Hydroxy AND Sulpha reaction...

chez86
chez86 Member Posts: 37
edited 13. Jan 2014, 13:30 in Living with Arthritis archive
Methotrexate has been my saviour since diagnosis, however after recently wanting to sort myself an alternative DMARD so i can TTC within the next year i've so far tried both Hydroxychloroquine and Sulphasalazine and both have proved to not suit me at all.

My next rheummy appointment isnt for a while and whilst I know there's the option of NSAIDS, does anyone know If there's actually any other DMARDS left that I will be expected to try thats safe during pregnancy?

Thanks!

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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    As I understand it you wish to conceive but (like all arthritic mums in this modern age) with as little inconvenience on the arthritis front as possible, which is understandable. I think, however, that the choice is stark: in your situation I would be off all the meds so as to give my baby the best start in life I could. This isn't about your quality of life for a few months, it's about the quality of the gestation for the life you wish to create. DD
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  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I can't really help here. I know, from others' posts, that meth is a nono during pregnancy. I don't know what isn't other than steroids. In my long-gone pregnancy days, I wasn't even allowed anti-inflamms. It was just soluble aspirin for 9 months. It was no fun at all but a good preparation for what was to come :lol:
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  • chez86
    chez86 Member Posts: 37
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thanks both for the reply.

    Well if I'm honest I'd be up for going it alone as this is what ive always felt would be best for the baby long term. My only issue is with the consultants themselves..tell them that you're willing to try without any meds and they look at you like you're crazy!
    I guess personally I would also worry that if I was in pain and stressed then that itself wouldnt benefit the baby much either..tis annoying.

    But thank you and I shall wait and see what they suggest.
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I take it that by 'consultants' you mean the rheumatology department (who know about much about arthritis but not much about pregnancy). Talking to someone who deals with pregnancy could mean that you receive an entirely different response. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • chez86
    chez86 Member Posts: 37
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    That is true...thank you, I have actually not thought about approaching it from that direction..just shows how much you can let yourself become reliant on the words of rheumatologists!

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