Sun-17-04-2016, 00:15 AM
(Sat-16-04-2016, 02:31 AM)Bill Wrote: There is a story on the net of a fellow in his early 60s <He was in his 60s, non-drinker, non-smoker, healthy diet, active.>who died from MTX complications 3 1/2 weeks after his first dose (5*2.5 mg total dosage). Yes, this is an outlier as the chance of death with long term use (~5 years) is ~1/700, but the chance of a potentially fatal episode is ~2% over the same period. 11% of users have treatment discontinued due to organ damage. Despite this, you are twice as likely to die without treatment. I'd rather take my considerably better chance with DMF. Apologies for going off topic, Fred.
I would like to see some of the statistics so I can discuss it with my dermatologist!