Do any medications help? I'm constantly fatigued and have burning and redness and also sore spots in my muscles. Joint pain comes and goes, but it hasn't acted up.

Rheumatolgist prescribed me an immune suppressant (the anti-malaria drug); I took it for a few months and got scared because of the side effect of going blind. Getting your eyes checked twice a year won't necessarily prevent that. I just didn't think it was worth the risk. One Rheumatologist told me it would help w/only the joint pain and swelling, but another told me it would help with fatigue too. So I though of reconsidering, but who do I believe?

Prednisone made me feel great--got energy and improved my mood, but they are so damaging..i only stay on them for 2 weeks here and there when I get a flare up.

I'm back to taking stimulants again. I just don't know what else to take. I don't think I want to stay on them for more than 3 months though.