Guest guest Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Methotrexate and Alcohol I was wondering what everyone has heard about drinking alcohol while on Methotrexate. My Ruemy advised against it, but didn't sound like it was * that* important. Does anyone know more about the specific risks of drinking while taking MTX? What about risks of having 1-2 drinks versus drinking a lot in one night? Thanks - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Fromo what I have read even one drink is bad because that stuff is so hard on your liver. I don't drink anyway but---- Liz Kilpatrick On the banks of the Mighty Mississippi River, Davenport,IA/Quad cities ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Life has no limitations, except the ones you make. + Les Brown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EMAIL: juliette@... PERSONAL HOMEPAGE PAGE http://members.tripod.com/~LizK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 When I was on methotrexate I did my injections on tuesday night. This way I wouldn't feel so crappy for any weekend events or gatherings. I picked special times to have a drink or two, like my birthday, newyears,.. I never drink on the same day I inject anything (thats humira or methotrexate). I also am very reluctant to take pain pills for they can do the same thing to the liver. I have to be in bad pain to give in. My reumatologist thinks I am overly worried about my liver. I had a scare last month though when my MRI showed a small abnormality on my liver-which they are convinced it is a mild angioma. I got so scared and sick of worrying all the time, I asked to be put on antianxiety med, zoloft. Now I'm not sure if I should even have a beer for new years! bonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Hi, My Dr does blood tests monthly for my liver while I am on Mtx and Enbrel. He is also against drinking while on these medications. I know some who drink one or two drinks a week while on them but I only have a small amt (half glass of wine) on special occasions a few times a year. So far no problems with any blood tests or liver. I would ask the Dr for a reason if you want to know why he is against it. Mine told me, you need your liver so don't mess with it...and I don't. MK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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