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Is it safe to do the 24 day challenge while taking methotrexate and plaquinel?
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Talk to your doctor: plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) and Methotrexate are serious medications. I would always discuss any changes in your lifestyle, diet or nutrition with the doctor who prescribed those medications. That would be the person to give you the yeah or nah on the challenge.
Answered 7/4/2014
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