Leflunomide and methotrexate

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Avatar m tn Examples would include Methotrexate, Imuran, Arava and Plaquenil. Another approach you may want to try is to have the doctor add a medication to protect her stomach and keep her on the Lefora since it is controlling her arthritis.
Avatar f tn hi was just reading your post there i have severe psoriatic arthritis deformed fingers and toes all my fingers have seized completely with arthritis and some are bent over to the side , i was on remacide for 5 years and it made a dramatic change to my life from severe pain to none what so eber i had an iv every 7 weeks of remacide until march this year i woke up with numbness in my left leg which over a few days travelled up my side and face went for an mri and a few months on was diagnosed with
Avatar n tn Has anyone else taken this drug for arthritis? I started it several months ago and and seem to be getting a large amount of side affects.I have had upset stomachs with lots of reflux.When I exhale the air from my stomach it tastes horrible...like a decaying tooth.There is a horrible metallic smell consistantly with my stools.I have lost weight.I have constant tingling all over my body.I have had many headaches and low grade fevers.
808815 tn?1254301881 hi thanks all for your replys, quix i was on infleximab for 5 years and as soon as i reported to them my whole left hand side went numb they stopped it this med could have been the cause of my ms being brought on but theres no proof as my mother had ms, im glad you say its one of the safer ones i saw the research from 2005 and was hopeing to see something alot newer that would be great if you find something newer it has got to the stage that i have to go on something i cant keep getting steroid
256161 tn?1196879046 I have read too much bad stuff about this medicine and I am hoping someone has had a good experience with it. I have tried methotrexate and Diclofenac, but now I am just on the Diclofenac and the Arava. Hope everyone is doing well.
Avatar m tn Fast forward six months and I became ill....very ill. I contracted klebsiella bacterium and resulted in severe pneumonia. Also at the same time I gained 50lbs but still ate a healthy diet. I developed an enlarged liver. Once all this was treated I started back on humira. Within six months I contracted systemic candida fungal infection which 4 years later is still treatment resistent. I obviously stopped the humira at that time but I continue to suffer from this infection.
Avatar f tn I have been taking prednisolone on off for years for sinusitis/allergies and have read some people have started taking methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Does anyone know if this would also work for chronic sinusitis conditions?
808815 tn?1254301881 hi is there anyone on the site been on trials for this new med as i have to start this med once i have saw my rematologist apparently its on trial at the moment or has been for a few years it should help with my arthritis as well as slowing down my ms,i started on leflunomide today 100mg for 3 days then 20mgs every day after until i see about going on this new med teriflunomide they are supposed to be similar i read a trial post on another forum and there seems to be good reports on it any info
Avatar f tn He has been on a combination of Arava 20 mg ( Hydroxychloroquine) and Plaquenil (Leflunomide) . He has been going severly downhill since January and has lost 40 pounds, has constant mucous drainage that he chokes on especially after meals, and has severe shortness of breath. Can these symptoms be a result of the medications he is taking? Is it safe for him to take two synthetic DMARDS at the same time?
Avatar m tn At the age of 33, one day I was fine, healthy etc. Went to bed and the next morning woke up with excruciating pain deep inside my r/knee area. Couldn't get out of bed or walk. That was the start of my (disease)? Went to an orthopedist. Got cortisone injection, gave me anti-inflammatories, sent me home told me to rest. Pain never went away, but it subsided a bit. Pain flared up again after about a month, ortho referred me to rheumatologist. More anit-inflammatories for a while.
Avatar f tn My husband has ankylosingspondilitis and takes enbrel injections and has considered taking methotrexate before. Best of luck. Could be a real blessing from God :) and a healthy baby!
Avatar f tn ive recently been on flucloxicillin and penecillin very high doses and i know this can affect mtx strengths. i have been tired and achy and nauseas for weeks now. ive done two hpts and both have been negative. should i see my gp?
1548207 tn?1303454180 The prednisone step doown depends on how long u have been on it typically the longer your on it the slower the step down as well as strenght so a doc is nest to ask but it could be fine since it was such a short time. As for methotrexate I found 2 articles on it and GM and it sounded promising and my breast doctor agreed and sent me to a rheumatologist to monitor the drugs and my docs communicate about my progress and work together.
Avatar m tn My primary care physician and rheumatologist advised me to stop the methotrexate immediately. Methotrexate injures the liver, and that is why it is dosed once a week instead of daily. This gives your liver time to heal in between doses. Methotrexate was very effective for my RA symptoms and I hated to give it up, but I wasn't willing to destroy my liver in order to get relief from joint pain.
Avatar f tn Can the Methotrexate alter my thyroid levels? I am off Methrotrexate now and only taking 5 mg of Predisone and 175 synthroid?
1040744 tn?1253048126 So sorry to hear you are in the same boat as me. I have very similar pain and I have a positive ANA one time and negative the next time and the same on the RF. It sounds like, as in my case, it is RA or Lupus. For me it is gearing more to Lupus since my pain is mostly in my muscles and connective tissue, not my joints. I'm rather surprised he would start you on methotrexate without a diagnosis. How long have you had these issues? How long have you been on your meds?
Avatar n tn The methotrexate injection is a significantly less risky and less costly therapy, and I would have done the same thing. It won't deplete your entire folic acid stores--the dose used for treating ectopic is pretty low. And methotrexate works preferentially on rapidly growing tissue, not on stable tissues. I hope your therapy works--in your case there is a very good chance that it will.
1564074 tn?1334490908 We had an ultra sound and it showed fluid in my left tube. I received Methotrexate to abort the pregnancy on Sept 6 and I have continued taking metformin. My doctor has requested we wait three months to TTC again. We are so ready to try again! My question is has anyone else been through this? If so how long did you wait to TTC and how successful were you?
Avatar m tn Not sure that in USA methotrexate is mandated with rituximab for RA, and the studies she spoke of to us were US-FDA trials. So there may actually be another reason, but as no further funds went into the US Rituxan trials, perhaps we will never really know the total reason? Sounds like following it up might give valuable clues.
Avatar m tn At the age of 33, one day I was fine, healthy etc. Went to bed and the next morning woke up with excruciating pain deep inside my r/knee area. Couldn't get out of bed or walk. That was the start of my (disease)? Went to an orthopedist. Got cortisone injection, gave me anti-inflammatories, sent me home told me to rest. Pain never went away, but it subsided a bit. Pain flared up again after about a month, ortho referred me to rheumatologist. More anit-inflammatories for a while.
Avatar f tn She was a teacher and had to take the methotrexate over weekends because it made her so nautious and fatigued. She is an on the go person and didn't tolerate "being out of action" very well, so she opted to rather go for high doses of cortizone (which of course has serious long term consequences). Today she is having serious problems with her immune system failing, as well as her heart and kidneys.
Avatar f tn Sorry for all that you have been through. Good days are ahead foryou,I just know it. If you ever need someone to talk to feelfree to email. God bless and you'll be in my thoughts and prayers!!
Avatar f tn I had an ectopic pregnancy about a month ago. I was given Methotrexate. My levels have been checked, they are going down. How long until I'm out of the clear? My doctor is horrible. She told me I should expect bleeding like a heavy period. I've been bleeding heavily for a week. When is this going to be over??