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(note: in the testing of enbrel for efficacy in several different disease the immunex folks
also used some tripple variable testing...they tested enbrel against a placebo; enbrel against methotrexate; and enbrel with methotrexate (for RA test)...)

the follwing are their test results for methotrexate, reporting adverse events/complaints

percent of patients,,,methotrexate by injection
injection site reaction 7
infection(total) 72
-non uri infections 60
-uri infections 39
headache 27
nausea 29
rhinitis 14
dizziness 11
pharyngitis 9
cough 6
abdominal pain 12
rash 10
peripheral edema 23
respiratory disorder 4
dyspepsia 10
sinusitis 3
vomiting 8
mouth ulcer 14
alopecia 12
pneumonitis(mtx lung) 2
copywrite 1998-2007 immunex
pub 02-01-07


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i added not a word of commentary.

i don't even know some of the terms.

friends don't let friends take methotrexate


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hi Ben.
Thanks for the post. Those are some high percentages!! Infections 72%, whoa. Abdominal pain is much less than I thought it would be.
take care,
James.


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Ben, I took MTX for 7 yrs. I got infections from even paper cuts. I had to bandage every tiny cut and use neosporin until they healed. If I forgot, even a paper cut would wake me up throbbing that night. Funny, despite risk of infection, I haven't had a single one since switching to enbrel (fingers crossed) around 4 yrs ago.



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I love you Ben.

AMEN.

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Hi Ben,

I thought methotrexate was hard on the liver as well. I recall my doctors stating it was not an option for me after i had liver issues with azulfadine.

Tim


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Ben,
like others, I love you as a good brother.
It nearly killed me with the swollen brain.


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Hi I am new to the board My daughter is 14 and on MTX
she had some of these same side effects with the pills but switched to the injections . It has eliminated her side effects almost completely , of course obviously she needs to be careful not to expose herself to sick people . Her side effects were not as serious as some of those listed but when she was feeling really awful after a pill dose and was throwing up and exhausted I asked her if it was worth it and she replied that the joint pain was so much worse that it was.
so I keep my fingers crossed and pray that the injections will continue to work ,that her side effects will stay away and that she will go into remission and that there will be no long lasting problems from the MTX. But when you have a kid that really could not even walk and then a few months later is playing sports again you really do jump on the cure ....other inflammatory medicines helped but none like the MTX so now she takes both it really has worked wonders for her... but scares me terribly

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james, aloha

i was also astounded by these results...i discovered this table after being on mtx
for 10 months...just thought i'd share


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aloha bridge

love ya too...hope you're doing well.
pu liki


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