Guest guest Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 I have been on Remicade for the last 5 years except for a 6 month period in 2009 when I was on Humira. I'm very satisfied with both drugs for my Crohns. However, I also have Rheumatoid Arthritis as a complication of Crohns and neither drug has helped the RA. My Crohns and RA doctor claim they are the only heavy drugs I can use because of my Crohns for both problems. Has anyone tried another drug with their Dr's approval that did work on both? The RA has only become worse over the years. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I watch what I eat, but even something to do with my diet might be helpful. JM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Hi JM, Do you also take a weekly dose of methotrexate? in PA On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 12:55 PM, judymackey2002 <hasmac@...> wrote: > > > I have been on Remicade for the last 5 years except for a 6 month period in > 2009 when I was on Humira. I'm very satisfied with both drugs for my Crohns. > > However, I also have Rheumatoid Arthritis as a complication of Crohns and > neither drug has helped the RA. > My Crohns and RA doctor claim they are the only heavy drugs I can use > because of my Crohns for both problems. > Has anyone tried another drug with their Dr's approval that did work on > both? > The RA has only become worse over the years. Any suggestions would be > greatly appreciated. I watch what I eat, but even something to do with my > diet might be helpful. > JM > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 > > Hi JM, > > Do you also take a weekly dose of methotrexate? > > in PA > Thank you for your response. I was on Methotrexate for 15 weeks in 09. According to my journal it " might have " helped. This is the only drug I'm considering asking about during my next appointment. Have you used Methotrexate and if so how long were you on it before you noticed a improvement? JM in PA > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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