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When does a rheumatologist decide to take a young adult patient off methotrexate if it's working to control symptoms...or do they stay on for life?

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It depends: It depends on a number things for example---is the patient developing side effects. Some autoimmune diseases do burn out on occasion and patients can come off meds. However;patients often have to stay on medications such as Methotrexate for years.

Answered 6/28/2014

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