A 45-year-old member asked:
are the drugs you take for autoimmune diseases suppressing the immune system?
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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered
25 years experience Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Yes.: All medical options for autoimmune disorders are essentially immune modulators or suppressants.
Answered on Dec 31, 2012
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Yes: They represent any abnormal immune response and often therefore will suppress the normal immune response.
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