5mg/day of folic acid
What exactly does this do to help when one is on methotrexate 25mg/week
What exactly does this do to help when one is on methotrexate 25mg/week
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Posts: 4 (06/16/09 12:23) |
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Posts: 1050 (06/16/09 06:11) Administrator |
That's 5 times the amount that I use.
Folic acid supports tissues other than the white blood cells methotrexate inhibits. Therefore, it reduces the liklihood of unwanted side effects. csf
C. Stephen Foster, MD, FACS, FACR
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Posts: 5 (06/16/09 01:02) |
Thanks
"That's 5 times the amount that I use. " is it okay for it to be that high, wont it just mean I have a higher chance of not getting side effects |
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Posts: 1052 (06/16/09 08:57) Administrator |
It may also mean that some of the intended effects of the methotrexate in inhibiting inflammation are also neutralized.
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Posts: 6 (06/17/09 12:24) |
Thats crazy! Maybe I should call up my doc and ask why its so high. I mean is it normal to start of at this dose and later reduce to 1mg. Ive never had a
deficiency of folic acid, and just recently started this treatment. (At 15mg/week)
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Posts: 7 (06/17/09 12:28) |
of methotrexate
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Posts: 1055 (06/17/09 07:13) Administrator |
Simon:
I've simply told you what I do. What your doctor does is his business. Not crazy. Just his business. Take it up with him. csf
C. Stephen Foster, MD, FACS, FACR
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