Re: Thanks for replies! (Infections and schools)

[Guest guest]

Hi Deborah,

My doctor won't let me take methotrexate or enbrel at all with a cold

just incase I needed antibiotics.

Which you should not take if your on Enbrel or methotrexate.

Corinne

dkj wrote:

> Thanks to everyone who replied to my question about the risks of

> infection. It was very enlightening to read of other's experiences

> with being employed in a school or other similar settings. Thanks for

> the article about teachers and immune disorders as well; that was

> scary but it's important to be informed! I don't think I've ever told

> my rheumy or been asked what I do for a living, but I'll be sure to

> bring it up next time we meet. I have until June to decide what I'll

> do for next school year... I've got another cold even as I write this.

> (And wouldn't you know? I see Kindergartners and 1st grades on

> Thursday, and I've just figured out that I often get sick on Friday or

> Saturday. I am religious about handwashing, but there's only so much

> one can do!) I don't stop taking MTX or Humira if I've just got an

> upper respiratory thing going ~ and I delay taking if I've got a chest

> cold or fever or a sinus infection. Do most of you stop your meds if

> you just have a cold virus?

> Deborah

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Deborah,

My doctor won't let me take methotrexate or enbrel at all with a cold

just incase I needed antibiotics.

Which you should not take if your on Enbrel or methotrexate.

Corinne

dkj wrote:

> Thanks to everyone who replied to my question about the risks of

> infection. It was very enlightening to read of other's experiences

> with being employed in a school or other similar settings. Thanks for

> the article about teachers and immune disorders as well; that was

> scary but it's important to be informed! I don't think I've ever told

> my rheumy or been asked what I do for a living, but I'll be sure to

> bring it up next time we meet. I have until June to decide what I'll

> do for next school year... I've got another cold even as I write this.

> (And wouldn't you know? I see Kindergartners and 1st grades on

> Thursday, and I've just figured out that I often get sick on Friday or

> Saturday. I am religious about handwashing, but there's only so much

> one can do!) I don't stop taking MTX or Humira if I've just got an

> upper respiratory thing going ~ and I delay taking if I've got a chest

> cold or fever or a sinus infection. Do most of you stop your meds if

> you just have a cold virus?

> Deborah

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

As far as I know, except for septra, there is no problem taking

antibiotics with methotrexate, which increases the levels and can

give you severe folate deficiency. I have been on methotrexate for

over a year, had several infections and been on lots of antibiotics,

including over my surgery. Enbrel, remicade and humira are a

different story. Even with bad pneumonia, my doctor said stay on

methotrexate unless my WBC was below normal...so always check with

your doctor, maybe it is different on a case per case basis.

Lexi

>

> > Thanks to everyone who replied to my question about the risks of

> > infection. It was very enlightening to read of other's

experiences

> > with being employed in a school or other similar settings. Thanks

for

> > the article about teachers and immune disorders as well; that was

> > scary but it's important to be informed! I don't think I've ever

told

> > my rheumy or been asked what I do for a living, but I'll be sure

to

> > bring it up next time we meet. I have until June to decide what

I'll

> > do for next school year... I've got another cold even as I write

this.

> > (And wouldn't you know? I see Kindergartners and 1st grades on

> > Thursday, and I've just figured out that I often get sick on

Friday or

> > Saturday. I am religious about handwashing, but there's only so

much

> > one can do!) I don't stop taking MTX or Humira if I've just got

an

> > upper respiratory thing going ~ and I delay taking if I've got a

chest

> > cold or fever or a sinus infection. Do most of you stop your meds

if

> > you just have a cold virus?

> > Deborah

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

As far as I know, except for septra, there is no problem taking

antibiotics with methotrexate, which increases the levels and can

give you severe folate deficiency. I have been on methotrexate for

over a year, had several infections and been on lots of antibiotics,

including over my surgery. Enbrel, remicade and humira are a

different story. Even with bad pneumonia, my doctor said stay on

methotrexate unless my WBC was below normal...so always check with

your doctor, maybe it is different on a case per case basis.

Lexi

>

> > Thanks to everyone who replied to my question about the risks of

> > infection. It was very enlightening to read of other's

experiences

> > with being employed in a school or other similar settings. Thanks

for

> > the article about teachers and immune disorders as well; that was

> > scary but it's important to be informed! I don't think I've ever

told

> > my rheumy or been asked what I do for a living, but I'll be sure

to

> > bring it up next time we meet. I have until June to decide what

I'll

> > do for next school year... I've got another cold even as I write

this.

> > (And wouldn't you know? I see Kindergartners and 1st grades on

> > Thursday, and I've just figured out that I often get sick on

Friday or

> > Saturday. I am religious about handwashing, but there's only so

much

> > one can do!) I don't stop taking MTX or Humira if I've just got

an

> > upper respiratory thing going ~ and I delay taking if I've got a

chest

> > cold or fever or a sinus infection. Do most of you stop your meds

if

> > you just have a cold virus?

> > Deborah

> >

> >

> >