23 years on prednisone. 7 years on a biologic. Medications I can't remember the names of anymore. Eventually I stopped waiting for someone to explain it to me and started reading the pharmacology myself. This is where I write what I find.
Ron Lev, RA patient for 30+ years, cuts through the noise on natural supplements for joint mobility - what the evidence shows and what he actually takes.
A breakdown of the best pain patches for arthritis by ingredient and mechanism - lidocaine, capsaicin, diclofenac, CBD - from an RA patient of 30+ years.
CBD patches for pain relief bypass liver metabolism unlike CBD oil - the pharmacokinetic difference explains when the patch is the smarter choice for daily pain management.
I took prednisone for 23 consecutive years for rheumatoid arthritis. Here is what I learned about long-term steroid use, what helped me taper, and what the research says about CBD and cortisol.
A guide to muscle patches for pain relief by mechanism - menthol, heat, lidocaine, and CBD transdermal - and which type actually fits which kind of muscle pain.
What rheumatoid arthritis nodules are, why they form in roughly 20-30% of RA patients, which treatments help, and what to watch for - from a 30-year RA patient.