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Does r/a cause night sweats take 4 methotrexate folic acid me loxicam daily under lot of stress?
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No: Neither RA or the meds listed cause night sweats.
Answered 7/29/2014
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It does not: but report it to the rheumatologist, because MTX sometimes wakes up latent infections like tuberculosis
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