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A member asked:
What is best treatment got rheumatoid arthritis? my mom is 78 and suffers from this and is in excruciating pain.
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Tough case: Many medications for RA work on suppressing the immune system and carry their own bag of potential side effects. The is not one best treatment and i would encourage a comprehensive evaluation by a rheumatologist who can go into more detail about the risks and benefits of treatment.
Answered 6/10/2014
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