I have AA and a rheumatologist helped me. I have a doctor friend that has Arachnoiditis tell me that if I don’t get my inflammation under control I will never get relief. I went to a rheumatologist. My numbers were so bad I was put on steroids for two weeks. I was given Plauqenil and calcium channel blockers. My numbers went down for the first time in years. If you don’t get the inflammation down it will cause you a lot more problems. I wish someone would have told me this years ago. This is what helped me the most.