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Autoimmune something: Struck with extreme fatigue
Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Aug 26, 2020 | Replies (37)Comment receiving replies
One treatment for rheumatoid arthritis is weekly shots of methotrexate. Which did help but I also have psoriatic arthritis. BUT: The methotrexate will damage your kidneys as is what happened to mine. I stopped the methotrexate but am now consumed with horrible pain throughout the body and the psoriatic arthritis has my finger nails falling off (agony) and the rest of my body responding to pain as well. Damned if you do and damned if you don't. It is easy to give up now but what keeps me going is my cat and dog. They are old as I am (83) they are 14 years of age. They need me to help them with their passing then my turn will come. But, I still smile (when I can). As hard as it is. Good luck to all of us. Peach
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Methotrexate gave me COPD after only a short usage time. It did nothing for my RA. Anyone thinking of using it should think twice as I have read of many negative experiences with this drug on this site. But then, it seems to be fine for others, so just be careful. The new biologic drugs seem to help many, but they are expensive and anyone who has had cancer should not take them.
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I used to take weekly shots of methotrexate for RA. I didn't know it could harm the kidneys; I just knew it could harm the liver. Anyway, my rheumatologist died and I quit the methotrexate since there was no other rheumatologist in the area (Montana). I was sent to a rheumatologist in Duluth where I now live when my sed rate was found to be very high (normal crp, though). He started me on a low dose of methotrexate tablets and then the COVID came along after a month and I quit the meds since I didn't want to face a pandemic with a suppressed immune system. I don't want to try biologics since they can make one susceptible to lymphoma. What I would like to try is medical cannabis since it apparently has anti-inflammatory effects. After I get a COVID vaccine I may ask for medical cannabis. He could throw me out on my ear, although so far he has been a nice man. Inflammation is dangerous, too. If I could just get my sed rate down I would be happy--the RA is just something I live with and tolerate pretty well. I also have Hashimoto's for what it's worth.