Guest guest Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 I saw my doctor today. I've been taking plaquinil and voltaren since August 2004. We added methotrexate in June 2005 and Humira in September 2005. I get headaches and nauseous from the MTX and we've reduced the dose (at a higher does I was getting vertigo and vomiting). I asked if there was anything we could do to alleviate the side effects and he said I should stop taking it for four weeks and we'll see if there's any changes. He said the Humira works better with the MTX but we'd see how I reacted without it. He said that if I needed *something " with the Humira he's switch me to sulfasalazine. The side effects on paper seem to be the same as the MTX. Do any of you have experience with it? We're also changing from voltaren to plain aspirin for the next few weeks. I also have raynaud's and aspirin is better for the circulation and we're hoping to get some relief there. I guess they also give beta blockers for raynaud's but since my blood pressure is naturally low it won't do me much good if I'm passed out all the time. Is anyone taking aspirin as their main analgesic/anti-inflammatory? How much do you take? Thanks! susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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