Mehtotrexate WARNING !!!

[mickyfinn007]

I found last year when I went on holiday, I had to take a course of Malaria tablets.
When I told the pharmacist I had Psoriasis, they had to order some in specifically for me.
I stopped the MTX before going on holiday, and when I returned, commenced with my weekly 10mg dose.
Suddenly everything started going wrong and treatment was immediately stopped.
It took a while to pinpoint, but the problem was the 7 week course of Malaria tablets.
This treatment played havoc with my Creatine levels in my Liver, with the high count being around 60, mine was over 1800 !!!!!
So please be aware if you are going on holiday, anywhere you have to take a Malaria course, if you are on MTX, stop the MTX treatment for 2 weeks before you start and don't start again until 3 weeks after the Malaria course finishes.
Regards to all
Micky

[Fred]

Thanks for sharing Micky I'm sure others will find this useful. I have put a link to this thread in the Methotrexate guide here: [thread=563]

[Connie]

Thanks for the information.  I am wondering if this is not widely known.  I had not heard about this before.

[Quest4Cure]

It's always best to ask the dr or pharmist if any new drug may interact with those you are taking and ask for the side effects as well.
Bummer you had to go thru all that, THANKX for the info.