Arava making me worse-anyone else?

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I started the Arava back in November and I know I have been way worse

then before I started it. My doc raised my dosage to the 20mg a day

(we started at the 10mg because I always have weird side effects) a

couple of weeks ago and now I am getting worse again. He wants to give

it until the beginning of April but man that sounds like forever right

now.

Has anyone else had Arava make them worse. Makes me wonder if

suppressing my immune system isn't the answer.

Help I am dying in pain.

[Guest guest]

I have recently just stopped arava..back in november I was having alot

of the d word. so my rheumy cut in down to every other day..now again I

am having the same problem..he wanted to cut down again..I felt better

on the full dose..so, we decided to go back on the mtx but do the

injection.. I was on mtx orally but had side effects even after 10

weeks and I had a bad flare..so now i am doing injections and increased

the dose. yesterday was my first dose, wasnt that bad as the oral..Also

the arava is missing my peroids up and causing my triglcerides to rise..

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