MTX Info

[Guest guest]

Hi Amy,

I dont know of a site that has the patiant insert,but I have read it dozens

of times and I dont remember it being a direct side affect from the

MTX.Sounds like a virus or sinus drainage.Im no doctor though,if your real

concerned call your rheumy.Sorry I couldnt help.Hope Sammys arthritis is

doing well.

Becki and 4systemic

MTX info

>Hi! we have company coming this weekend so I decided to declutter our

>house and throw away the info sheet you get with the medicine. I figured I

>have looked at it for 3 years now I should know the stuff on it. Well, it

>dawned on me lastnight while sleeping that my daughters sore throats and

>ear pain may be caused by mtx. I thought I read that on the info sheet.

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>Is there a website I can go to check the info on MTX?

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>~Amy

>Mother to Sammy will be 6 (poly), (4 1/2) and Maddie (3)

>*Inside every little girl is the wise and gentle spirit of a woman of God*

>*Inside every little boy is the compassion and strength of a man of God*

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[Guest guest]

This is a portion of an article I found that I thought helps answer an MTX

question that I and some others have asked recently:

Another reason DMARDs should be started early is that, although they are

generally effective, they take a long time to show results. For example,

hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) and sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) may take up to

three

or four months before effects are noticed. Other drugs, such as methotrexate,

work more quickly, but often not quickly enough. For that reason, doctors

frequently prescribe an additional drug – such as a corticosteroid or an

NSAID –

to help control pain and inflammation while the DMARD starts to work.

Mandi

Florida

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