r/rheumatoid

40k members
r/rheumatoid is a subreddit with 40k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses looking for, ra, struggling, struggling with, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review biologic, tennis shoes, and mixer.
Support group for autoimmune arthritis sufferers. Please read the pinned FAQ post and rules before posting anything. The same questions get asked a lot, so searching the sub can give you a lot of info. Do some research before posting.

Popular Themes in r/rheumatoid

#1
Advice Requests
: "What is the actual goal of RA treatment?"
7 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Just found out my insurance will now require me to spend my ENTIRE $7k out of pocket maximum before expending ANY manufacturer coupon…"
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "My country has a nationwide shortage of hydroxychloroquine right now. I dont know what to do."
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "Anyone know if methotrexate* is expensive?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/rheumatoid

#1

Looking For

17 posts
#2

Ra

: "Ra foot pain?"
15 posts
#3

Struggling

13 posts
#4

Struggling With

13 posts
#5

Hate

12 posts
#6

Pain

11 posts
#7

Tired

8 posts
#8

Fatigue

4 posts
#9

Diagnosis

4 posts
#10

Support

3 posts

Products Discussed in r/rheumatoid

Biologic

13 reviews
#1
Biologics
3.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Cimzia
4.5 from 2 reviews
#3
Roche
4.0 from 1 review

Tennis Shoes

11 reviews
#1
Hoka
5.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Asics
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Brooks
5.0 from 2 reviews

Mixer

6 reviews
#1
KitchenAid
5.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Vitamix
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Bosch
4.0 from 1 review

Member Growth in r/rheumatoid

Yearly
+7k members(22.2%)

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Last updated: August 26, 2026