Guest guest Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 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 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 I have noticed it takes longer to heal, and I am prone to bruising much easier than I did before. Cassy > > 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 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Thanks to all who anwered my question about bruises and cuts and healing time. It makes me feel " somewhat " better to know that it's caused by the drugs. The ironic thing though, is that I don't get sick as easily as I used to...probably because I refuse to take antibiotics anymore! Since most of my problems were originally caused by an antibiotic reaction, I've shied away from them for the past 3 years, and now I just don't get sick. With the warning about immune suppression when I started taking Plaquenil, I thought I'd be catching everything, but I watch everyone around me getting sick, and knock on wood, I never get it. Maybe my auto-immune system was just so out of whack that being on Plaquenil has finally " straightened it out " . It's strange, considering I used to get sick at the drop of a hat! Now I just get PAIN....what a tradeoff! Thanks again everyone! Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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