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Q: having allergic reacations and infections from RA meds any suggestions on what has worked for others

I have been having allergic reactions and serious infections from all of my treatments so far; methotrexate, enbrel, and humira and that nasty presdisone. Any suggestions about what has worked for others eliminating reactions and reducing infections?

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11/ 7/08 4:29am

My  experiece  determines  there  are  no  alternatives  but  use  your  medication  as  prescribed  by  your  physician  and  learning  to  live  with  its  drastic  repercussions.

I  am  now  for  the  last  eight  years  on  the  two  big  guns ( METHO & PREDN ).

The  only  alternative  for  me  was  to  embark  on  a  personal  journey  of  reading   and  researce  to  determine  as  to   why  i  acquired  this debilitating  desease.

Being  exposed  to  this  desease for  a  prolong  period  of  time   you  alone  determine  whether  you  will  experience  a  premature  death  or  not.

I  can  only  say  i  am  now  decreasing  my  prednisone  dosage  gradually  and  have  to  bear  the  secondary   onslaught of  the  withdrawal  symptoms  of  this  horrible  but  effective  drug. 

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By MTNurse— Last Modified: 12/24/10, First Published: 10/29/08