Helpful Links and Information For You, a Loved One or Friend
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Medication Information
WebMD Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Guide
Programs for Financial Assistance
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Health Well Foundation– copay assistance
Fiscal Tiger – Get Help Affording and Paying for Healthcare
Patient Access Network Foundation (PAN)– Medicare Patients Only
Programs for Lower Cost Medications
YouDrugstore.com– CIPA certified (Canadian International Pharmacy Association) online pharmacy, offering
Americans up to 80% savings on necessary prescription medications and over-the-counter products for good health, wellness, and
quality of life)
Phone Apps- free or paid on either iOS or Google Play
MyRA– free, available on both
RA Monitor– free, available on both
myRAteam– free, available on both
RA Helper– free, only on Android
RAVE (Rheumatology Advance Vital Education) – free, available on both
Ouchie– free, available on both
MyMeds– $9.99/ per year, available on both
My Pain Diary– $4.99, only on iOS
Arthritis Power– free, available on both
Cronometer– free, available on both. Track your nutrition, fitness and health data
Pain Resources
Disabilities
Benefits.gov –Resources for People with Disabilities
The American Association for People with Disabilities
Invisible Disabilities Association
Support Groups
Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Network
Live Yes! Connect Arthritis Introspective
Chronic Pain We Are In This Together- Facebook group
Mamas Facing Forward– Facebook group
Advocacy
Finding your legislators:
Contact representatives directly:
Clinical Trials
Nutrition/Recipes
*Search on Pinterest and Instagram- you can find just about anything to fit your individual needs
Alternative Health Care
Foundation for Alternative and Integrative Medicine
Websites- Everything Arthritis
Arthritis Foundation– USA
Arthritis National Research Foundation– Cure Arthritis
American College of Rheumatology
American Autoimmune Related Disease Association
Arthritis Consumer Experts Joint Health
IFAA– International Foundation for Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Arthritis
NIH–National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
CDC– Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Surgery and Joint Replacement
Websites that inspire & motivate
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Other Blogs to Check Out
My Life and Adventure of Cateepoo
There’s Always Rheum for Improvement
All Flared Up: An Arthritis Blog
It’s Just a Bad Day, Not a Bad Life
Sexual Health and Chronic Illness
Podcasts
The Chronic Sex Podcast- opens up frank discussions and ruminations about how quality of life is affected, with a focus on self-love, self-care, relationships, sexuality and sex itself
Party in my Plants– a comedic show that makes healthy living not suck. You’ll be laughing but also feel inspired, motivated and understood after listening
Phoenix Helix– focuses on autoimmune healing, interviews with experts in the field of health and nutrition and individuals living with autoimmune diseases
HealtheVoices Radio – HealtheVoices Radio was created to connect, inspire and mobilize online health communities around the world. Inviting advocates across all health conditions to share their journeys, advocacy experiences and personal insights
Invisible Not Broken– An irreverent interview podcast for people with chronic illness, invisible illness, disability, and chronic pain
InvisiYouth Chat Sessions A Video Podcast Series –check in for a dose of stigma-breaking, humor-filling, empowerment-building, life hacks and motivation for all the “medically-adult-ish” young people
JA/JIA
Kids Get Arthritis Too– Arthritis Foundation
Juvenile Arthritis Association
Motherhood, Family & Arthritis
Must See Documentaries
Crazy Sexy Cancer (2007)
Food Matters (2008)
Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead (2010)
Forks Over Knives (2011)
What the Health (2017)
Unrest (2017)