Re: Arava Question

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Does anyone know what, if anything, happens if you quit taking arava " cold

turkey " It was my understanding that you need to be " weaned " off of it, and due

to financial difficulties, my hubby was unable to get a refill.....

Thanks, Carol

PsoriaticArthur@... wrote:

My doctor at Columbia has people on 10, 20 and 30 mg of Arava. It all depends

on the severity and also they may have in mind gradually moving up the dose,

due to the possible stomach problems I mentioned in the previous posting

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Carol,

My wife and I are going to try to have another baby, and I'm on Arava 20 mg.

My doctor is going to have me take something to get the Arava out of my

system. The time period to wing off is about a month, he didn't recommend

just stopping.

Hope this helps.

Subject: Re: [ ] Arava question

Does anyone know what, if anything, happens if you quit taking arava " cold

turkey " It was my understanding that you need to be " weaned " off of it, and

due to financial difficulties, my hubby was unable to get a refill.....

Thanks, Carol

PsoriaticArthur@... wrote:

My doctor at Columbia has people on 10, 20 and 30 mg of Arava. It all

depends

on the severity and also they may have in mind gradually moving up the dose,

due to the possible stomach problems I mentioned in the previous posting

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone- I have just started Arava therapy of 10 mg a day and MTX 4 tablets a week, this is instead of taking 25mg of MTX a week.. This is so the remicade infusion I get helps me tolerate its allergic reaction. I would like to know more about it, so anyone that is taking it on a regular basis, please feel free to add your opinions. Thanks everyone- Deborah

[Guest guest]

Suzie- I am getting diarrhea and hypertension. yours, Deborah

[Guest guest]

Hi Deborah,

The only thing I know about it is that it takes about 2 years to get

out of your body unless you go through a cleansing treatment to have

it all removed from your body. I think this is only an issue if you

want to fall pregnant, as you need to get it all out of your body

before you attempt to concieve.

What reactions are you having from Remicade? I am on it too.

Suzie

> Hi everyone- I have just started Arava therapy of 10 mg a day and

MTX 4

> tablets a week, this is instead of taking 25mg of MTX a week..

This is so the

> remicade infusion I get helps me tolerate its allergic reaction.

I would like to

> know more about it, so anyone that is taking it on a regular

basis, please

> feel free to add your opinions. Thanks everyone- Deborah

[Guest guest]

That doesnt sound too good - you poor thing.

Do you take an anti-histamine and a paracetamol before your infusion?

That is what I take. Apart from feeling a little drowsy afterwards, I

am generally ok. It will be interesting to see whether the Arava

helps with these symptoms.

Look after yourself.

Suzie

> Suzie- I am getting diarrhea and hypertension. yours, Deborah

[Guest guest]

The Arave made me lose weight and feel some gastro intestinal

symptoms. I took it with methotrexate and Immuran. They were really

loading me up with dmards for a while.

Annette

On 5/5/05, suzie <suzward05@...> wrote:

> That doesnt sound too good - you poor thing.

> Do you take an anti-histamine and a paracetamol before your infusion?

> That is what I take. Apart from feeling a little drowsy afterwards, I

> am generally ok. It will be interesting to see whether the Arava

> helps with these symptoms.

> Look after yourself.

> Suzie

>

>

> > Suzie- I am getting diarrhea and hypertension. yours, Deborah

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Deborah ,

Remicaid every 6 weeks , MTX every SATURDAY , followed by folic acid every other day of the week no problems here just the more pain i'm in when I take my MTX seems I sleep the weekend away ,

johndbargad@... wrote:

Hi everyone- I have just started Arava therapy of 10 mg a day and MTX 4 tablets a week, this is instead of taking 25mg of MTX a week.. This is so the remicade infusion I get helps me tolerate its allergic reaction. I would like to know more about it, so anyone that is taking it on a regular basis, please feel free to add your opinions. Thanks everyone- Deborah

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[Guest guest]

Hi Deborah,

I've been on Arava (20 mg) for the past year, along with Kineret. The

combination (along with an anti-inflammatory and pain meds) seems to

be working the best for me - Enbrel and Remicade both quite working

after awhile.

The Arava can take a month or two to start working, so don't get

discouraged if you don't see instant results. The main side effects

for most people tend to be gastro-intestinal. However, all my other

meds tend to cause constipation so it seems to even itself out most of

the time. It can also be hard on the liver, so be sure to keep up

with all of the lab tests your doctor recommends.

I hope the combination works for you!

Beth

> Hi everyone- I have just started Arava therapy of 10 mg a day and

MTX 4

> tablets a week, this is instead of taking 25mg of MTX a week.. This

is so the

> remicade infusion I get helps me tolerate its allergic reaction. I

would like to

> know more about it, so anyone that is taking it on a regular basis,

please

> feel free to add your opinions. Thanks everyone- Deborah