I believe everyone on this website can honestly say "been there and done that." I am going to be a wet towel....I have been having the same pissed off feelings...and have had them for almost eight years now. Enbrel is my current want off it drug....that stuff has lowered my resistance to the common cold to minus 50000000000 give or take a little.Many moons ago I was using methotrexate (injectable...not that it makes any difference) and wanted to discontinue it and my rheumatologist said something like it isn't that bad. I took that as a challenge and scheduled my next appointment the day after....He didn't wait for me to say that I wanted off methotrexate....just asked what I wanted to try as a replacement.
Telling my doctor that there were two reasons for my being fatigued....dermatomyositis and caffine. Dm gave me sore muscles for which I take norco (hydrocodone is a stimulant...a rather poor one but) with a big bottle of Diet Mountain Dew.....if one didn't do it the others would....he bought it....yes, it is the truth also.
This all boils down to quality of life...sa if you didn't know. I have found that my doctors will listen when I have a logical argument for changing things around. And sometimes a little humor helps. At my last doctors appointment after most of the strength tests he asked me to lie down to listen to my lungs. After that he wanted me to sit up....I asked if he wanted a one finger answer or a two finger answer. He got the message about my stomach muscles and a little laugh to boot.
kThere is a light at the end of the tunnel....it is not an on comming train.
Greg
fat and happy by choice and prednisone dm 2000