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I am going to see my rheumatologist next week, she wants to up methotrexate but i have low neutrophils 0.94 and low wbc several weeks now, not sure?.

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It depends: It depends on the total white blood cells, but there are often alternative to methotrexate. You might want to discuss further with your rheumatologist.

Answered 5/17/2013

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Depends: Sometimes Methotrexate is used to treat low neutrophil counts, but very close monitoring is required.

Answered 6/28/2014

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