Subject: Re: Newbie Alert
hi Mel , sorry you have RA , there is a lot of us on here with it , myself had RA since mid 90s & been on Methotrexate since 1998 , if your RA is mild then that is very luck but dont mean you wont get joint damage & that is the point of all these drugs is to stop the damage . 10 mg is a low dose but if that keeps it under control then that is good , 25mg is max for RA but even that is a lot lower than is taken when its used to treat cancer Folic acid will help with the side effects from MTX with some of us taking 5mg six days a week , Tendoitis goes with RA & should settle down when they get it under control the outlook for RA is very good with loads of new drugs out in the last 10 years & with the new ones they are developing & as long as you dontt have joint damage a effective treatment should be out some time soon & that is the reason you have to take a drug like MTX to stop the joint damage in the link section above , you will fine National Rheumatatiod Arthritis Society & Arthritis Care websites & both have free helplines if you need it
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