Fw: [rheumatic] Carmen's question about MTX

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rheumatic Carmen's question about MTX

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> > Hello,

> > Findings about MTX's effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) may

explain

> > some of your experiences.

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> > 1) A recent study that looked at various combinations of RA drugs found

> > that in the MTX only group, only 13% improved.

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> > 2) A s Hopkins white paper (2004) notes that among those with RA

more

> > than 5 yrs. only 29% improved with MTX. (As some of you probably know,

> > s Hopkins

> > publishes annual white papers (about 8 1/2 X 11 booklets) on many

topics.

> > Our public library subscribes to several of them).

> >

> > I had many of the outcomes from mtx that you described; the solution

> > was always to increase the dosage. I started to dread Saturdays,

> weekends,

> > and the increased illness the medication brought.

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> > Pat

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