Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

as of yesterday around 2pm ive been really tired.i slept from 2-7pm yesterday.woke up at 10:30am today and fell back asleep at 1pm and just now(6:15pm).when i woke this morn my hands were swollen as well as my knees and ankles and feet.could this tiredness be from a flare? or something all together different?anyone else have this happen to them.im sooo tired still.i could go right back to sleep.
thanks knicname i have been to pt.i just gota pup and i walk daily.i see a rheumatologist in march,thank god! again thanks for the info

I have had rheumatoid arthritis for a long time (since my teens) and when ever it flares up above the usual I get fairly sick as well. I run a small fever, vomiting, headaches and extreme tiredness. All of which can last over a week and can occur every month or so. In some ways its like having the flu with the RA. I have been taking methotrexate for years now. Other drugs either did nothing or made me more unwell (SulfurSalazine) than the methotrexate does. I also drink, and I mean drink, fish oil.
Do others with RA react this way regularly to RA flair ups? Cos I am sick of it myself.