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Methotrexate risks versus inflammation risks

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Sep 29 11:13am | Replies (11)

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@cptrayes i have been diagnosed with RA since 2012. I initially began on Humira auto pen with methotrexate… the belief being there was a synergistic effect of the two drugs being more effective together than either was alone. But the MTX jacked up my liver enzymes. They kept decreasing the Mtx dosage and i developed antibodies to the Humira. So he switched me to Enbrel + MTX. That worked pretty well until the liver enzymes started to rise again. I went initially to injection of MTX rather than oral and that held things at bay - until it didn’t. So in 2020 I changed docs and started on Remicade infusions. No MTX. And still am on that program today.

so hang in and be willing to make changes…

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@pb50 I'm pleased you've found stuff that works for you. I remain in remission, as far as I can tell) with non prescription, (but still powerful), drugs.

I'll be taking my next CRP test in a couple of weeks to see where it's going.