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Methotrexate, hydrochloroquine, sulfasalazine, anyone with experience of these?
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Yes: These are commons medications used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Taken together, they're called "triple therapy.".
Answered 3/26/2013
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Yes: Methotrexate is also used for crohn's disease, and sulfasalazine is commonly used for mild ulcerative colitis.
Answered 6/28/2014
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Yes!: This combination has been shown in recent publications to be as effective as treating RA versus the expensive biologics!
Answered 11/28/2017
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Every day i take euthyrox100mg, plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) 400mg and on saturday i take methotrexate 20mg.Can i take rasspery ketone or green coffee to lose weight?
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I have RA use plaquenil, (hydroxychloroquine) now i was prescribed methotrexate. 2y ago diagnosis with HPV 16, can I take metho a immunosuppressant, an not make worst the hpv?
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Is sulfasalazine good stop gap alternative for stopping methotrexate before fathering a child? N do both these meds have negative effect on t level?
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No final connect tissue disease yet. Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) helps but not enough.Low dose daily predisone works great.Md to start me on methotrexate. Good idea?
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Is it common practice to wean off plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) for undifferentiated connective tissue disease if it didn't improve sx?Methotrexate was added & helps.
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