Guest guest Posted September 30, 2001 Report Share Posted September 30, 2001 I stopped MTX and started Arava about 3 months ago. Primary side effect has been diarrhea. I wish I had a loss of appetite. I have not noticed other side effects, but I also don't know if it is as effective as MTX. Or, my illness is getting worse, which I don't want to believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2001 Report Share Posted October 1, 2001 I've been taking it since April and the only side effect so far that I know from arava is that I have is thinning of hair. But the last few times I went to the doc my blood pressure has been up some. The one problem I have been having is heart palpitations which wake me up during the night. The rheumy says it's not a symptom of arava. Other than that the arava has helped me so much, I'm no longer in pain. Elaine-NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2002 Report Share Posted August 11, 2002 Hi Sue,I was only on Arava for 2 months and had to come off it but during that short time, I had wonderful results and no side affects. Hugs June Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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