Re: Arava stays on US market: FDA formally denies Public Citizen...

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In a message dated 03/04/2004 18:56:20 Central Standard Time,

marysue@... writes:

> Now that I'm off of Arava, my white blood cell count is

> still low, so I wonder if Arava even lowered it or if it was something

> else, since it still won't go up. Sue

>

Hi Sue

The side effects I had for Arava didn't resolve until at least 6 months after

I stopped taking it. Maybe it hasn't been long enough yet for your white

count to rebound? Cary

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In a message dated 03/04/2004 19:16:16 Central Standard Time,

marysue@... writes:

> The methotrexate had already brought my WBC count down below normal

> before I started on Arava. Sue

>

Aha! Now I see! heehee Thanks for sharing more of the information, Sue.

As for me, I'm just glad my hair has finally grown back in! Cary

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Cary, I've been off of Arava for over a year now. I'm thinking that

radiation treatments that I had in 2002 following a lumpectomy for

breast cancer might be at the root of my problem. At that time, I was

on methotrexate, and I continued taking it during the radiation,

because I was told I could by my rheumy and the radiation oncologist.

The methotrexate had already brought my WBC count down below normal

before I started on Arava. Sue

On Saturday, April 3, 2004, at 08:03 PM, Birdijo@... wrote:

>

> The side effects I had for Arava didn't resolve until at least 6

> months after

> I stopped taking it. Maybe it hasn't been long enough yet for your

> white

> count to rebound? Cary