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Methotrexate risks versus inflammation risks

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Sep 29 11:13am | Replies (11)
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You really are not symptom free if you have a CRP of 17. Blood contains symptoms thus the 17 reading. Please remember that red swollen joints are not the ONLY symptoms. When you have a high CRP, RA could be attacking your heart or lungs with the continue inflamation.

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cptrayes | @cptrayes | Sep 19 4:20pm

That was the reason I started this thread? The CRP is my ONLY symptom currently. My ESR is normal and my anti CCP is now outside the range for an RA diagnosis in the UK.

I need to know what the relative risk is of continuing with a CRP of 17 versus the very nasty and sometimes fatal, if rare, side effects of MTX on liver and kidneys, and the common side effects that it not only makes many people feel unwell but leaves them open to every infection going, which can also lead to septicaemia.

It's not a benign drug and I mix with a lot of groups of people in confined spaces and have no intention of wearing a filter mask every time I do.

Can you quantify the CRP risks for me, I can't find anyone who can?

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