downhill since

then. Or maybe it's just a long flare I'm having. I sure hope it gets

better, I'm still tired of the pain and swelling. It's kinda like Texas

weather, wait a few minutes and it'll change!

Dennis

[Guest guest]

Sorry, Toni, spellcheck didn't even catch it. The med was supposed to be

PRILOSEC OTC. At least I got the OTC right!

Dennis

Re: My Arava experience Update

>

> I guess I'm getting used o the Arava. I did start taking it at night and

> haven't had stomach problems since then. I'm also taking Prevacid OTC as

> I

> had been doing for a while now. I am sensing that it's stopped helping

> me,

> though. I had a couple of days that were good, but it's been downhill

> since

> then. Or maybe it's just a long flare I'm having. I sure hope it gets

> better, I'm still tired of the pain and swelling. It's kinda like Texas

> weather, wait a few minutes and it'll change!

>

> Dennis

[Guest guest]

Sorry, Toni, spellcheck didn't even catch it. The med was supposed to be

PRILOSEC OTC. At least I got the OTC right!

Dennis

Re: My Arava experience Update

>

> I guess I'm getting used o the Arava. I did start taking it at night and

> haven't had stomach problems since then. I'm also taking Prevacid OTC as

> I

> had been doing for a while now. I am sensing that it's stopped helping

> me,

> though. I had a couple of days that were good, but it's been downhill

> since

> then. Or maybe it's just a long flare I'm having. I sure hope it gets

> better, I'm still tired of the pain and swelling. It's kinda like Texas

> weather, wait a few minutes and it'll change!

>

> Dennis