Leflunomide vs methotrexate
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Have had two friends die of cancer when they had been on Remicade for less than a year--there are great fears of this drug perhaps causing cancer. Is methotrexate alone enough of a remedy? Can methotrexate actually slow the progression of RA?
i take the leflunomide (arava) but also take pills for the reflux, which does help. I take renitidine i believe it is called. I found it worked pretty good for the swelling myself. I am also on the Embrel, but still do not have R.A under control. I just wanted to say that the arava was the best drug i have taken up until i was put on the embrel. I live in B.
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?
Naproxen, Vioxx, Celebrex, Diclofenac, Mobic, Sulfasalazine, Plaquenil, Clinoril, Lodine, Methotrexate, Neurontin, Methilprednisolone, Prednisone, HUMIRA injections. (These are the ones I remember). My current regimen is Humira 1wk., Leflunomide 1day and tapering off of Prednisone. But guess what?? I'm still in a lot of pain in my L/elbow and some pain in R/hand and wrist. I have come to doubt I actually have RA. Perhaps I have some weird unknow disease not known to the medical community.
Hello. Thank you for your excellent question.
Nystagmus, or rhythmic oscillations of the eyes, is usually in one direction (the fast beating component) toward the normal ear, whereas sometimes in central vertigo it can reverse direction. Also, in peripheral vertigo the nystagmus is horizontal, whereas in central vertigo it can be in any direction.
Naproxen, Vioxx, Celebrex, Diclofenac, Mobic, Sulfasalazine, Plaquenil, Clinoril, Lodine, Methotrexate, Neurontin, Methilprednisolone, Prednisone, HUMIRA injections. (These are the ones I remember). My current regimen is Humira 1wk., Leflunomide 1day and tapering off of Prednisone. But guess what?? I'm still in a lot of pain in my L/elbow and some pain in R/hand and wrist. I have come to doubt I actually have RA. Perhaps I have some weird unknow disease not known to the medical community.
hi ladies just thought i would say goodbye for a while,until i'm able to ttc again,i just wanted to wish everyone of you's goodluck in your pregnancy's,i haven't been on all weekend as i got took to hospital on sat morning,but i got plenty of rest the good news is i did'nt rupture and loose my tube,the bad news is i got the methotrexate shot yesterday,so i'll check in from time to time,to congratulate you all,and maybe in 3 months i'll be back,so for now take care,xxx
Take Enbrel once a week and am supposed to take 5mg. injectible of methotrexate weekly. I had gone without the methotrexate for at least six months and have not noticed any difference at all. I am scared to death of the methotrexate. Can anyone explain why my doctor wants me to continue it if it does not seem to make a difference? I do great on the Enbrel by itself, but am sure there are reasons, I just don't understand!
hi I have been taking methotrexate for years but in the last year I have been having low blood counts the rheumy had dropped my meds till the blood count went up then put them up again this happened four times,now my blood count is low on the low dose and he told me to stop taking it,the thing is I have a sore chest and pain halfway up my back left side and I am feeling exhausted all the time is this because of the low blood count? thanks for any info.
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??
Good luck on the blood test. Methotrexate can be effective, but it is not guaranteed. I had methotrexate and then had to have a D&C. The D&C was such a simple procedure that I was kind of sorry I had wasted the time with the methotrexate (though if it had worked, it would have been the simplest thing to do, so it was not a bad idea or anything.) All I'm saying is that the D&C turned out to be not a biggie. Good luck if that is the way you need to go.
Why is it wise to have surgery on masses that contain the proper cells for a thyroid biopsy? I have been on methotrexate and Humira for several years for rheumatoid arthritis. I was told before the biopsy that taking the methotrexate away usually resulted in the masses shrinking and/or going away. does anybody have any experience of taking a wait & see attitude in a similar situation and having the masses shrink or go away?
Since then I have had 4 more hospitalisations for heamorrhages, but have not had any since being on methotrexate injections for the past 7 yrs. I guess I was lucky in going 15 yrs without any bleeding whatsoever. Not all Crohn's have it for life, so my gastro tells me, one or two inflammatory episodes and it burns itself out. Mine is now PanCrohn's Colitis - from the mouth to the anus, but in remission with methotrexate thankfully.
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