anyone with rheumatoid arthritis and trying to conceive?
Need some advice here. I ‘ve been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when i was still a 16 year old and from then I’ve been on a long term treatment with Plaquenil and Delta-Cortef (Prednisolone) for 4 years now and I’m wondering what should I do before thinking of trying to conceive… I’m really confused as I don’t know anyone my age that has the same condition. Is there anyone that is facing the same situation? Thanks for any advise and sharing of experience 
Baby dust to all!
I was diagnosed with RA when I was 28. I am now 37 and 12 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child. The best advice I can give you is to stop taking all your medications, as it will be very hard to conceive whilst on it. Like you, I took plaquenil and prednisolone daily. It was a bit of a shock when I went off all meds, the aches and pains weren’t very pleasant. This time around it took me 6 months to conceive, so it was definitely a long 6 months with no meds. I would advise to speak with your doctor, so he/she can monitor you. After coming off the meds, I felt extremely sick for a week (I was told it was withdrawal symptoms). Since I have been pregnant, I have not had RA at all (my doctor told me that the pregnancy hormone will probably kick in and I should be pain free for my entire pregnancy!). I also made sure I started taking a pre-natal vitamin with everything that my body would need to make me (and my baby) healthy on the inside.
For me, it was a huge decision to come off my meds. It wasn’t an easy decision, but both prednisolone and plaquenil can be harmful to an unborn baby, so it wasn’t like I had a real choice if I wanted to have another baby. Please talk to your doctor before quiting your meds.
I wish you good luck!
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