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@maddboat02 I’ve had cutaneous sarcoidosis for about a year. My doctor first prescribed Plaquenil, but unfortunately it didn’t work for me. It seemed to reduce the inflammation in my body, but it didn’t improve my skin lesions.
I’m now taking methotrexate injections and have had 4 doses so far, but I still haven’t seen any improvement. The only side effect I’ve experienced is hair loss.
Did you have any side effects from methotrexate?Did it eventually help you to get better?
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I took Methotrexate in pill form - never injections. As I wrote it was ordered as a cautionary measure as I was already in remission with GCA but I experienced 3 strokes - 1 in Nov and 2 in February. Not sure if strokes were related to GCA. So no, I didn’t see any improvement health wise. I did have hair thinning but it’s fine now that I am off Metho drug