Myositis

Folitrax for Psoriasis

I am a Psoriasis patient taking 17 mg of Folitrax a week. Are there any side effects from taking this medication ? If so please tell me the precautions. I would appreciate your advice to my email address. Thank you. ## Folitrax contains the active ingredient Methotrexate, it is used to inhibit the immune system. Side effects may include: nausea, hair loss, vomiting and increased risk of bruising. Read more: Do you have any questions? ## My wife is suffering from Poly Myositis. Dr, Aman Sharma From PGI is doing treatment of her. But in muscle biopsy, its muscle destrophy. Which cannot be possible on practical grounds as she has no symptom of that. She is 36 now. Dr. aman is quite sure that its not possible as patient is recovering. Anyone suggests that it can be possible that a patient(L...

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ibm

AAN Meeting in Boston April 28. alemtuzumab was used sucsesfully on patents with inclusion body myositis. I got this from an MDA handout. Do you know anything about this? So far I have hered there is no treatment for IBM that works.

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