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
: "Celebrate with me? - Methotrexate working!"
19 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Just venting"
9 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "computer mouse recommendations for hand pain flare ups"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Arthritis Friendly Exercises/Lifting"
1 post
#5
News
: "Stanford scientists found a way to regrow cartilage and stop arthritis"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/rheumatoid

#1

Looking For

17 posts
#2

Ra

: "Ra foot pain?"
16 posts
#3

Struggling

13 posts
#4

Struggling With

13 posts
#5

Hate

12 posts
#6

Pain

11 posts
#7

Tired

8 posts
#8

Hard Time

5 posts
#9

Diagnosis

5 posts
#10

Fatigue

4 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(22.0%)

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Last updated: August 6, 2026