i am suffering from psoriatic arthritis and my rheumatologist wants to put me on one of these meds. the cancer and tuberculosis thing terrifies me. is it rare to develop one of these side effects???? im wondering if i should just try thr methotrexate… anyone have any ideas??

Does anyone know a good physician that specializes in psoriatic arthritis? or arthritis in general? I live in the new england area and I’m desperate, I have a family member that is very ill. – Thank you

Please answer only if u have taken or known someone that has taken them…I am 23 and suffering from psoriatic arthritis. my rheumie wants to start me on these meds, but i am terrified of the side effects – cancer, tuberculosis. Does anyone know the actual statistics??? How many people have actually died from thes meds??? And r u more likely to catch something the longer u take them?? Im thinking if i should just stay away from them. Any advice would help!!!!!

Here’s my situation and I would appreciate any informed advice or answers about this:

I suffer from a number of health conditions, but I get infusions of Remicade every six weeks for psoriatic arthritis.

Over 3 months ago I became very ill with pneumonia, probably as a result of the immune system taking a hit from the Remicade. Right before I became ill I noted a swollen neck gland and it didn’t go away through three rounds of very strong antibiotics.

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I am soon going to start methotrxate (injections) for psoriatic arthritis but everything I read on the internet says how awful this drug is. Is there anyone out there who takes it and has no horrible side effects?

I am allergic to most chemicals and my clothes shrink in my uncontrollable dryer. Is there anything natural I can put in the wash to soften my clothes because when I hang them to dry they get they stiff and I have a weird skin arthritis condition called Psoriatic Arthritis and most chemicals really do damage to my flesh. So anything natural I can add to the wash or rinse cycle would be great! Thanks.

I’ve just been diagnosed with PsA and my rheumatologist wants to put me on mtx or enbrel/humira. i think im going to try everything i can before i turn to enbrel/humira because of the cancer thing. if i were to be on those i would have lots of anxiety about developing cancer. anyways just wanting to know if anyone has taken the methotrexate and got good results. also did it help your spine??? my doc said that it wouldnt help the spine…. is there any other meds that have helped?? thanks in advance!!

I’ve just been diagnosed with PsA and my rheumatologist wants to put me on mtx or enbrel/humira. i think im going to try everything i can before i turn to enbrel/humira because of the cancer thing. if i were to be on those i would have lots of anxiety about developing cancer. anyways just wanting to know if anyone has taken the methotrexate and got good results. also did it help your spine??? my doc said that it wouldnt help the spine…. is there any other meds that have helped?? thanks in advance!!

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