I got a new drug. Arava...Typically used
in ra patients.
Anyone else? Has anyone had severe
stomach/digestive reactions to this
drug?
Thanks! Hugs,
ladybrannon
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marysmith143
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 14 Location: Blanchard, Michigan
New Drug Posted: 11-29-03 05:41am
Ladybrannon,
could you explain a little about this med?
How new is it? Is it anything like the
methotrexate? I just got put on protonix
for my stamoch three days ago it seems to
do the trick.
Happy holidays,
mary
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LadyBrannon
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Posts: 506 Location: TX
Posted: 11-30-03 10:20am
Methotrexate, which I have taken before,
is an old chemo drug. This drug is
apparently much newer and was, as usual,
actually created for ra patients. It is a
fairly nasty drug in that it requires
monthly hepatic panel tests (like
methotrexate) and takes a while to leave
your system.
I recently started it and it causes/caused
a lot of the same things as the
methotrexate did...Serious amounts of
nausea and vomiting. Yuck!
I'm trying to recall who makes it, but am
drawing a blank right now. I'll get back
to you on that.
