Re: Re: Question about DMARDs from mike

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i have notice that sense i'm on methotrexate 25 mg and on enbrel that my little

boo boos take longer to heal. sometimes up to 2 weeks.

snowdrift52003 <snowdrift52003@...> wrote:No, I haven't noticed that

anything has taken longer to heal. I've

taken 17.5 mg of methotrexate a week for over a year.

Sierra

>

> I have a question for you all about DMARDs. I know they suppress the

> immune system, but has anyone noticed that it takes things like cuts

> and bruises a WHOLE LOT longer to heal than before you started taking

> them? Is this one of the effects of the immune suppression? I worry

> that bruises lingering around for a while (more than a month) isn't

> normal, but my Fibro memory always makes me forget to ask my

doctors!

>

> Thanks,

>

> Jen

>