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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can be used to help relieve symptoms in any
form of arthritis.
Analgesics are used to achieve a goal of most arthritis treatment plans – pain relief.
Biologic agents were once reserved for people who's rheumatoid arthritis symptoms failed
to respond to other therapies. Now these agents are benefiting more
people in ways that weren't originally anticipated.
Corticosteroids, or simply steroids, are used in varying dosages to ease
damaging inflammation of the joints and organs.
Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) may actually modify the course of
inflammatory conditions, slowing or perhaps even stopping their progression.
Medications used for fibromyalgia are largely different from treatments of other forms of
arthritis and related conditions—the goal is to relieve muscle aches, pain and fatigue.
Now more treatment options are available for women, men and even children.
Gout medications are used to relieve acute pain and inflammation and reduce uric acid in
the blood, thereby preventing recurrence of attacks.
"Food that tastes like paper" and "eyes that feel gritty" are descriptions from patients
with dry mucous membranes caused by Sjögren's syndrome, which can occur by itself or
along with autoimmune conditions such as lupus or RA.
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