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Originally Posted by jenidallas
Yep. I take an antiherpetic although I only take it when I'm under (or about to be under) a lot of stress or know I'm going through a period when I'm run down. It makes me sick to my stomach so even though I should take it all the time, I just can't handle it otherwise.
I also have RA and the shingles seems to come along with arthritic flares so my rheumatologist monitors my inflammation markers every six weeks when I go in for my infusions.
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That explains a lot. RA and all of your immunosuppressive drugs don't help things. What a nasty little disease RA is.