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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / December 2005ai creams and tabs
hello have read this group since hubby (Bob) was dxed with RA over a year ago..he is ok at the moment but gets a lot of numbness in his hands, also says it feels like electric shocks...his wrists are all lumps and bumps and the doc says he has carpel tunnel syndrome...is this a direct result of the RA? or something completely different? He is currently taking 1 plaquinel 200mg and 2 meloxicam 7.5mgs daily....but going back on the naproxen soon (Meloxicam not showing any improvement)....Our problem is that he wants to rub in an ointment (Volteral) to see if this helps at all....but reading the contra indications it says not to use it with nsaid . Has anyone used this cream with good effect or is it not strong enought for severe pain on it's own? Or can he use it with the drugs he's on? Any info much appreciated.... Good Vibes to all Pam xx I had carpal tunnel problems back when I first started having RA type problems. I'm most grateful that the ortho guy helped to push through insurance for the CT release surgery before anyone got to mess around with treating it with medication I'm not normally a big fan of surgery. But this one is a piece of cake and a quick and permanent fix to the problem. Can't say that about many things. Jo > hello > have read this group since hubby (Bob) was dxed with RA over a year [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Good Vibes to all > Pam xx I can't find Volteral listed at www.rxlist.com but I'm assuming it would be an ointment form of Volteran which is and anti-inflammatory. Two such drugs should not be taken without consulting your doctor or pharmacist. They can excessively thin the blood and cause internal bleeding. Cooly > hello > have read this group since hubby (Bob) was dxed with RA over a year [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Good Vibes to all > Pam xx Pam, The carpal tunnel syndrome is really common with the RA. Basically the wrists get inflammed and the compression causes the numbness etc. Call it what it is - if the inflammation from the RA goes down then quite often the carpal tunnel improves. Bob is on only one very mild dmard (disease modifying anti rheumatic drug). This is the plaquenil. I personally would recommend that he talks to his RD and asks if his RA should be under better control. Adding another dmard would help this. The lumps and bumps could very likely be RA nodules which would mean he is not under great control. The meloxicam and naproxen are nsaids so that is going to reduce some inflammation but do little for the disease process. The volteral is another nsaids which is why they don't want you taking it with the meloxicam or naproxen. This could cause an overdose of nsaids in your body. Again check with your doctor - perhaps he feels that the ointment would work better than adding naproxen. It is important to get the RA under control. Bottom line - it sounds like it isn't. I have a thing about adding another name to what we have - we could easily all end up with lots of diseases - RA, carpel tunnel, tendonitis but if it is all related to the RA might as well call it what it is. Good luck - send Bob our way if you want. There are some non-medicinal things that will help that carpal tunnel a bit - ice, wrist splints, resting splints while sleeping (lovely things with velcro to hold them - yuck!), and finally some surgical solutions (which finally helped me since my RA took a long time to get sort of under control.) Bottom line though in my opinion is to get an opinion from his RD about the disease. Kelly > hello > have read this group since hubby (Bob) was dxed with RA over a year [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Good Vibes to all > Pam xx Pam, I have AS (ankylosing spondylitis) which is very similiar in a lot of ways to RA, (autoimmune arthritis). I agree with Kelly above because before I was diagnosed, everyone originally thought that I had carpal tunnel. I shuffled between docs and then finally had a nerve conduction study done, and it showed that I didn't have ct at all. Flash forward two and half years later, I'm diagnosed, on Enbrel, methotrexate, sulfasalazine and some other drugs, and my wrists don't bother me much at all anymore. A lot of things can mimic carpal tunnel. I would definitely agree with Kelly on this one-perhaps you could talk with the rheumatologist and see about adding in another drug (DMARD) rather than just adding in an NSAID (Naproxyn). Many times in RA, more than just one drug is necessary to keep things under control. I hope that your husband finds some relief soon, Char > Pam, > I have AS (ankylosing spondylitis) which is very similiar in a lot of [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > I hope that your husband finds some relief soon, > Char Thank you all for your advice and information.Much appreciated.and we will certainly be talking to Bobs rheumatologist as soon as possible......... Thanks again Pam xx |
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