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implant methotrexate
A 47-year-old female asked:
Dr. Matthew Wilson answered
13 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
No: While this is actually unlikely to cause problems, sunburn may be more likely while using methotrexate. Though it may depend on why and how you're us ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. EVAN Leibowitz answered
25 years experience Rheumatology
Disease mod med: Methotrexate (mtx) is used for a variety of conditions. In rheumatology mtx is most commonly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) . We use 10-25 mg ... Read More
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Dr. Ronald Krauser answered
52 years experience Rheumatology
Standard therapy: Methotrexate was originally used in the early 1950's as a treatment for cancer but was also found to be effective in many other diseases including rhe ... Read More
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Dr. Bruce Rothschild answered
48 years experience Rheumatology
Potent : Potent medication that at high doses may be used to treat cancer; at low doses, to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other immune disorders. Its use mus ... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Thomas Namey answered
48 years experience Rheumatology
Yes, but: Tanning ages skin and causes cancer. But that having been said, Methotrexate does not make tanning more dangerous!
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A 64-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Patterson answered
42 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ask the doc: Who put u on teh Methotrexate ! and the one who put u on the anti-coagulant.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aasim Sehbai answered
24 years experience Hematology and Oncology
Trexall (methotrexate) or MTX: Methotrexate interferes with the growth of certain cells of the body, especially cells that reproduce quickly, such as cancer cells, bone marrow cells ... Read More
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Travis Kidner answered
17 years experience Surgical Oncology
Meds: Methotrexate is a medicine that treats several kinds of cancer, including cancer of the blood, bone, lung, breast, head, or neck. Also treats rheumato ... Read More
A 51-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Trexall (methotrexate): Trexall (methotrexate) is used to treat cancer, severe psoriasis & severe rheumatoid arthritis.
A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Richard Zimon answered
59 years experience Internal Medicine
Not directly: however GI side effects, nausea, vomiting are fairly common and "bleeding" is also a potential side effect with larger doses. (platelet count effect)
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A 5-year-old female asked:
Dr. Lauren Bickel answered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Should be safe: Interaction is unlikely to be a problem unless possibly increased drowsiness, but most people should not drive or operate equipment with Benadryl anyw ... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Lowe answered
17 years experience Pediatric Rheumatology
Yes, good for many: Low dose weekly Methotrexate is an excellent and safe drug (as long as you don't drink alcohol) that is useful for treating a number of autoimmune dis ... Read More
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