marijuana and methatrexate

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Hi all, This may well be an inappropriate question for this list and

please tell me if it is.

My Doctor has recently suggested That I may want to start looking at

Morphine for pain relief.I am not ready for that yet but was wondering if

any one knew if it was safe to try Marijuana while taking 22.5 mgs

methatrexate pre week with 1600 mgs of Brufen Retard per day.

I would like to be able to sleep a few hours at night and was thinking

that a puff or two at night of Marijuana may help me in that direction or

maybe I could bake it in a cookie if I knew how.

Hoping someone can help.

Cheers,

ette

If you

can tolerate the pain and still function reasonably well, you made the

right decision. My main problem with Prednisone is that it makes me

feel good without slowing down or stopping the joint damage. I had

to take it for my first year to avoid being bedridden but now

Methotrexate and Remicade together control my RA so I am off Prednisone

except for flares. I hope your RA medicines work well enough so you

don't need Prednisone.

I have heard that Glucosamine and Chondroitin

help Osteoarthritis but not RA. Also I have heard that vitamins and

other supplements do not specifically help RA but you should take them

for general health. I take vitamins C, D, E, and a multivitamin

plus a low-dose adult aspirin and extra calcium for my general

health.

My significant other and I have been married

for 51 years so we know each other pretty well. My wife is a RN and

she goes with me to almost all my doctor's apointments so she understands

RA quite well and is very supportive. There is a lot of general

information about arthritis on the ArthritisInsight web and your husband

could learn a lot by becoming familiar with that site.

http://www.arthritisinsight.com/medical/disease/

There is also a very active message board on that site.

http://www.arthritisinsight.com/cgi-bin/wsmbb/wsmbb.cgi?SB+KYWRJLLXVS/AKFCLKZQUN+config

Good luck and God bless.

----- Original Message ----- From: Yolanda Piper To:

Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 4:58 PM

Subject: Prednisone

My Rheumy had given me the option to start Prednisone as a more aggressive treatment with my Plaquenil and Vioxx, but I declined due to the mixed reviews about weight gain. I am already overweight and having trouble losing the existing pounds. Now I am wondering if I made a mistake!!! Do the benefits outweight the side effects?

Doc also claims that vitamins and/or supplements like Glucosamine will not make a difference in my condition. Do any of you take regular supplements?

Also, if I may ask, how are your significant others dealing with the disease? My new husband hasn't really said much since I was diagnosed, even though he encouraged me to see the doctor. I've asked him how he feels, but he is avoiding the subject.

Thanks for all your support! This board is wonderful!

Yolanda