Mouth Sores

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<<<Does anyone else get those awful sores in your mouth from time to time? My RA dr. said it's another part of the RA and gave me lidocane to rinse my mouth with.~>>>

Hi ,

I get those sometimes. I didn't realize they were part of the RA. Aren't they symptoms of Sjogrens?

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They can appear on the roof of the mouth, tongue, cheeks, and down near the gums...also down the throat. I never had problems when on Enbrel alone...I had terrible problems when on MTX (both the pills and the injectable). I was also taking as much as 5mg of Folic Acid a day plus Leukovorin weekly as well.

Toni

In a message dated 4/5/2005 9:27:42 PM Central Daylight Time, Rheumatoid Arthritis writes:

Wed, 06 Apr 2005 01:17:19 -0000 From: "" <catdelouise@...>Subject: Mouth SoresI was wondering where in the mouth the sores are that some of the people here experience on Enbrel and Humira? Thanks,

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I have heard that the biologics do not cause mouth sores but they slow down healing of any sores or injuries you get from other sources. God bless.

----- Original Message -----

From: Jenni

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 12:47 PM

Subject: Mouth sores

I haven't had time to read all the messages asking about mouth sores, but I can tell you they're a common side effect of MTX. Common enough that if you tell your dentist you're on MTX he'll recognize the name and know about the effects of it (if he doesn't, you need a new dentist). I've never heard of Enbrel or Humira causing mouth sores when used by themselves... it's just that most people taking either of those two are also on MTX. To my knowledge mouth sores aren't commonly caused by Enbrel or Humira alone. I'm sure it can happen, but it isn't likely.Jenni