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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 31, 2023 | Replies (91)
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@wv54 -It is necessary and important to take Folic Acid the other six days of the week because Methotrexate affects your red blood cell count - or something to that effect. I took 5mg. Folic Acid a day.
I was on Methotrexate and Folic Acid for my psoriasis and it worked great - cleared it all - but unfortunately I was not allowed to stay on it long term because I have Fatty Liver Disease and Methotrexate can have an adverse effect if taken long term.
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Thank you for sharing. Did any other negative side effects occur from the Methotrexate, like hair loss, since it's a chemo drug?
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The Folic I'm taking is 1 mg ------ the RA doctor hasn't mentioned the future --- she is at the Methotrexate + Folic + 5 mg of Prednisone for now ------ she mentioned eliminating all Prednisone but didn't say when ??