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Have Psoriasis And Possible Rheumatoid Arthritis. Should I Go Through Methotrexate?
If you think you have rheumatoid arthritis do you benefit greatly from going through the medical stuff or can I expect to progress the same as I would, not get worse faster from just living with the pain without taking medicine. See I have psoriasis and when it came upon me at about 26 and the steps I see by reading about the condition are very similar as to what I went through then. Now I just live with the condition with minimal medical attention. So I figure the methotrexate I went through back in 1996 would turn out the same - something I don't want to go through.
Thu, 28 Nov 2013
hi yes methotrexate helps in both psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis.
it should be used in the dose of 7.5 mg in a week for 4-6 weeks to see visible response.it is used in psoriasis only if more than 25 percent of body is involved.
folvate is to be used to decrease side effects of methtrexate
it should be used in the dose of 7.5 mg in a week for 4-6 weeks to see visible response.it is used in psoriasis only if more than 25 percent of body is involved.
folvate is to be used to decrease side effects of methtrexate
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