MTX and antibiotics

[Guest guest]

I have been told never to take MTX with antibiotics because if I am taking

antibiotics, I have an infection. MTX is an immunesupressant. You don't want

your immune system supressed when you are sick with an infection.

I am home less than a week from being hospitalized with a periorbital and

facial cellulitis which was vancomycin resistant. Then on top of that I got a

mild case of C. difficile again. I am now off antibiotics, will take s.

boulardii when it arrives, and going to see my rheumatologist today. I am off

my MTX for now but never want to be on it again. It has done great things for

my arthritis and fatigue but I get sick with other things when I am on it. I am

going to ask my doctor to put me back on Medrol since I didn't get strange

infections with that. I have a family with children under 18 whom I not only

normally take care of but I also homeschool my younger two. My dh is active

duty AF, travels frequently, and I can't be getting hospitalized. Hopefully he

understands or else I will have to try to find a more understanding rheumy. I

think my risks on low dose Medrol are better than my risks on MTX.

in Northern VA

[Guest guest]

,

You really have a full plate.   Sorry to hear you were in hospital.  Maybe you

are gettting some rest while at home now or at least sleeping through the

night.  I hated being woke up at night in the hosp to check temp, breathing

treatment, etc.  even tho it was necessary,

 

I hadn't heard about saccharomyces, but I have taken the probiotic formula

Acidophilus.

 

Thanks for sharing and let us know how you progress.

 

 

Posted by: " Dobrowolski " mchristinad@...   mchristinad

Thu Aug 6, 2009 9:13 am (PDT)

I have been told never to take MTX with antibiotics because if I am taking

antibiotics, I have an infection. MTX is an immunesupressant. You don't want

your immune system supressed when you are sick with an infection.

I am home less than a week from being hospitalized with a periorbital and facial

cellulitis which was vancomycin resistant. Then on top of that I got a mild case

of C. difficile again. I am now off antibiotics, will take s. boulardii when it

arrives, and going to see my rheumatologist today. I am off my MTX for now but

never want to be on it again. It has done great things for my arthritis and

fatigue but I get sick with other things when I am on it. I am going to ask my

doctor to put me back on Medrol since I didn't get strange infections with that.

I have a family with children under 18 whom I not only normally take care of but

I also homeschool my younger two. My dh is active duty AF, travels frequently,

and I can't be getting hospitalized. Hopefully he understands or else I will

have to try to find a more understanding rheumy. I think my risks on low dose

Medrol are better than my risks on MTX.

in Northern VA