fatigue and headaches

October 30, 2006

Hi all,

Since I am new to this disease, I still have a lot of questions. I am

currently not on any DMARDS. I stopped Sulfasalazine 2 weeks ago. I will be

starting Arava this week, once my doctor gets me my loading dose. Anyway, is it

common to experience occasional fatiue with this disease? I usually have

fatigue between 2-5p.m. on some days. I usually try to work through it and then

I get a second wind. Furthermore, is it common to get headaches with this

disease? I am a person who very rarely got a headache until recently. I am not

getting headaches everyday, but I am getting them a lot more frequently than I

think I should. Tylenol usually helps. All of this is tolerable so far, but I

just wanted to make sure I wasn't going crazy. Also, if you have tried Arava,

if you can tell me about it that would be great. Did any of you have any

strange side effects with Arava? Thank you all for listening.

[Editor's Note: Fatigue is a major symptom of the disease in no small measure

because your body's immune system if fighting your own body all the time.

Living with chronic pain is also fatigue-inducing and this often is coupled with

fatigue brought on by our medications. Fatigue is one of THE most frequently

cited PA symptoms. I haven't heard of headaches as being part of PA. Does

anyone else know? Kathy F.]

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