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Severe osteoarthritis in my hands. How can I relieve the pain and stiffness?

Posted by cea62952 @cea62952, Mar 22, 2016

I have severe osteoarthritis in my hands. How can I relieve the pain and stiffness. I am taking naproxen 500 mg. 2x daily

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spiritgoddess06 | @spiritgoddess06 | Mar 22, 2016

My Rheumy just put me on Voltaren Gel 1% and it's helping a lot. I have severe reactions to RA meds and my liver enzymes are already through the roof but the gel seems to not have the side effects that the meds do...I don't know if my levels are still high but I just started the gel about a week ago and it's already making a difference. Hopefully you can try it. Good Luck!

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cea62952 | @cea62952 | Mar 22, 2016
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@spiritgoddess06

My Rheumy just put me on Voltaren Gel 1% and it's helping a lot. I have severe reactions to RA meds and my liver enzymes are already through the roof but the gel seems to not have the side effects that the meds do...I don't know if my levels are still high but I just started the gel about a week ago and it's already making a difference. Hopefully you can try it. Good Luck!

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I have that cream I guess I have not been using regularly  I will try to do it on a more regular basis.  Thank you

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dorsey | @dorsey | Mar 22, 2016

Is this cream an RX or over-the-counter?

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spiritgoddess06 | @spiritgoddess06 | Mar 22, 2016

It's RX only but I got samples from the doc...

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