Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Therapy |
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Recent research has found that early rheumatoid arthritis drug treatment is of utmost importance. The earlier you get treated, the better chance you'll have of avoiding joint damage and leading a normal life. This is a stark contrast to past practices, where the strongest drugs were saved for the worst cases that didn't respond to milder treatments. The reason for the traditional wait was a concern about side effects of some of the more powerful drugs. However, it's now known that the benefits far outweigh the risks in this situation.
Now, however, doctors know that the sooner you start rheumatoid arthritis drug therapy with the strongest drugs, the better. Remember, this is a progressive disease, so the longer you have it, the more joint damage you'll accumulate. Much damage can be stopped before it starts simply be using more aggressive treatments early on. Some people even go into permanent remissions with early aggressive treatment. At the very least, early treatment will hold off the really bad joint damage (the kind that requires surgery to fix) for many years longer than without such treatment.
Even better, some people who receive aggressive rheumatoid arthritis drug treatment early on go on to lead healthy lives with good joints. This is especially true of children and teenagers. Early treatment also allows the disease to be much more manageable. You may not even know you have the disease when you get the right drugs right at the beginning of your diagnosis. Therefore, if you've been diagnosed with this insidious degenerative joint disease, don't wait to take the strongest drugs on the market. Your health, well-being, and future independence ride on it, so talk to your doctor as soon as you think there's a problem with your joints
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