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Does medication for rheumatoid arthritis cause psychiatric disorders?
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Pam very concerned after watching Dr. Phil s show today. It seems that the guest he had on today had some serious mental issues with perception. Really extreme! Dr. concluded that the seriousness of her paranoia was probably due to meds she was taking for rheumatoid arthritis. Said that meds for R.A. caused these psychiatric disorders. I need to know which are these meds for R.A? I am very scared as I take the IV treatments for R.A. and would fear these same side effects. please let me know what these meds are that I need to avoid. Please respond: YYYY@YYYY Name: Alicia Pena Thank you!
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis includes steroids which can cause psychosis as well as mood disorder. Although I have not seen the show but I feel he was referring for steroids as cause of psychosis in the guest.Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.