Biologics with MTX - how much MTX?

[Guest guest]

For those of you on Enbrel, Remicade or Humira, and who also take

mtx, how much mtx do you take?

I've been having some hair loss from mtx and we tried increasing the

folic acid. It helped for a while but now it's worse. I suggested

decreasing my dose of mtx and my rheumy said we could try that. We

had previously said we would decrease, but not eliminate, mtx after I

got of prednisone anyway, and I'm down to 1mg. I was on 17.5mgs of

mtx each week (pills) and am now going to 15mgs.

I'm wondering how much mtx others take, when in combination with one

of the biologics? a or , do you know if the study that said

the biologics are more effective in combination with mtx, if they

stated how much mtx? If the going down to 15mgs doesn't help, I'm

wondering if an even lower dose would be an option.

Jennie