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A 55-year-old female asked:

My esr in blood test is 8 mm/h crp 1.5 mg/l so why still pain in all my body ?. 15 mg methotrexate weekly one year for rheumatoid arthritis

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Dr. Louis Cooper
Dr. Louis Cooperanswered
Pediatrics 50 years experience
Need more info: What areas are involved? How long have you had symptoms? Have you been on a higher dose of methotrexate ever. Maybe add another drug--plaquenil. Sounds like you need to revisit your rheumatologist. Feel better
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