The time of pain relief after rheumatoid arthritis treatment varies from person to person, affected by the degree of the disease, treatment drugs and individual drug response to different factors, usually ranging from a few days to a few months.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that is characterized by chronic inflammation of the joints and can involve many organs of the body. If the patient only shows multiple joints swelling and pain, the condition is usually mild, and the symptoms will be relieved more quickly after treatment. If the patient, in addition to joint symptoms, is combined with interstitial pneumonia, pericarditis, neurological damage and other manifestations, the condition is usually more serious, and the pain relief time is slower.
Rheumatoid arthritis patients with mild disease, the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, indomethacin and other pain relief, such drugs have a more rapid onset of action, usually within a few days the pain can be relieved. If the patient depending on the condition or tolerance, need to combine methotrexate and other improvement of the condition of the anti-rheumatic drugs, this type of drugs can slow down the joint bone destruction, but usually need 3 to 6 months to take effect.
In addition, due to individual differences, different rheumatoid arthritis patients respond differently to the same drug, pain relief time varies greatly, so it can not be generalized.
Rheumatoid arthritis patients are advised to visit the rheumatology and immunology department of the hospital in time for early and standardized treatment under the guidance of the doctor.