Arava and Pain: What Users Say

• kri...
• January 24, 2013

For Rheumatoid Arthritis "Was on Arava for a little over a year. The hair loss, pain from the hair loss, gastrointestinal problems, and the infections are just too much. My hair is so thin. I went to my doctor and had it stopped. I lost another 6 lbs in 2 months, and that is with the introduction of Ensure. I hope others have a better experience than what I did. I am 27 years old, and every day I felt life leaving me little by little."

• PK ...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 25, 2019

For Rheumatoid Arthritis "Taking Arava for about 3 weeks for RA, it gave me a bad headache. My head hurt really badly, and my neck, I couldn't turn my head. My hands got very weak, it felt like I had sprained them. My finger joints were inflamed, and there was burning pain, and ALL my joints hurt worse. I stopped using it, and the headache, neck, and hand pain got better."

• Anonymous
• January 13, 2010

For Rheumatoid Arthritis "I have been on Arava for three years now. I have not had any adverse side effects. Every so often my thumb hurts, and I have to use a pain cream, but that is my only complaint."