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YOUR ARTHRITIS CARE: Here's Your Gold Watch - Rheutired: Getting Involv...: Here's Your Gold Watch - Rheutired: Getting Involved as a Patient Advisor: The Hackath... : In the middle of October I was a judge and p... • Managing Stress With RA • YOUR ARTHRITIS CARE http://yourarthritiscare.blogspot.com/ INTRODUCTION Chronic muscle tension due to stress can cause RA-related pain to worsen. Methods like mindfulness and meditation can help. And when there is a stressor you can address, you can identify it and take steps to avoid it or mitigate its impacts on your daily life. Meditation, Mindfulness, and Breathing Exercises Relaxation and mindfulness techniques can provide significant benefits to people dealing with RA-related stress. • What ways have you found of managing stress with rheumatoid arthritis? • Share your tips in the comments below, or by posting on myRAteam. • Medically reviewed by Diane M. Horowitz, M.D. • Article written by Victoria Menard • Everyone experiences stress from time to time. But between managing medications, appointments, and flare-ups, living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can make everyday tasks and challenges all the more stressful. Although the stress of RA can feel overwhelming, there are ways to manage it. • Meditation, mindfulness practices, talk therapy, and exercise are just a sampling of stress-management techniques you can add to your toolkit. • If you need more support or feel that your stress is out of your control, consider talking to a health care provider about ways to manage it. • Managing Stress With RA • YOUR ARTHRITIS CARE http://yourarthritiscare.blogspot.com/ ▪︎The Relationship Between Stress and RA Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the joints in the same way it normally would fight viruses or bacteria. In other words, the damage in RA is caused by the body’s immune system, most commonly affecting joints of the hands, feet, wrists, elbows, ankles, and knees. • The relationship between stress and RA appears to be bidirectional. In other words, rheumatoid arthritis can cause a person to experience stress, and that stress can worsen the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. See what rheumatologist Dr. Ashira Blazer says about stress and flare-ups. • Managing Stress With RA • YOUR ARTHRITIS CARE http://yourarthritiscare.blogspot.com/ ▪︎How RA Causes Stress The symptoms of RA  — including pain, stiffness, and fatigue — can cause a great deal of stress, especially during flare-ups. “I feel super stressed out,” one myRAteam member wrote, “because I’m worried about work and providing for my family, and at the same time trying to cope with the pain, which just stresses me out so much more.” As another member explained, “It seems like it’s impossible to relax when you’re hurting.” As these members described, living with RA and its symptoms can be challenging. • Aside from dealing with the immediate physical aspects of RA, you may also find other facets of life with the disease stressful, including managing doctors' appointments and medications, paying for treatments, or worrying about the disease's progression. • This ongoing stress (referred to as chronic stress) can lead to additional health problems over time. • Managing Stress With RA • YOUR ARTHRITIS CARE http://yourarthritiscare.blogspot.com/ ▪︎How Stress Affects RA As many myRAteam members have shared, stress can make RA symptoms worse. One member shared that being stressed out was causing difficult flare-ups. “When I am stressed,” wrote another member, “my RA is really bad.” A third member observed, “Stress is not our friend. It causes difficulties.” When you experience stress, your body responds mentally and physically. When faced with a stressor (a stress-inducing event or thought), the body releases hormones that heighten your alertness, increase your heart rate, and tense your muscles. • Managing Stress With RA • YOUR ARTHRITIS CARE http://yourarthritiscare.blogspot.com/ ▪︎ This response can exacerbate RA symptoms in several ways. ▪︎Chronic muscle tension due to stress can cause RA-related pain to worsen. Additionally, the body’s stress response triggers the immune system to produce an inflammatory response. As RA is an autoimmune disease, inflammation is responsible for the joint damage that can develop in RA. This inflammation has also been found to heighten pain sensitivity, which can make existing RA symptoms feel even more painful. • Managing Stress With RA • YOUR ARTHRITIS CARE http://yourarthritiscare.blogspot.com/ ▪︎Managing Stress With RA You don’t have to accept constant stress as part of life with RA. Although some days will be more difficult than others, there may be ways you can manage stress before it starts to worsen your symptoms and impact your quality of life. You and your doctor can work together to determine which stress-busting approaches are best for you to have on hand. • Managing Stress With RA • YOUR ARTHRITIS CARE http://yourarthritiscare.blogspot.com/ ▪︎Treat Your RA Treating the underlying disease and getting your symptoms under control will help prevent them from contributing to your daily stresses. There are several approaches to treating and managing RA. Over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (or NSAIDs) and prescription corticosteroid injections can help manage pain in the short term, while systemic treatments, like disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (or DMARDs) and biologics, can help manage disease activity. You can work with your rheumatologist to find the best way of managing your RA. • Managing Stress With RA • YOUR ARTHRITIS CARE http://yourarthritiscare.blogspot.com/ ▪︎Identify Your Stressors One of the first steps to managing stress with RA is to identify what is contributing to it. You may want to start by keeping a stress-management journal, in which you record when and where you experience stress, what causes it, and how it makes you feel physically and emotionally. Some stressors can be managed, while others are unavoidable. “With all that is going on in our world today,” one member wrote, “many of us feel very stressed out.” • Managing Stress With RA • YOUR ARTHRITIS CARE http://yourarthritiscare.blogspot.com/ As another shared, “Stress is not good for RA, and COVID-19 doesn’t make things any better.” Even without heightened public health concerns, events such as natural disasters, job loss, and relationship conflicts can contribute to stress. Although you can’t control some stressors, you can control how you respond to them. Methods like mindfulness and meditation can help. And when there is a stressor you can address, you can identify it and take steps to avoid it or mitigate its impacts on your daily life. Meditation, Mindfulness, and Breathing Exercises Relaxation and mindfulness techniques can provide significant benefits to people dealing with RA-related stress. As one member suggested to another dealing with stress, “You could try meditation, relaxation techniques, or visualization. I know it won’t take away your pain, but it can be lessened by relieving stress.” • Managing Stress With RA • YOUR ARTHRITIS CARE http://yourarthritiscare.blogspot.com/ Relaxing may not seem easy at first. One myRAteam member notes that remaining calm can be hard “when you feel your pain is in chaos, but relaxing is better than stressing out.” Research has found that mindfulness, over time, can have significant positive impacts on emotional well-being in people with rheumatoid arthritis.  Mindfulness entails focusing on the present moment, including noticing your feelings and thoughts without judging them. Mindfulness techniques can include practicing different types of breathing methods and engaging in guided imagery. Visualization may also be a helpful stress management technique. You can start this practice by sitting in a calm environment, closing your eyes, and taking slow, deep breaths. Next, picture yourself in a relaxing environment that makes you happy. Whether it's on a warm beach or reading a book in front of a fire, try to visualize all the details of this scene — how it looks, feels, sounds, and smells. • Managing Stress With RA • YOUR ARTHRITIS CARE http://yourarthritiscare.blogspot.com/ ▪︎Talk Therapy If you have become overwhelmed by your stress or feel you can’t manage it on your own, it may be a good idea to seek out counseling or talk therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy is one type of talk therapy that can help you learn to respond to stress in healthier ways. • Managing Stress With RA • YOUR ARTHRITIS CARE http://yourarthritiscare.blogspot.com/ ▪︎Exercise Exercise releases chemicals called endorphins, which naturally promote “feel good” sensations and decrease stress. Physical activity — even light exercise — can help improve sleep and reduce stress levels, with the added benefit of reducing levels of pain, stiffness, and fatigue. You may find that yoga and tai chi are particularly helpful, as these practices combine physical movement, deep breathing, and mindfulness. • Managing Stress With RA • YOUR ARTHRITIS CARE http://yourarthritiscare.blogspot.com/ ▪︎Get Plenty of Rest As one myRAteam member wrote, “Keeping my stress down and getting enough rest are key parts of handling my symptoms.” Although getting a good night’s sleep can do wonders, dealing with stress can make falling asleep a challenge. Improving your sleep habits (also known as sleep hygiene) may make it easier to fall and stay asleep. Reducing your caffeine intake (especially late in the day), setting a regular bedtime that you adhere to every day, avoiding electronics at least one hour before bedtime, and making sure you have a dark, quiet place to sleep can make a difference in your sleep quality. • Managing Stress With RA • YOUR ARTHRITIS CARE http://yourarthritiscare.blogspot.com/ ▪︎Take Time for Yourself It is important that you find time to do things you enjoy. As one myRAteam member said, “If you are feeling stressed, try to find your happy place. Turn up your music, sing out loud, dance in your chair, or get up and dance around your house. Do whatever you need to do to release the stress. RA does not like it when you’re happy and feel peaceful.” • Managing Stress With RA • YOUR ARTHRITIS CARE http://yourarthritiscare.blogspot.com/ ▪︎Meet Your Team Navigating life with RA can be a challenge. The good news? You don’t have to go it alone. On myRAteam, the social network for people diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and their loved ones, more than 148,000 members from across the world come together to ask questions, offer support and advice, and share stories of life with RA. • Managing Stress With RA • YOUR ARTHRITIS CARE http://yourarthritiscare.blogspot.com/ • What ways have you found of managing stress with rheumatoid arthritis? Share your tips in the comments below, or by posting on myRAteam. ▪︎ References Diane M. Horowitz, M.D. is an internal medicine and rheumatology specialist. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Learn more about her here. Victoria Menard is a writer at MyHealthTeam. Learn more about her here. P.S. Eye Problems A tissue in the eyes similar to the tissue in the joints can also be attacked by the immune system in people with RA. This immune attack can lead to inflammation of tissues in the eyes, causing excessive dryness that can affect vision. Eye dryness is also a symptom of another autoimmune disease associated with RA called Sjӧgren’s syndrome. People with RA might need eyedrops, artificial tears, or ointment to keep their eyes moist. Other issues include scleritis (inflammation of the white part of the eye), blockage of blood vessels in the eyes, glaucoma, and cataracts. According to the American College of Rheumatology, a DMARD used to treat RA, called hydroxychloroquine, can also cause eye problems in rare cases.

Here's Your Gold Watch - Rheutired: Dealing with Chronic Disease Can Get Old

Here's Your Gold Watch - Rheutired: Dealing with Chronic Disease Can Get Old: This post is partly crowd-sourced from my online support group that's been together through thick and thin, even losing a few members... Subtle Symptoms of Chronic Stress We all experience stress at certain times in life—due to the demands of family or work or even social obligations. However, chronic stress and a barrage of cortisol (and other stress hormones) constantly circulating within the body can take a serious and unhealthy toll. Here are 15 subtle indicators of chronic stress… Jaw Tenderness Is your jaw or mouth feeling a little stiff? Chances are that tenderness can be attributed to stress causing you to grind your teeth. Most of us grind away while we’re sleeping, which explains why you likely don’t even realize you’re guilty of teeth grating and gnashing. According to research from the American Dental Association, grinding of the teeth commonly results from stress. If you’re feeling the results in your jaw, wear a mouthguard, which can protect the teeth and reduce jaw discomfort.  Surprise! A Zit! You could rightfully blame the greasy hamburger and fries you scarfed down at lunch. However, we all know that stress can cause us to breakout, and breakout bad. Dermatologists at Wake Forest University, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, link chronic bouts of stress to embarrassing adult acne.  Women’s Health explains that stress and anxiety cause our levels of “sex hormones called androgens in your body [to] spike, causing acne to flare up.” If you’re feeling stressed out and prone to breakouts, you can employ a face wash that contains bacteria-eradicating benzoyl peroxide. Just be sure to use a light moisturizer (one that doesn’t block pores) to keep skin hydrated and avoid further zits.  Skin Irritation Research notes that stress can also result in skin conditions—from dry patches to more serious pruritus, or chronic itchy skin. In fact, Dr. Gil Yosipovitch, Chair of Dermatology at Temple University Medical School, says that stress can double the chances of skin irritations. According to Dr. Yosipovitch, ongoing stress can trigger and irritate nerve fibers, resulting in all sorts of underlying skin conditions—such as psoriasis, dermatitis, and even eczema.  Painful PMS Symptoms Listen up ladies, a change in the symptoms leading up to your monthly period can be a sure sign that you’re too stressed out. For instance, Harvard researchers claim that the sudden emergence of painful menstrual cramps can result from a surge of stress hormones. Harvard research explains that an increase in stress hormones (i.e., cortisol) often explains an increase in sympathetic nervous system response, and agonizing cramps before and during “that time of the month.”  Bizarre Dreams Disturbing dreams can disrupt sleep and affect your mood the following day. However, the bizarre dreamscapes are often the result of feeling stressed before you turn in for the night. Dreams studies conducted by psychologists at Rush University Medical Center, in Chicago, Illinois, found that sleep disruptions caused by stress leave us more likely to dream nasty dreams compared to those who maintain good slumber habits.  Sugar Cravings While lack of sleep, PMS, and hormones can all result in insatiable sugar cravings, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania point out that stress usually starts this domino effect into the nearest cookie jar or candy store. The University of Pennsylvania study asked a group of pre-menopausal and postmenopausal participants to share the intensity of their sugar cravings. Researchers blamed stress, first and foremost, for their ice cream, candy, and cookie binges.  Migraines Migraine researchers have discovered that migraine sufferers are more likely to suffer a stabbing headache following periods of intense stress. That may explain why you’re troubled with a pounding migraine as soon as you clock out for the weekend. Health.com says stress headaches are usually due to that fight or flight response our body naturally resorts to. “Chemicals like adrenaline (epinephrine) and cortisol can cause vascular changes that leave you with a tension headache or migraine, either during the stress or in the ‘let-down’ period afterwards,” writes Health.com. In addition to the chemicals, our bodies tend to get tense when we’re stressed which could also make the pain of a migraine worse. Experts at Washington University Headache Center say when stress levels plummet and the body and mind readies for a period of relaxation; migraines are most prone to striking.  Canker Sores Most people have experienced a canker sore at some point in their life, and I think we can all agree they are extremely uncomfortable. While it’s still largely unclear why people develop cankers, it seems to happen more to people who are worn down and stressed. “We don’t really know why people get canker sores, but it’s probably something viral,” says Dale Amanda Tylor, MD, MPH, general and pediatric otolaryngologist at Washington Township Medical Foundation when speaking to Reader’s Digest. Luckily, these nasty mouth sores are not contagious and aren’t anything to get too worried about. They typically heal on their own with the worst of the symptoms being within the first four days. A canker sore should heal after about a week or so. The source also advises a thorough check that it isn’t a cold sore which is highly contagious and also a common side effect of stress.  Hair Loss Losing a few (actually more like 100) strands of hair every day is normal, but the American Academy of Dermatology says that chronic stress causes inflammation in the body which leads to more hair loss than normal. Don’t start to panic if you’ve had a bad day at work. It’s not something that just happens overnight. Hair loss is more likely to occur if someone has experienced chronic stress over a long period of time. Hair loss due to stress is so common that there’s an actual term for it: telogen effluvium. According to Everyday Health, this occurs when there’s a “disruption in the natural growth and rest cycle of hair.” Basically the hair follicles are not working at the rate they are supposed to and therefore are not producing as much hair which leads to hair loss. People who suffer from TE never lose their entire scalp of hair, rather it thins in certain areas, more often the top of the head than the sides. WebMD assures that no matter how severe the TE becomes, it’s always reversible.  Brittle Nails Similar to other parts of our body, a person’s nails can say a lot about their overall health. Some people have a bad habit of biting their nails when they are frustrated or stressed which causes their nails, or lack thereof, to become extremely worn down. But even people who don’t have a tendency to bite their nails will experience some kind of symptom. Cosmopolitan talked to New York based cosmetic dermatologist. Dr. Doris Day who talked about a stress-related condition known as Beau’s nails. It looks like “horizontal grooves and ridges that run side to side,” says Day. It tends to show up when someone is going through a period of chronic stress. It’s the body’s way of telling us to slow down, or that there’s something more serious going on internally. If you think you have Beau’s nails, Cosmopolitan recommends contacting your doctor right away because it could mean you’re suffering from diabetes, syphilis, vascular disease, or a zinc deficiency.  Fatigue We all get tired, especially after a bad day. But people who are chronically stressed or suffering from anxiety are more likely to feel fatigued on a regular basis, even after a good night’s sleep. This is because when the brain is stressed, it’s going nonstop. Reader’s Digest writes, “it dumps stress hormones into the blood system, which in turn accelerates heart rate and respiration. It activates the sympathetic nervous system that mobilizes our fight, flight, or freeze response.” All of this internal action uses a lot of energy and can make a person feel worn down even if they haven’t overly exerted themselves all that much.  Ringing in Ears This one might seem unusual, but according to Calm Clinic, as many as 50 million people in the United States have experienced ringing in their ears at some point in their life and 12 million of them experienced it during moments of intense anxiety. While it might seem daunting, a temporary ringing in the ears is fairly normal. There are many people who experience it when they are sick and congested or after a loud concert. The same source assures that anxiety or stress rarely lead to any kind of long term ringing. It usually occurs for a short period of time and then subsides. Experts believe it happens when there is a great deal of pressure in the head which offsets the blood flow.  Back Ache Chronic stress and anxiety can make any already existing back pain or chronic pain worse because our body goes into “fight or flight” mode when it’s in distress which causes the muscles to become tense and “ready to spring into action.” Health.com cites a European study that found people who suffer from anxiety or negative thinking are more likely to suffer back pain, and another American study found a link between anger and/or mental distress and ongoing back pain.  Forgetful Ever find that you’re a little more forgetful when you’re stressed? There’s a reason for that! It is because the stress hormone cortisol interferes with brain activity. “During acute stress, the hormone also interferes with neurotransmitters, the chemicals that brain cells use to communicate with each other. That can make it hard to think straight or retrieve memories,” says Health.com. WebMD goes into further explanation by saying stress and anxiety can interfere with concentration because the brain is overstimulated and distracted. Someone who is chronically stressed will have a difficult time retrieving memories, especially if their stress is linked to emotional trauma.  Weight Gain There are two types of people in the world: those who magically lose weight when they are stressed, and those who gain weight. For many people it’s the latter and according to Health.com who spoke to Philip Hagen, MD, an assistant professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., it’s normal. “You can clearly correlate stress to weight gain,” says Hagen. Why does this happen? Health.com explains that part of it is due to poor eating habits when stressed, but it also has to do with the stress hormone cortisol which causes the body to hang onto fat tissue and “enlarge the size of fat cells.” High levels of cortisol are known to cause more of that uncomfortable but very common abdominal fat. If you are someone who tends to gain weight while stressed, try using exercise as a way to relieve stress and combat belly fat.  Source Published on August 30, 2018. Updated January 7, 2021 Health Check Certified By: Greg Dorter, RP Katherine George -Paul Has the "Cure" for Diabetes Been Kept from You? http://Paulamps70.matt1a.hop.clickbank #health #coffee https://lnkd.in/dK_ANFfB #health #coffee Openness is key to collaboration. This isn’t just a personal attribute or skill - it’s an organizational one. To collaborate effectively, individuals need to be open to new ideas, and so do their organizations. 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