Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 I suffer from constant extreme pain in my hips, shoulders and feet, along with bad stiffness after I've been still and muscle cramps in my legs and feet. I've seen 13 doctors and had a back surgery that changed nothing. My labs are all normal. I've seen four rheumatologists, two said definitely fibromyalgia and one said it's sero-negative RA and another one just wanted to put me on an antidepressant. I don't have tender points--it feels good to push or rub really hard where I hurt. A neurologist tried 50 mg prednisone which made every symptom disappear and I felt great, but the next rheumatologist freaked out and said prednisone was insane and started tapering me down. It's been hell. Some days I have pray constantly just to keep myself from jumping off a roof or something. The latest doctor wants to start methotrexate but I read about it and it said you shouldn't take it unless your life was threatened. what gives? what do you do when you doctors contradict each other and information you get from various sources all say different things? I am so confused and lost and tired and I don't know how much longer I can live like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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