Anyone have any experience with Methotrexate for Arthritis?
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A lady I work with takes it for RA, and has good results with little side effects.
My daughter takes it in tandem with her Humira, because they use it's immunomodulating effects to help the body not make antibodies against the Humira. She has Crohn's colitis and IBD related sacroiliitis, and the combo of Humira and MTX are working well for her. She has had no side effects from the MTX - it is taken once a week, she takes 8mg of Zofran around 7:30pm on Saturday, and then around 8:30-9pm, she takes her 10mg of MTX, and goes to bed.
Her Crohn's and arthritis are currently in remission.
I do know that alcohol and MTX are not a good idea to mix together.
My daughter takes it in tandem with her Humira, because they use it's immunomodulating effects to help the body not make antibodies against the Humira. She has Crohn's colitis and IBD related sacroiliitis, and the combo of Humira and MTX are working well for her. She has had no side effects from the MTX - it is taken once a week, she takes 8mg of Zofran around 7:30pm on Saturday, and then around 8:30-9pm, she takes her 10mg of MTX, and goes to bed.
Her Crohn's and arthritis are currently in remission.
I do know that alcohol and MTX are not a good idea to mix together.
Thanks for the info.
having terrible arthritic pains and there's no real explanation...blood work all normal.
Doctor says probably related to autoimmune issues of the pouch/gut
having terrible arthritic pains and there's no real explanation...blood work all normal.
Doctor says probably related to autoimmune issues of the pouch/gut
I've been having the arthritis too and nothing showed up on my blood work either. I'll have to ask my rheumatologist about this med.. Can't go on any immunosuppressants as I'm due for a redo of my pouch in a month. Sad face.
My daughter had arthritis symptoms years before the IBD flare. Her bloodwork was never consistent with an arthritis picture.
My husband has psoriatic arthritis, and his bloodwork is also not "picture perfect" for his diagnosis, has a few markers +, but most are (-), but based on his whole clinical picture, his rheumatologist treats him with Enbrel, and he's done well.
My sister in law also has sero-negative spondylitis, and doesn't have a "classic" lab picture. She is on Humira.
Daughter had an MRI that showed enthesitis and sacroiliitis... That's where her first dx came from, not labs.
I seem to know more people with arthritis who DON'T have wonky labs than DO.
I think that TNF meds do not need stopped for surgery (I know someone who recently was on Humira, etc. who needed bowel surgery) ... If you have arthritis, and it's unbearable, you could ask about them.
My husband has psoriatic arthritis, and his bloodwork is also not "picture perfect" for his diagnosis, has a few markers +, but most are (-), but based on his whole clinical picture, his rheumatologist treats him with Enbrel, and he's done well.
My sister in law also has sero-negative spondylitis, and doesn't have a "classic" lab picture. She is on Humira.
Daughter had an MRI that showed enthesitis and sacroiliitis... That's where her first dx came from, not labs.
I seem to know more people with arthritis who DON'T have wonky labs than DO.
I think that TNF meds do not need stopped for surgery (I know someone who recently was on Humira, etc. who needed bowel surgery) ... If you have arthritis, and it's unbearable, you could ask about them.