Be Your Best With RA

Your treatment seems to be working well. Remember to exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet, get enough sleep, and take your medication. Combined, these things will help control your RA.

If you frequently have less than 15 minutes of morning stiffness, you may even ask your doctor whether he wants to adjust your dose. Don't stop taking your medication or lower the dose on your own, though.

It's great that you don't have much morning stiffness. You may still want to talk to your doctor about your treatment. Even if your RA isn't active, sometimes you may need to take a medication to prevent future joint damage or to avoid flares.

Remember to exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet, and get enough sleep. Taking care of yourself can help keep your RA under control.

Talk to your doctor about your treatment. If you frequently have more than 15 minutes of morning stiffness, you and your doctor can try other medications or adjust your dose.

Having RA doesn't mean you have to put up with morning stiffness and joint pain. A combination of medication, regular exercise, eating a healthy diet, getting enough sleep, and physical therapy, if needed, can help bring your RA under control. Keep working with your doctor to get more feel-good days.

Ask your doctor about the right treatment plan for you. If you often have morning stiffness and painful joints, medications can slow or prevent more joint damage. Like any medications, they have benefits and risks -- talk to your doctor about what makes sense for you.

You can help get your RA under control by exercising regularly, eating a healthy diet, and getting enough sleep. But if that's not enough, medications can do more.

It's good that you're working with your doctor to find out what's causing your symptoms. Many people with RA feel stiff in the morning, but that's only one symptom of RA.

Your doctor will ask you about other symptoms, such as swollen, painful joints on both sides of your body. He may also order blood tests, although there's no one test to diagnose RA.

If you do have RA, you and your doctor will create a treatment plan to stop further joint damage and reduce your pain and stiffness.

Make an appointment with your doctor. Many people with RA feel stiff in the morning, but that's only one symptom of RA. You need to see a doctor to get the right diagnosis and start treating your symptoms.

You can help your doctor by keeping track of your symptoms, such as how long morning stiffness lasts, which joints are painful or swollen, how severe your pain is, how tired you are, and any problems you have doing everyday tasks.