Treatments other than MTX

abfab1963
abfab1963 Member Posts: 41
edited 4. Apr 2010, 06:00 in Living with Arthritis archive
A question for you all. I was initially on Sulpasalazine, which didnt work and I got fed up taking SO many tablets per day! I had a break in treatment while under going chemo last year and I am now on MTX, which I feel isnt really working as well as it should be. My dose has just been increased from 15mg to 20mg, so I will see if that helps any.

I found out a few weeks back that I wont be able to take Anti TNF therapy due to the cancer I had last year (all is well by the way, caught early etc)

So...now I am thinking, if MTX doesnt work....what else is there apart from Anti TNF?

Cheers!

Abfab
xx

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  • barbara01
    barbara01 Member Posts: 85
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi

    I have tried MTX and it didn't agree with me......am currently on Plaquenil, which is the least toxic of the DMARDs and probably the least effective, so you could try that...its currently not working for me. My Rheumy wants me to try Leflunomide next, not sure about the side effects they sound so scary. I think lots of people on here are taking a combination of things so you may find that you stay on MTX and say add Plaquenil in. Just an idea and I'm sure some other people will be along soon with some more ideas.

    Hope that helps.

    Barbara x
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    barbara01 wrote:
    Hi

    I have tried MTX and it didn't agree with me......am currently on Plaquenil, which is the least toxic of the DMARDs and probably the least effective, so you could try that...its currently not working for me. My Rheumy wants me to try Leflunomide next, not sure about the side effects they sound so scary. I think lots of people on here are taking a combination of things so you may find that you stay on MTX and say add Plaquenil in. Just an idea and I'm sure some other people will be along soon with some more ideas.

    Hope that helps.

    Barbara x


    i take plaquenil and naproxen that helps me with the odd pain med thrown in from time to time
    val
  • abfab1963
    abfab1963 Member Posts: 41
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Thanks Barbara and Val,

    At least I DO have a few other option then....i was really worrying about this.

    Thanks
    xx
  • abfab1963
    abfab1963 Member Posts: 41
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Oh Bugger!!!! Plaquenil cannot be used for PA, only RA.

    :-(

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